VNG aerial fire suppression support continues in Madison County
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division continue to provide aerial fire suppression support with two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters equipped with 660-gallon water buckets Nov. 8, 2023, in Madison County, Virginia. VNG aviation crews coordinated with the Department of Forestry and contract civilian helicopter water bucket resources, and since their arrival Nov. 6, they have made 33 drops of nearly 22,800 gallons of water. Support is scheduled to continue Nov. 9. Read more at ngpa.us/27532. (U.S. National Guard photo by Cotton Puryear)
VNG aerial fire suppression support continues in Madison County
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division continue to provide aerial fire suppression support with two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters equipped with 660-gallon water buckets Nov. 8, 2023, in Madison County, Virginia. VNG aviation crews coordinated with the Department of Forestry and contract civilian helicopter water bucket resources, and since their arrival Nov. 6, they have made 33 drops of nearly 22,800 gallons of water. Support is scheduled to continue Nov. 9. Read more at ngpa.us/27532. (U.S. National Guard photo by Cotton Puryear)