Disaster Response and Recovery

Photos illustrate aftermaths of disasters like Hurricane Katrina, focusing on recovery efforts and environmental assessments conducted by Coast Guard personnel.

Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team member Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Kartes assesses a car damaged in Hurricane Ian for possible environmental pollution threats, Fort Myers Beach, Florida, Oct. 31, 2022. Coast Guard marine environmental response teams are working closely with interagency partners to identify and mitigate environmental hazards after the storm. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ferdinando)

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Captain Atkin Overview - 26-HK-365-67. Helicopter Ride. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Personnel - 26-HK-413-88. Hurricane Katrina

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Captain Atkin Overview - 26-HK-365-59. Helicopter Ride. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team member Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Kartes assesses a car damaged in Hurricane Ian for possible environmental pollution threats, Fort Myers Beach, Florida, Oct. 31, 2022. Coast Guard marine environmental response teams are working closely with interagency partners to identify and mitigate environmental hazards after the storm. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ferdinando)

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-426-246. Showing the Admiral around. Hurricane Katrina

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Captain Atkin Overview - 26-HK-365-66. Helicopter Ride. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-426-114. Showing the Admiral around. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-426-254. Showing the Admiral around. Hurricane Katrina

Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-279-219. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-426-286. Showing the Admiral around. Hurricane Katrina

Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-279-138. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-426-209. Showing the Admiral around. Hurricane Katrina

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Captain Atkin Overview - 26-HK-365-50. Helicopter Ride. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Gulfport, Mississippi - 26-HK-310-94. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne in Gulfport, Mississippi September 2 through 8, 2005. Hurricane Katrina

The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron clear roads in Fort Myers Beach, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, Sept. 30, 2022.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Gulfport, Mississippi - 26-HK-310-95. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne in Gulfport, Mississippi September 2 through 8, 2005. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - MSO St. Louis Operations - 26-HK-389-11. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-421-7. Hurricane Katrina

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Captain Atkin Overview - 26-HK-365-71. Helicopter Ride. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-426-150. Showing the Admiral around. Hurricane Katrina

A U.S. Coast Guard aircrew from Air Station Miami, Florida, conducts overflights around the Fort Myers area in the wake of Hurricane Ian, Sept. 29, 2022. Some of the things crews look out for are people in distress, scope of damage, and potential pollution.

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew conducts overflights along the coast of western Florida following Hurricane Ian Oct. 1, 2022. Coast Guard assets are conducting search and rescue operations in response to the damages caused by Hurricane Ian.

050914-A-9153S-010. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Matlacha Isles, FL, (Oct. 4, 2022) - FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Ohio Task Force 1 conducts search and rescue operations.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - MSO St. Louis Operations - 26-HK-389-37. Hurricane Katrina

Sector New Orleans - Aftermath - 26-HK-149-120. Hurricane Katrina

110313-N-SB672-004TAKIHANA, Japan (March 13, 2011) An aerial view of tsunami damage in an area north of Sendai, Japan, taken from a U.S. Navy helicopter assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Japan rendering humanitarian assistance and disaster relief following an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami.

970228-A-9384H-001. Complete Scene Caption: In Gayevi, Bosnia four pre-fabricated homes were blown up. These homes are being built to help in the resettlement process of Gayevi. This is the second explosion to take place this month during Operation JOINT GUARD. On December 20, 1996, the Implementation Force (IFOR) mission came to a conclusion and the 1ST Infantry Division was selected to continue serving in Bosnia as part of the new Stabilization Force (SFOR). This decision brought to close the peace mission of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR and has been the beginning for the current operation known as Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD will continue to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provide a climate of stability. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Gayevi Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team member Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Kartes navigates through debris during an assessment for possible environmental pollution threats from Hurricane Ian, Fort Myers Beach, Florida, Oct. 31, 2022. Coast Guard marine environmental response teams are working closely with interagency partners to identify and mitigate environmental hazards after the storm. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ferdinando)

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - New Orleans Overflight - 26-HK-368-7. Hurricane Katrina

Kentucky National Guardsmen engage in a search and rescue mission March 3, in West Liberty, Ky., for survivors after torrential storms and violent winds destroyed much of the community there March 2.

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-432-45. Helping people. Hurricane Katrina

A U.S. Army high clearance vehicle makes its way to a stranded pick up truck on a flooded roadway near Nichols, South Carolina, Sept. 18, 2018.

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 - 26-HK-334-74. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-426-192. Showing the Admiral around. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Overflight - 26-HK-388-177. Hurricane Katrina

Salvage Engineering Response Team - New Orleans - First Few Days - 26-HK-356-25. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-426-252. Showing the Admiral around. Hurricane Katrina

Members of the 202nd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Squadron, Florida Air National Guard, clear roads in Fort Myers Beach, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, Oct. 1, 2022. The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron, stationed at Camp Blanding, Florida, is a specialized, highly mobile civil engineering team comprised of Florida Air National Guardsmen that provides rapid response capabilities for multiple worldwide contingencies and operations.

ESU New Orleans - IMATHcao - 26-HK-429-113. Hurricane Katrina

Marine crew of the multipurpose frigate hr.ms. Van Amstel offer help in and around Biloxi after Hurricane Katrina.

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-454. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 - 26-HK-334-64. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - MSO St. Louis Operations - 26-HK-389-22. Hurricane Katrina

040927-N-0874H-028. Base: Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-162. Hurricane Katrina

A vehicle checkpoint set up throughout the flood affected areas of downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 13, 2008. Iowa National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are working with state and local agencies to provide security and help with flood relief operations.

Donald E. Plater, executive director with Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida, receives an unmanned aerial systems (UAS) demonstration at Guardian Centers training facility during Emerald Warrior 22.1 in Perry, Georgia, May 9, 2022. Emerald Warrior provides annual, realistic pre-deployment training encompassing multiple joint operating areas. The exercise prepares special operations forces, conventional force enablers, partner nations and interagency elements, to integrate with and execute full-spectrum special operations in any environment, sharpening U.S. forces abilities to operate around the globe. ( U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Wendy Day)

050911-N-5526M-023. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: JTF-KATRINA, FLEET COMBAT CAMERA

Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-278-207. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-400-55. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Overflight - 26-HK-388-120. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Gulfport, Mississippi - 26-HK-310-85. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne in Gulfport, Mississippi September 2 through 8, 2005. Hurricane Katrina

The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron clear roads in Fort Myers Beach, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, Sept. 30, 2022.

050902-N-0000X-017. Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHCOM

050902-A-0000D-004. Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MAYPORT, Fla. (Sept. 28, 2022) - USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) remains in heavy weather mooring in advance of Hurricane Ian's approach to Naval Station Mayport, Fla. Sept. 28, 2022. Jason Dunham is one of six ships that are heavy weather moored due to scheduled maintenance availabilities.

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Captain Atkin Overview - 26-HK-364-2. BARE STREETS. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-309-79. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-401-52. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Army engineers assigned to 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company (TREC) train at a modular urban training site at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, April 28, 2022. The purpose of the training is to validate platoons on supporting collective rescue tasks, enhance mission readiness postures and prepare the 911th TREC for mission essential task validation during Exercise Capital Shield 2022.

050831-F-3820W-055. Base: Keesler Air Force Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

980807-A-6727A-014. Base: Tongduchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron clear roads in Fort Myers Beach, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, Sept. 30, 2022.

Coast Guard Damage - 26-HK-328-106. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 - 26-HK-334-58. Hurricane Katrina

050902-A-0000D-001. Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-401-39. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-426-72. Showing the Admiral around. Hurricane Katrina

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-39. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew conducts overflights along the coast of western Florida following Hurricane Ian Oct. 1, 2022. Coast Guard assets are conducting search and rescue operations in response to the damages caused by Hurricane Ian.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Gulfport, Mississippi - 26-HK-310-124. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne in Gulfport, Mississippi September 2 through 8, 2005. Hurricane Katrina

Miscellaneous - Security Photos - 26-HK-436-104. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-399-56. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-426-219. Showing the Admiral around. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-421-86. Hurricane Katrina

A Kentucky Army National Guard flight crew from Bravo Co., 2/147th Assault Helicopter Battalion provided a media flight for local news networks around eastern Kentucky on July 30, 2022. Their mission was to assist media in capturing aerial footage of the flood effected regions.

The Forward Support Base (FSB), the rally point for all riverine exercises, is located along the shore of New River. It consists of two US Army cargo barges bearing Marine Corps connex boxes containing maintenance and electrical equipment, and various floating bridges used as boat docks. The Forward Support Base (FSB) was jointly assembled by the Marine Corps, Army, Navy and Coast Guard at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during the Riverine Insertion Operation Exercise (RIOEX) '98. Subject Operation/Series: RIOEX '98 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Overflight - Chief Cox - 26-HK-207-19. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-426-253. Showing the Admiral around. Hurricane Katrina

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (Nov. 4, 2012) Power lines bent over by Hurricane Sandy line the streets as a Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, stationed out of Gulfport, Miss., drives a forklift down a road during hurricane relief efforts in Seaside Heights. NMCB-11 is operating under the U.S. Northern Command Defense Support of Civil Authorities mission, working closely with civil authorities and the Federal Emergency Management Agency following the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy.

In preparation for next year's observation of the 50th anniversary of Guam's World War Two liberation, Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 (NMCB-3) clear a historic area at Orote Point, Naval Station Guam. The rock staircase was built near Sumay by Japanese prisoners of war in 1944-46 after American forces had recaptured the island in July of 1944. The prisoners dedicated the stairway to the Emperor of Imperial Japan Hirohito. State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Venice, Louisiana - 26-HK-311-4. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne in Venice, Louisiana, September 10 through 17, 2005. Hurricane Katrina

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - VIP Tours - 26-HK-375-80. Hurricane Katrina

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew conducts overflights along the coast of western Florida following Hurricane Ian Oct. 1, 2022. Coast Guard assets are conducting search and rescue operations in response to the damages caused by Hurricane Ian.

Texas National Guard Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) making it's way down a flooded road to search for flood victims. Texas Guardsmen rescue Texans in need from severe flooding in Fort Bend County, Texas, June 2, 2016. Texas Guardsmen supported local first responders during search and rescue operations following severe weather.

Fort Myers, FL, (Oct. 3, 2022) - FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Pennsylvania Task Force 1 conducts search and rescue operations after Hurricane Ian.

Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-278-73. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - MSO St. Louis Operations - 26-HK-389-77. Hurricane Katrina

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Captain Atkin Overview - 26-HK-365-19. Helicopter Ride. Hurricane Katrina

Palm fronds litter the ground around a RGM-6/15 Regulus surface-to-surface missile display damaged by Hurricane Iniki. Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-183. Hurricane Katrina

040918-F-0971G-180. Base: Pensacola Regional Airport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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