Coast Guard Hurricane Response

Coast Guard personnel coordinating disaster response efforts during Hurricane Katrina, showcasing teamwork and emergency preparedness.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-154. Hurricane Katrina
Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-154. Hurricane Katrina
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220520-F-AD372-0244 FORT EUSTIS, Va. Nick Von Engo, a firefighter from James City County Fire Department, talks with fellow firefighters during the 30th Marine Fire Fighting Symposium at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, May 20, 2022. The training event included 100 firefighters who received more than 50 hours of classroom and practical training which included operating in the marine environment, terminology, ships & facilities, and vessel familiarization.
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U.S. Park Police motorcycle unit on hand for annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting officers, inspecting vehicles, and participating in the motorcylce procession
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Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-235. Hurricane Katrina
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ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Rita - 26-HK-307-1. Commandant Thomas H. Collins Visit. Hurricane Katrina
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Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-434-63. Hurricane Katrina
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Punta Gorda, FL, September 29, 2022 - FEMA Virginia Task Force 2 leadership discusses next steps in their Hurricane Ian support during a pre-staged convoy stop. (FEMA Photo by Lameen Witter)
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Members from Fort Eustis Fire and Emergency Services pose for a photo during a National Fire Prevention Week event at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Oct. 12, 2022. Fire and Emergency Services offered free blood pressure checks at the commissary to promote safety and wellness within the community.
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Severe Storm Tornado - Mena, Ark. , April 11, 2009 Several members of the Arkansas National Guard (left) confer with city officials manning the command post set up to coordinate activities addressing the damages caused to the city of Mena by an F3 tornado the evening of April 9. Mena and other communities in several western Arkansas counties were swept by five documented tornadoes that caused widespread damages on the evening of April 9. FEMA .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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2nd Lt. Brett Shaul, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point's incident commander, gives an interview to Deric Rush, WITN News 7 reporter, during the Sudden Crisis 2022 training exercise at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Oct. 11, 2022. The training event exercised command and control, reporting, interoperability with external organizations, and validated tactics, techniques and procedures, in the event the air station needs to elevate its force protection condition.
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Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA., 9/18/2005 -- A New Orleans Fire Chief talks to FDNY Chief (Fire Dept. New York) at the scene of a house fire in an Algiers neighborhood. The FDNY came to New Orleans to assist the New Orleans Fire Dept. following Hurricane Katrina. FEMA photo/Andrea Booher
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Vehicles Departing Integrated Support Command - 26-HK-275-1. Hurricane Katrina
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Lauren Allmon, conservation officer, and Bill Sellars, range director, both with the Range Management Department, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, respond to audience questions during a hazard area tour at Yumas ranges in Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 9, 2024. The conservation staff is responsible for all areas of wildlife management and recreation, this tour enlightened the public to types of military training and hazardous areas that occur on the 1.2 million acres of MCAS Yumas ranges.
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Coast Guard Personnel - 26-HK-412-63. Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 4, 2005 -- Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff meets with members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces at the base of operations set up at the Saint's training facility prior to going out on the day's missions.
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ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-309-96. Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricane Katrina, Biloxi, Miss., October 5, 2005 -- Some the of firefighters that helped launch and develop the Community Relations (CR)/Temporary Emergency Housing Operations Center (TEHOC) Program in front of one the travel trailers distributed as temporary housing in Biloxi, Miss. Temporary housing is essential for Mississippians displaced from their homes by Hurricane Katrina.
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Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - Personnel Interviews - 26-HK-156-7. Hurricane Katrina
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Capt. Leanne Lusk, commader, Coast Guard Sector Anchorage (far left), Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowsi (center left), U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, representative of Alaska (center right), Rear Adm. Nathan A. Moore, commander, Coast Guard 17th District (right) and Robert Edwardson, the tribal liaison for the Coast Guard 17th District (far right), pose for a photo outside of the Nome Volunteer Fire Department with Coast Guard members who deployed to Alaskan communities affected by Typhoon Merbok, Sept. 24, 2022. Coast Guard, state and local agencies responded to impacted communities following the historic storm that battered Alaskas western coast. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian Gray.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 4, 2022) - Lt. Andrew Martzall, center, from Lancaster, Penn., explains the different parts of the MH-60S Seahawk to firefighters, from the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD), during an integrated firefighting drill aboard Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) as a part of the San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW) 2022, Oct. 4, 2022. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.
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Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides joining U.S. Park Police crew for Washington, D.C. fly-over
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220908-N-XB010-2002 MAIZURU, Kyoto, Japan (Sept. 8, 2022) - Captain Douglas Graber, commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18), right, speaks with Capt. Togo, commanding officer of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) guided missile destroyer JS Atago (DDG-177), second from right, before a tour of New Orleans in Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan. New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-119-46. Hurricane Katrina
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2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Vice President Dick Cheney and South Koreaa's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae-Sik, among the dignitaries participating
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Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides joining U.S. Park Police crew for Washington, D.C. fly-over
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U.S. Coast Guard crews from Sector Key West plan and prepare for the landfall of Hurricane Ian in Key West, Florida, Sept. 26, 2022. The Coast Guard from South Carolina to the Florida Keys and Caribbean are urging mariners to secure their vessels and paddlecraft, stay informed and follow local evacuation orders, and use VHF Ch. 16 or 911 for emergency assistance. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mikaela McGee)
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Emergency Response Operations - Stennis, Mississippi - 26-HK-136-1. Hurricane Katrina
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Coast Guard Gulf Strike Team hitches trailer to truck Sept. 28, 2022 in Mobile Alabama. Coast Guard personnel are preparing supplies and rescue operations for the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.
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Peter OHare, 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show Coordinator, conducts a period of instruction during aircraft hazard training, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 16, 2022. The purpose of the training was to ensure the first responders supporting the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show were aware of the hazards associated with aircraft and rescuing pilots in case of a mishap. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Samantha Sanchez)
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Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Forest Service firefighting personnel in the Lake Tahoe area during visit to Nevada to participate in the annual Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit, where he joined federal, state, local, tribal leaders in the environmental forum
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Incident Command Post - 26-HK-406-27. Hurricane Katrina
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At Fire Station 1 at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Fire and Rescue personnel salute or stand at attention during the 9/11 memorial dedication ceremony.Kennedy Fire and Rescue Services commemorated the 11th anniversary of 9/11 with a ceremony that included a minute of silence at 10:28 a.m., which was the moment of collapse of the north tower of the World Trade Center. Kennedy center-wide emergency units dispatched by Fire Control engaged in one-minute sirens, the new memorial was dedicated and the Honor Guard performed a flag-folding ceremony.
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220622-N-GK686-1007 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (June 22, 2022) Assistant Fire Chief Michael Balliet, with Fire and Emergency Services Sigonella, poses for a photo in front of a fire truck as the In the Spotlight for the base wide paper The Signature on Naval Air Station Sigonella, June 22, 2022. NAS Sigonellas strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required, ensuring security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command.
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220629-N-XS877-6546 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy (June 29, 2022) Naval Support Activity Naples Fire and Emergency Services members pose with Italian firefighting authorities after extinguishing fires in the area surrounding Carney Park in Pozzuoli, Italy, on June 29, 2022. NSA Naples is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where there are needed, when they are needed to ensure security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.
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Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-143-201. Dick Cheney. Hurricane Katrina
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Coast Guard Personnel - Primary Federal Official - 26-HK-88-2. PFO staff -- brothers CAPT Jim McPherson and CDR Brendan McPherson talking with a civilian in the mess hall. Hurricane Katrina
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USCGC Oak (WLB 211) commanding officer Lt. Cmdr. Jacob Loman and commanding officer of French navy ship Fulmar accept plaques from the commanding officer of the Danish navy ship Ejnar Mikkelsen during a meet-and-greet event in Nuuk, Greenland, July 9, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard members and those from France, Denmark and Greenland met for a morale event at the conclusion of the five-day Exercise Argus. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Diana Sherbs.
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Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-91. Hurricane Katrina
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Royal Visit - Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles - 26-HK-10-61. Hurricane Katrina
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NAVAL BASE Guam (July 11, 2022) - Joint Region Marianas (JRM) Regional Fire Chief Christopher Connelly poses a question during a joint training exercise in U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG), June 29. JRM Fire and Emergency Services Units from NBG and Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz joined the Guam National Guard for joint response training.
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NAPLES, ITALY -- Italian Fire Chief Giovanni Rippa, right, poses for a photo with Assistant Fire Chief Benjamin Dohm, after Rippa's retirement ceremony celebrating 37 years of faithful service to U.S. Naval Support Activity Naples, Sept. 30, 2022. NSA Naples is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed, when they are needed to ensure security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jordan Bridwell, 23rd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance, stands with a local firefighter in front of a Striker 1500 Fire Apparatus in the Palau International Fire Department, Republic of Palau, Nov. 2, 2022. The 23rd Wing partnered with Palau contractors and first responders for a Dynamic Force Employment exercise which enables a multitude of readiness and training events in the Pacific Air Forces' operating area.
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U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Michael Johnston, Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District, poses for a photo with Cleveland Mayor Justin M. Bibb, in front of Marine Safety Unit Cleveland, Ohio, May 25, 2022. Mayor Bibb was invited to tour the facility and meet the Coast Guardsmen working at the unit.
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ellis Island, New York City, New York, where he addressed newly naturalized U.S. citizens during Citizenship Day ceremonies, met with National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Park Police personnel, and joined U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Emilio Gonzalez for announcement of joint USCIS-NPS program to welcome new citizens at National Park sites
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Capt. David Adams, Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), signs the 2022 Fire Prevention Month proclamation alongside Jared Whittemore, fire chief at Commander Navy Region Japan (CNRJ) Fire and Emergency Services at the CNRJ Fire and Emergency Services Iorazaki fire station Oct. 7, 2022. For 75 years, CFAS has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services to empower forward-deployed U.S. and Allied Forces while providing superior support to their families and the community.
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ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-308-136. Hurricane Katrina