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West Virginia National Guard Aerial Firefighting Mission in New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

West Virginia National Guard

Nov. 14, 2022 | 2:33

Video package highlighting efforts of Company C., 1-150th Assault Battalion, West Virginia National Guard, to assist the National Park Service and local responders in providing aerial fire suppression support in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, Fayetteville, West Virginia, on November 10, 2022. The aircrew flying a UH-60M Blackhawk, and utilizing the Bambi Bucket delivery system, flew 22 total sorties dropping some 13,200 gallons of water on a 200-acre wildfire in the New River Gorge helping responders contain and control the blaze. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Edwin L. Wriston)

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