USMC Helicopters Prepare to Provide Firefighting Support

By Camp Pendleton | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | January 15, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Riegler II, left, and Cpl. Marcus Reynolds, both UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chiefs with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, open a Bambi Bucket on a UH-1Y Venom at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 10, 2025.
CAMP PENDLETON --

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California (Jan. 10, 2025)

Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing stand ready to help combat the wildfires ravaging Southern California.

I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) is posturing to provide a task-organized force of approximately 500 Marines with emergency route clearance, commodity distribution, search and rescue, rotary-wing airlift, and general support capabilities if requested by external agencies.

(U.S. Marine Corps 📸 by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)


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