U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Rexford Sackett, left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class William Quadrino, both assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85, prepare to assemble a 420-gallon capacity bucket in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. HSC-85 has teamed up with the San Diego California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to help put out the wildfires blazing across Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Fahey


U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Zach Sykora, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85, performs a pre-flight inspection on a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter before take off from Coronado, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dustin Kelling


U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Rexford Sackett, left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class William Quadrino, both assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85, prepare to assemble a 420-gallon capacity bucket in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Fahey


U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Rexford Sackett, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85, kicks open a 420-gallon capacity bucket in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Fahey


An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85, lifts a full 420-gallon extinguishing trough from a local reservoir near the raging wildfires in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Fahey


An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85, dumps water from a full 420-gallon extinguishing trough onto of one of the many areas affected by wildfires in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Fahey



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