Disaster Response Operations

Images of military and rescue teams responding to flooding during Hurricane Katrina, focusing on their efforts in recovery and assistance.

050906-N-6436W-249. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
050906-N-6436W-249. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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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.
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Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct damage assessments June 24, 2016, in Allegheny County, Virginia.
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050710-N-0000B-008. Base: Naval Air Facility, Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Archaeologist Tyler Olsen with Colorado State Universitys Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands working in partnership with Fort McCoy's Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch works on an archaeology survey on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis., on July 22, 2022. Olsen has participated in many digs at Fort McCoy. This survey is looking at areas were cement pads were located where troops placed military tents and bivouacked nearly 90 years ago. Archaeology work has been ongoing on Fort McCoy for decades to not only look back and document the post's military history, but also the area's distant past where artifacts thousands of years old have been found.
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Shay Rich and Sgt. Nick Thongdara of the West Virginia National Guard's 35th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction) collect water samples from the Big Sandy River just south of Kenova in Wayne County, W.Va. Jan. 11, 2018. The 35th CST supports the State of West Virginia and civil authorities in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Yield Explosives (CBRNE) domestic incident by identifying unknown agents or substances at a site, assessing current and project consequences, advising on response measures and assisting with the appropriate request for additional state and federal support.
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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.
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Commander Dan Taylor - Rescue - 26-HK-281-76. Hurricane Katrina
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Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 - 26-HK-334-42. Hurricane Katrina
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Soldiers with the 1-265th Air Defense Artillery (ADA), provide traffic control for public contractors who are tasked with fixing all the stop lights damaged by Hurricane Ian. Multiple intersections are without stop light power and the National Guard has troops posted to prevent car accidents, Port Charlotte, Fla. Oct. 2, 2022. Over 6,000 service members were activated in response to the natural disaster along with both military and civilian support from out-of-state locations.
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ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Venice, Louisiana - 26-HK-311-46. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne in Venice, Louisiana, September 10 through 17, 2005. Hurricane Katrina
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Lisa Bishop and her dog, Cody, from Northwest Disaster Search Dogs. watch as a Washington National Guard helicopter flies over the debris field caused by the Oso mudslide. 70 Guardsmen from across Washington have been activated to help with search and recovery efforts in the wake of Saturday's mudslide.
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Airmen assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing of the 109th Airlift Wing assist local crews in post-storm cleanup in Cambridge, N.Y. on Saturday, May 5. Sixteen members of the wing were assigned to help local road crews following a series of storms which knocked down trees and turned off the power to more than 180,000 northern New York residents on May 4, 2018.
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Soldiers from the Texas State Guard prepare to get hoisted from a cliff as part of the 2022 Search and Rescue Exercise. College Station, Texas, June 15, 2022. U.S Army Photo by Capt. Leyda M. Ocasio-Kanzler
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970425-F-8748C-046. Base: Grand Forks State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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040916-F-3005G-003. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-143-156. Hurricane Katrina
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STAFF SGT. Fred Miller from the Army National Guard stands on the edge of a UH-1 helicopter as he holds a sign that says "Iowa Army National Guard." The helicopter is in flight and the flood waters can be seen in the background.(Exact date unknown). Base: Des Moines State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Katrina - General - 26-HK-402-1. Hurricane Katrina
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The "Spirit" gate at the base entrance is dusted with unseasonable snow flurries on the day before the exercise commenced. Global Guardian is designated to exercise the ability of USSTRATCOM and its component forces to effecxtively deter a military attack against the United States and employ forces as directed by the National Command Authority. Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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960712-F-2829R-015. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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050708-N-0000X-001. Complete Scene Caption: Satellite image taken from the GOES-12 satellite of Hurricane Dennis. The Category 4 hurricane, on the Saffir-Simpson rating scale, with winds up to 135 mph is expected to make landfall late Sunday. The season's first hurricane was rated a Category Four, meaning winds were above 131 mph but less than 155 mph. Forecasters anticipate significant strengthening prior to landfall. In addition, a hurricane watch remains in effect for portions of central and eastern Cuba. As of 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT), Dennis was located 230 miles southeast of Havana, Cuba, and about 285 miles south-southeast of Key West, Florida. The storm, moving northwest at 12 mph, expected to start moving west-northwest. US Navy (USN) ships sortied out of Naval Station Pascagoula and personnel onboard Naval Station (NS) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba used heavy steel shutters to protect base personnel. The Atlantic hurricane season began June 1 and ends Nov. 30. PHOTO provided by Naval A