 
Quick break
Chris Loung looks at his phone during a team lunch break from cutting a fire line in the Mount Saint Francois area of Colorado Springs, Colo., June 28, 2012. Loung and the rest of the firefighters of the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Hot Shots are helping to battle several fires in Waldo Canyon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)
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Quick break
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Team work
Nathan Ogan and Chris Loung cut a fire line in the Mount Saint Francois area of Colorado Springs, Colo., while helping to battle several fires in Waldo Canyon on June 28, 2012. The Waldo Canyon fire has grown to 18,500 acres and burned over 300 homes. Both Ogan and Loung are firefighters with the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Hot Shots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)
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Team work
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Chop it down
Brad Mabery prepares to cut down a tree with a chainsaw while clearing a fire line in the Mount Saint Francois area of Colorado Springs, Colo., June 28, 2012. Mabery and the rest of the firefighters from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Hot Shots are helping to battle several fires in Waldo Canyon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)
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Chop it down
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Stop line
Firefighters from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Hot Shots cut a fire line in the Mount Saint Francois area of Colorado Springs, Colo., while helping to battle several fires in Waldo Canyon on June 28, 2012. Currently, more than 90 firefighters from the U.S. Air Force Academy, along with assets from Air Force Space Command; F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.; Fort Carson, Colo.; and the local community continue to fight the Waldo Canyon fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)
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Stop line
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Fuel stop
Brad Mabery downs a tree with a chainsaw with the help of Marissa Halbeisen while cutting and clearing a fire line in the Mount Saint Francois area of Colorado Springs, Colo., June 28, 2012, Mabery and Halbeisen, both firefighters with the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Hot Shots, are helping to battle several fires in Waldo Canyon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)
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Fuel stop
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Fighting fires
Lupe Covarrubias cuts a fire line in the Mount Saint Francois area of Colorado Springs, Colo., while helping to battle several fires in Waldo Canyon on June 28, 2012. The Waldo Canyon fire has grown to 18,500 acres and burned more than 300 homes. Covarrubias is a firefighter with the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Hot Shots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)
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Fighting fires
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Herculean effort
A C-130 Hercules equipped with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System supports fire suppression efforts near Colorado Springs, Colo., June 27, 2012. Four MAFFS-equipped aircraft, two from the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing and two from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing, flew in support of the U.S. Forest Service to fight fires in Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)
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Herculean effort
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Cut a line
Brad Mabery downs a tree with a chainsaw while cutting and clearing a fire line in the Mount Saint Francois area of Colorado Springs, Colo., June 28, 2012. Mabery and the rest of the firefighters with the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Hot Shots are helping to battle several fires in Waldo Canyon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)
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Cut a line
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Digging in
Lupe Covarrubias cuts a fire line on June 28, 2012 in the Mount Saint Francois area of Colorado Springs, Co. while helping to battle several fires in Waldo Canyon. Currently, more than 90 firefighters from the Academy, along with assets from Air Force Space Command; F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.; Fort Carson, Colo.; and the local community continue to fight the Waldo Canyon fire. Covarrubias is a firefighter with the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Hot Shots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)
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Digging in
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Hot shots
Vandenberg Air Force Base Hot Shot firefighters prepare to cut a fire line in the Mount Saint Francois area of Colorado Springs, Colo., while helping to battle several fires in Waldo Canyon on June 28, 2012. The Waldo Canyon fire has grown to 18,500 acres and burned more than 300 homes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)
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Hot shots
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Battle continues
Fire still burns in the Mount Saint Francois area of Colorado Springs, Colo., while firefighters continue to battle several fires in Waldo Canyon on June 28, 2012. Currently, more than 90 firefighters from the Academy, along with assets from Air Force Space Command; F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.; Fort Carson, Colo.; and the local community continue to fight the Waldo Canyon fire.(U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)
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Battle continues
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Catching a breath
Chris Loung wipes sweat from his face while cutting a fire line in the Mount Saint Francois area of Colorado Springs, Colo., June 28, 2012. The Waldo Canyon fire has grown to 18,500 acres and burned more than 300 homes. Loung is a firefighter with the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Hot Shots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)
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Catching a ...
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