SAN DIEGO (Sept. 9, 2020) A U.S. Navy SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 scoops water in support of firefighting efforts against the Valley Fire in East San Diego County, California, Sept. 9, 2020. The fire has burned an estimated 17,665 acres and resources from the local area have been focused on containing the spread of the fire. The Navy and U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, began providing air support Sept. 7 with helicopters after California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection requested military assistance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dylan Chagnon)