Marine Corps Air Station Miramar is on the front lines of several wildfires burning in the San Diego area, including three brush fires on the grounds of Camp Pendleton, the #SanMarcosFire and the #CocosFire. MCAS Miramar has shared its unique perspective with some amazing photos of the fires and the effort to control them.
#3rdMAW Aircraft are getting ready to flight ops now #SanDiegoFire #SanMarcosFire #TomahawkFire #CampPendletonFire pic.twitter.com/raeOBl6Jdk
— MCAS Miramar (@MCASMiramarCA) May 16, 2014
Another hellish photo from a #CH46E dropping water @ low altitudes in #SanMarcosFire #CocosFire yesterday pic.twitter.com/I2XpCJhUvl
— MCAS Miramar (@MCASMiramarCA) May 16, 2014
A view of the #CampPendletonFire from the base flightline #SanDiegoFire #TomahawkFire @usmc @10News pic.twitter.com/uOvs1oCFu5
— MCAS Miramar (@MCASMiramarCA) May 16, 2014
Flying over a burning #CampPendletonFire in a #UH1Y on the way to get more water to drop #SanDiegoFire @USMC pic.twitter.com/jAOFKekViA
— MCAS Miramar (@MCASMiramarCA) May 16, 2014
#CampPendletonFire edges closer to flightline. #3rdMAW aircraft working hard battling the flames. @flymcaa @USMCnews pic.twitter.com/Bcb27OrwBL
— MCAS Miramar (@MCASMiramarCA) May 16, 2014
#3rdMAW #CH46E refueling @ #CampPendleton as flames & smoke approaches. @USMCnews #BambiBucket @10News @fox5sandiego pic.twitter.com/X8Cnj5A0bK
— MCAS Miramar (@MCASMiramarCA) May 17, 2014
.@MiramarFireDept has engaged fires fr/ #CocosFire to #PoinsettiaFire. Be save as you help battle #CampPendletonFire pic.twitter.com/WSeIbPlXGN
— MCAS Miramar (@MCASMiramarCA) May 17, 2014
The sun peaking through the haze @ sunset. #3rdMAW helos/personnel r preparing 2 battle #CampPendletonFire 2morrow pic.twitter.com/lecSpiKxnE
— MCAS Miramar (@MCASMiramarCA) May 17, 2014
There’s video as well.
Incredible B-roll video of #3rdMAW #HMH462 assisting w/ #SanDiego #Wildfires #cocosfire #LakeSanMarcos http://t.co/Nr1fYDBysk
— MCAS Miramar (@MCASMiramarCA) May 16, 2014