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Wildfire training day at Camp Ripley
Posted: Thursday, April 14, 2005
A Minnesota Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter dropped a bucket of water Wednesday on a controlled burn at Camp Ripley during a wildfire training exercise.
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A Minnesota Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter lifted a bucket full of water Wednesday from a Camp Ripley pond during a wildfire training exercise. The water weighed about 5,700 pounds, causing the helicopter's engines to strain, noted by the rotors in a cone shape.