 
Colorado fire update
Tech Sgt. Jason Linta, Bobby Garza and Dean Prestia cut lines to create a firebreak to prevent fires from jumping at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., on June 28, 2012. Sergeant Linta is a firefighter assigned to the Academy and Garza and Prestia are firefighters assigned to Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The Waldo Canyon fire has destroyed more than 18,000 acres in the Colorado Springs area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)
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Posted: 6/29/2012
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Academy firefighters battle Waldo Canyon fire
Tech Sgt. Jason Linta, Bobby Garza and Dean Prestia cut lines to create a firebreak to prevent fires from jumping at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., on June 28, 2012. Sergeant Linta is a firefighter assigned to the Academy and Garza and Prestia are firefighters assigned to Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The Waldo Canyon fire has destroyed more than 18,000 acres in the Colorado Springs area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)
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Posted: 6/28/2012
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Academy firefighters battle Waldo Canyon fire
Firefighters battle several fires in Waldo Canyon in Colorado Springs, Colo., on June 27, 2012. The fires, which have burned more than 15,000 acres, began spreading to the southwestern corner of the Academy causing base officials to evacuate residents. Officials estimated the fire had spread to about 10 acres of Academy land. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)
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Posted: 6/28/2012
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Academy firefighters battle Waldo Canyon fire
Bulldozers from Fort Carson, Colo., cut a fire line at the U.S. Air Force Academy as firefighters continue to battle several fires that burned into the evening hours in Waldo Canyon on June 27, 2012. The fires, which have burned more than 15,000 acres, began spreading to the southwestern corner of the Academy causing base officials to evacuate residents. Officials estimated the fire had spread to about 10 acres of Academy land. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)
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Posted: 6/28/2012
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Academy firefighters battle Waldo Canyon fire
U.S. Air Force Academy firefighter Staff Sgt. Nicole Longwell dispatches firefighting teams to relieve team members during the Waldo Canyon Fire at the Academy on June 27, 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 fire. Longwell is assigned to the 10th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)
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Posted: 6/28/2012
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Hot Shots
A Vandenberg Air Force Base Hot Shots vehicle backs into the belly of a C-17 Globemaster III at Vanderberg Air Force Base, Calif., on June 27, 2012. Eighteen members of the Vandenberg Hot Shot crew, along with two crew carrier vehicles, one superintendent support vehicle and one all-terrain vehicle deployed to Colorado to support the wildland fire-fighting efforts. The Globemaster III is assigned to March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)
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Posted: 6/28/2012
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Waldo Canyon Fire
A helicopter drops water on the fire as firefighters continued to battle the blaze that burned into the evening hours in Waldo Canyon on the U.S. Air Force Academy June 27, 2012. The fires, which have burned more than 15,000 acres, began spreading to the southwestern corner of the Academy in the early morning, causing base officials to evacuate residents. Officials estimated that the fire had spread to about 10 acres of land belonging to the Academy. U.S. Air Force Photo by: Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)
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Posted: 6/28/2012
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Colorado Wildfire
Lt. Col. Luke Thompson, 302nd Airlift Wing chief of aerial firefighting, and Jerry McCann, spokesman for the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center, speak with members of the media on the flightline at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 25, 2012. Thompson and McCann addressed questions regarding the activation of the Department of Defense's Modular Airborne Firefighting System capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nichole Grady)
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Posted: 6/27/2012
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Colorado Wildfire
Airmen and MAFFS-equipped C-130s assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyo., arrive at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., to provide support to ongoing Colorado firefighting efforts. The 153rd Airlift Wing, along with the 302nd Airlift Wing, have been tasked to provide the requested MAFFS support in the state. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nichole Grady)
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Posted: 6/27/2012
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MAFFS equipped C-130's from the 153rd Air Expeditionary Group prepare to take off from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. June 26, 2012. Crews made 20 drops delivering 52,000 gallons of retardant in an effort to suppress the Waldo Canyon fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Nichole Grady)
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Posted: 6/27/2012
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