National Guard Aviators Train to Suppress Wildfires in NY

Credit: Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn | Date Taken: 04/06/2021
New York Army National Guard helicopter pilots, crews and Soldiers with 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion 142nd Aviation Regiment, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 42nd Infantry Division, conduct water bucket training using UH-60M and UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters over the Hudson River next to Iona Island, N.Y. April 06, 2021. Water Bucket operations training is used to test equipment functionality to prepare aviators to be ready to fulfill state fire suppression needs, while also providing necessary qualification for helicopter pilots. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn)