. >> wayne coulson: they work hard. >> whitaker: wayne coulson, the c.e.o. ich built the fleet, is a pioneer in night firefighting. he showed us the specially- designed tank. computers control the tank's doors, opening at precise g.p.s. points. you can zero in exactly on the spot you want to drop? >> wayne coulson: we can fly the aircraft to those g.p.s. points and the doors will automatically open and close between those two points. >> whitaker: coulson told us it's a more surgical strike. flame retardant can be dropped in almost straight lines. at night, there's an added advantage: the fire usually dies down. is that a better time to hit the fire? >> wayne coulson: it absolutely is. that's when it's at its weakest. >> whitaker: usually its weakest? >> wayne coulson: that's the time to attack an enemy, at its weakest point in time. >> whitaker: the quick reaction force works in pairs. the chinook gets its orders from this aircraft. think of it as a traffic control tower, but in the air. wearing night vision goggles, orange county air attack officer joel lane