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Caption:
LEMOORE, Calif. (July 1, 2008) Marines assigned to Marine Heavy
Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 exit a CH-53E Super Stallion at Naval Air
Station (NAS) Lemoore. Marines with the Marine Medium Helicopter
Training Squadron (HMMT) 164, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM)
268 and HMH-465 are conducting firefighting support operations in
northern California as part of the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group. In
addition to the helicopters operating out of NAS Lemoore, the 302nd AEG
includes eight U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft operating from
McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, Calif., providing unique capabilities
and is part of a unified military support effort of U.S. Northern
Command (USNORTHCOM) to provide assistance to the California Department
of Forestry and Fire Protection, the National Interagency Fire Center,
and U.S. Forest Service operations. USNORTHCOM continues to closely
monitor the California wildfires to anticipate additional requests for
Department of Defense assistance to local, federal and state civil
authorities. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hector Garcia (Released)
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