Lt. Col. Brad Cooper, who is assigned to the U.S. Air Force Academy's 306th Operations Support Squadron, speaks to members of Echo Company 2-4, General Support Aviation Battalion/ Distribution Platoon from Fort Carson, Colo., at the Academy's airfield in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 14, 2013. Military and civilian helicopter units are using the Academy's airfield as a refueling base to fight the Black Forest fire. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mike Kaplan/Released)