Company A, 111th General Support Aviation Battalion, 59 Aviation Troop Command, South Carolina National Guard have deployed two Blackhawks to assist the South Carolina Forestry Commission and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources with wildfire suppression in Horry County, South Carolina.

The Blackhawks, and a standby CH-47 Chinook, were mobilized and completed over 500 water drops, delivering nearly 600,000 gallons of water during sorties amounting to 69 flight hours.