THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Military Supports Southern California Wildfire Efforts

U.S. Navy Sailors aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) talk about the devastating wildfires Oct. 23, 2007, as smoke from the Harris Fire billows behind the San Diego, Calif., sky line during sunrise. Dry winds, low humidity and high temperatures are contributing to some of the worst fires in Southern California's history. Naval facilities throughout the region have opened their gates to provide food, shelter and supplies to the displaced families of service members. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kathleen Gorby) (Released)

A field smolders after a fire swept the Camp Margarita area on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Albert F. Hunt) (Released)

Navy dependents take refuge at the Naval Air Station North Island gym Oct. 23, 2007, after being evacuated from their homes due to the wildfires throughout San Diego, Calif. More than 250,000 people have been urged to flee their homes across Southern California as wildfires continue to spread throughout the county. Navy Region Southwest has established several Military Evacuation Centers for Navy families who have been forced to evacuate their homes. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexia M. Riveracorrea) (Released)

An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) Eight Five dumps water from a 420-gallon extinguishing trough Oct. 23, 2007, onto of one of the many areas in San Diego County, Calif., suffering from an ongoing wildfire. The trough is used to dump water to help fend off the fires that have already forced more than 250,000 people from their homes. DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Fahey, U.S. Navy. (Released)

A MH-60S Seahawk helicopter lifts a 420-gallon extinguishing trough from a local reservoir near the wildfires in San Diego County, Calif., on Oct. 23, 2007. The trough is used to dump water to help put out or control the fires that have already forced more than a million people from their homes. DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Fahey, U.S. Navy. (Released)

U.S. Navy aircrewmen assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) Eight Five hoist a full 420-gallon extinguishing trough from a local reservoir near the raging wildfires in San Diego County Oct. 23, 2007, in San Diego County, Calif. The trough is used to dump water to help fend off the fires that have already forced more than 250,000 people from their homes. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Fahey) (Released)

U.S. Navy Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Rexford Sackett, left, and Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 3rd Class William Quadrino prepare a 420-gallon extinguishing trough used to dump water on the wildfires raging through the San Diego County, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) Eight Five is providing helicopters specially equipped with the troughs to assist with combating the local fires. The dangerous blaze has already forced more than 250,000 people from their homes. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Fahey) (Released)

U.S. Navy Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Rexford Sackett looks down on miles of burnt terrain in San Diego, Calif., as he and fellow sailors prepare to drop water on the blaze from a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter on Oct. 23, 2007. Sackett is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85 that is providing helicopters specially equipped with a 420-gallon extinguishing trough used to dump water on San Diego's ongoing fire disaster. The blaze has already forced more than a million people from their homes. DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Fahey) (Released)

As the sun begins to rise over Naval Base San Diego in Coronado, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007, smoke from the wildfires lingers overhead. More than 250,000 people have been urged to flee their homes across Southern California as wildfires continue to spread throughout the county. Navy Region Southwest has established several Military Evacuation Centers for Navy families who have been forced to evacuate their homes. (U.S. Navy photo by Cdr. Jane Campbell) (Released)

A fire truck heads towards the Fallbrook Gate as it passes a line of cars going to Las Pulgas Gate at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 22, 2007. Camp Pendleton and the Naval Weapons Station opened their gates from Fallbrook to Las Pulgas for wild fire evacuees heading onto Interstate 5 North. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia) (Released)

A U.S. Marine from Headquarters Squadron, 1st Marine Division, Crash Fire Rescue coordinates efforts to build a fire break on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Albert F. Hunt) (Released)