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Lance Cpl. Austin Hubbar, an aviation mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, places burnt debris into a garbage bag during a Carlsbad cleanup, Oct. 18. Marines and local volunteers helped cleanup a fire-damaged area to support its ecosystem returning to normal. - Lance Cpl. Austin Hubbar, an aviation mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, places burnt debris into a garbage bag during a Carlsbad cleanup, Oct. 18. Marines and local volunteers helped cleanup a fire-damaged area to support its ecosystem returning to normal.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462), Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) collects water in a bambi bucket during aerial firefighting efforts, May 14, 2014. 3rd MAW aircraft partnered with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to conduct aerial firefighting against several wildfires ablaze in San Diego County. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Carl Atherton 3d MAW COMCAM/RELEASED) - A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462), Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) collects water in a bambi bucket during aerial firefighting efforts, May 14, 2014. 3rd MAW aircraft partnered with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to conduct aerial firefighting against several wildfires ablaze in San Diego County. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Carl Atherton 3d MAW COMCAM/RELEASED)