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3-501st AHB-M, 1st AD CAB conducts Bambi Bucket training
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, train to provide aerial firefighting support using a Bambi Bucket on a CH-47 Chinook at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Oct. 13, 2026. Flight crews use Bambi Buckets; a large bucket suspended from beneath the helicopter that is
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U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, train to provide aerial firefighting support using a Bambi Bucket on a CH-47 Chinook at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Oct. 13, 2026. Flight crews use Bambi Buckets; a large bucket suspended from beneath the helicopter that is designed to quickly fill and drop water repeatedly on any terrain. The training was conducted in preparation for 3-501st AHB-M to assist the Fort Hood Fire Department in combating large scale fires. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Rylen Ciota)
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