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The Helena National Forest, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, operates a critical USFS Fire Tanker Base at Helena Regional Airport, capable of supporting helicopters with buckets, super scoopers, and all sizes of firefighting aircraft up to Very Large Air Tankers (VLATs) like the DC-10 and 747 Super Tanker for wildfire suppression across Montana and beyond. While the base facilitates military aviation partnerships at the adjacent Army Aviation Support Facility hosting UH-60 Blackhawks, CH-47 Chinooks, and other helicopters, the Forest Service's primary aerospace involvement centers on enhanced wildfire response capabilities rather than traditional defense operations.