A 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment CH-47 Chinook helicopter with a Bambi water bucket system attached flies overhead during the unit's Red Card certification on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, June 9, 2021. Red Card certification, also known as the Incident Qualification Card, is an accepted interagency certification that a person is qualified in order to accomplish the required mission when arriving on an incident. For 1-207th AVN pilots, this certification means proficiency in water bucket drops to assist with wildfire emergencies within the state. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Grace Nechanicky)
210609-Z-PL215-1008.JPG Photo By: Spc. Grace Nechanicky

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - A 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment CH-47 Chinook helicopter with a Bambi water bucket system attached flies overhead during the unit's Red Card certification on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, June 9, 2021. Red Card certification, also known as the Incident Qualification Card, is an accepted interagency certification that a person is qualified in order to accomplish the required mission when arriving on an incident. For 1-207th AVN pilots, this certification means proficiency in water bucket drops to assist with wildfire emergencies within the state. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Grace Nechanicky)


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