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Air Education and Training Command

Department of the Army civilians Mike Geffendal, left, and Joshua Wood, U. S. Army North Command, wait at Lackland AFB, Texas, Oct. 23, 2007, to load their Emergency Response Vehicle for a flight to help with the California fires. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alan Boedeker)

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Sending help to fight California inferno

Published Oct. 24, 2007