Capt. Andrew Collins, C Company 1-140th Air Assault,

Capt. Andrew Collins, C Company 1-140th Air Assault, Washington Army National Guard, conducts a pre-flight inspection of the tail rotor on the UH-60 Black Hawk prior to spending the day fighting wildfires near Wenatchee, Wash. here Sept. 15, 2012. The crew is part of a team called to state active duty to assist in battling wildfires which started on the evening of Sept. 9.