THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Military Supports Southern California Wildfire Efforts Pt. 4

A smoke filled sunrise, from a nearby wildfire, fills the area of downtown San Diego, Calif., Oct. 24, 2007. The Department of Defense has teamed up with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to help put out the wildfires blazing across Southern California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Raymond D. Petersen III) (Released)

C-130 Hercules aircraft sit on the runway due to low visibility and weather conditions at Channel Islands Air National Guard Base, Calif., Oct. 26, 2007. The aircraft and it's crew are supporting the California firefighting efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hector Garcia) (Released)

Firefighters from the Camp Pendleton Fire Department monitor a controlled back fire used to prevent wild fires at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 25, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grant T. Walker) (Released)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Leo Alvarado and Tech. Sgt. Kriss Todd, both from 153rd Aircraft Maintenance Engine Shop, pressure wash fire retardant off a C-130 Hercules aircraft on Channel Islands Air National Guard Base, Calif., Oct. 26, 2007, in support of California firefighting efforts. The Department of Defense has teamed up with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to help put out the wildfires blazing across Southern California. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Hector Garcia, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

A bambi bucket attached to a CH-53D Sea Stallion pours water over a nearby wildfire on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2007. The Department of Defense has teamed up with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to help put out the wildfires blazing across Southern California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Raymond D. Petersen III) (Released)

Emergency response vehicles from 5th Army, U.S. Army North, sit outside the operational control center, which is transmitting information at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, Calif., Oct. 25, 2007. The Operational Command monitors and coordinates efforts as part of a federal support package used to assist federal, state and local agencies responding to the California wildfires at March Air Force Base in Riverside, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel St. Pierre) (Released)

Evacuees from the San Diego wildfires gather clothing donated by San Diego area high schools on Turner Field at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Oct. 24, 2007. More than 268 military personnel and their families have evacuated their homes to seek shelter at a 500-person tent camp constructed by Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1. U.S. Navy photo (RELEASED)

Fires burn through the hills near Camp Horno on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 25, 2007. Fire Department officials have been fighting the blazes for four days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Hill) (Released)

An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter retrieves water from a lake near the wildfires in San Diego. Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85 has teamed up with the San Diego California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to help put out the wildfires blazing across Southern California, Oct. 24, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jon Husman (RELEASED)

The sun rises over the Coronado Bay Bridge with smoke from the Harris fire looming overhead. Numerous fires are burning in San Diego County, however none are threatening Navy facilities. Navy Region Southwest has established several Military Evacuation Centers for Navy families (and their pets) who have been forced to evacuate their homes, Oct. 23, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Nick Sherrouse (RELEASED)

Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Noah Rose, attached to the Naval Medical Center San Diego, conducts a routine check on a dog which is one of several animals held in a makeshift kennel during the San Diego wildfires, Oct. 24, 2007. The wildfires have burned over 200,000 acres in San Diego County. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Greg Mitchell (RELEASED)