Hurricane Damage Assessments

Aerial views of destruction caused by hurricanes, depicting damaged neighborhoods and search and rescue operations by the Coast Guard.

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.
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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ICP Documentation Profile - Electronic Systems Support Unit New Orleans - 26-HK-162-62. Hurricane Katrina
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ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Gulfport, Mississippi - 26-HK-310-37. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne in Gulfport, Mississippi September 2 through 8, 2005. Hurricane Katrina
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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.
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Coast Guard Structures - New Orleans Station - 26-HK-105-9. Hurricane Katrina
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040915-N-0206B-047. Base: Panama City State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Gulfport, Mississippi - 26-HK-310-36. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne in Gulfport, Mississippi September 2 through 8, 2005. Hurricane Katrina
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030918-F-2295B-010. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC
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Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-132-113. Hurricane Katrina
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050915-A-6004S-003. Base: Biloxi State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 - FEMA Urban Search and Rescue members search for residents in areas impacted by Hurricane Katriana. The team was following up on a previous call that was one of many where an emergency call was in the system and the rescuers where checking the locations. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA
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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)
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Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - MSO St. Louis Operations - 26-HK-390-20. Hurricane Katrina
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030818-A-8982M-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Helo Air Station - 26-HK-147-189. Hurricane Katrina
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Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-143-200. Hurricane Katrina
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BURLINGTON, N.D. - Soldiers with the North Dakota National Guard wait for their sandbag-loaded truck to be unloaded in Burlington, N.D., June 21. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the National Guard, are currently raising temporary emergency levees in the city.
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Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - MSO St. Louis Operations - 26-HK-389-76. Hurricane Katrina
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Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-278-16. Hurricane Katrina
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HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - Rescuers evacuate a resident and dog from their home in Quincy, Mass. during a winter storm that hit the region Mar. 2, 2018. Local authorities relied on Massachusetts National Guardsmen to transport victims of the flooding to safety using light medium tactical vehicles that could drive through the high water.
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Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-168. Hurricane Katrina
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Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-82. Hurricane Katrina
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Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-97-19. Misc Air Station photo--metal debris and damaged structure near hangar. Hurricane Katrina
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Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-191. Hurricane Katrina
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121107-N-QP268-003NEW YORK (Nov. 7, 2012) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, from Gulfport, Miss., operate a skid steer to remove debris from a residential road during Hurricane Sandy relief efforts in Staten Island, N.Y., ahead of a forecasted storm. 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.
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Salvage Engineering Response Team - Various Operations - 26-HK-358-92. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina
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Salvage Engineering Response Team - Various Operations - 26-HK-358-81. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina
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Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-401-76. Hurricane Katrina
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A U.S. Air Force search and rescue team spots a boat tossed on its side amisdst residential buildings and other debris.The HH-60G helicopter crew surveyed the damage stricken area as part of Japan's eathquake and tsunami recovery effort, March 14.
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Commander Dan Taylor - Rescue - 26-HK-281-78. Hurricane Katrina
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The American flag stands in the wake of Hurricane Ian, Forty Myers Beach, Florida, Oct. 2, 2022. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jesse Hanson)
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Georgia National Guardsmen with the 165th Air Lift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, assist a motorist with their vehicle after it slid into the center median along the I-20 Interstate highway during Winter Storm Leon.
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Texas Army National Guardsmen work alongside local and state first responders in Brookshire, Texas, April 20, 2016, following severe flooding in southeast Texas. Service members patrolled the flooded areas looking to help Texans in need.
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Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-432-52. House for sale. Hurricane Katrina
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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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010911-N-1350W-017. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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House fire at Point Independence, Onset, Mass. , Fires, Houses, Fire fighters, Fire fighting. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt
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U.S. Coast Guard aircrews assess the damages from Hurricane Ian in the Sanibel, Florida area, Sept. 29, 2022. Crews have been conducting search and rescue operations and assessing damage and potential pollution in the wake of the storm.(U.S Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Joey Feldman)
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050912-N-5319A-008. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Hundreds of Jeeps line up on Camp Lincoln prior to the start of the Peacekeepers Ride. Despite the rain, hundreds of riders participated in the annual event, which supports causes for service members and law enforcement officers. The annual Peacekeepers ride starts at the Illinois National Guard headquarters on Camp Lincoln in Springfield. This year the ride, held on July 17, honored Illinois Army National Guard Col. (ret.) James Smith and Sangamon County Sheriff Department Sgt. Jason Boesdorfer, both of whom died in May. Smith served in the Illinois Army National Guard for 31 years retiring as the ILARNG Chief of Staff in 2008. He then went on to serve as the Illinois Department of Military Affairs Chief of Staff from 2008 until his death on May 11, 2022.
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A U.S. Air Force UH-60 Blackhawk Rescue Team from the 33rd Rescue Squadron and 320th Special Tactics Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, conduct search operations over the devastated north eastern coast of main land Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi March 25, 2011. As part of Operation Tomodachi, the United States military has humanitarian assistance capabilities positioned in the affected region that are supporting emergency relief efforts at the request of the government of Japan.
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Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-380. Hurricane Katrina
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Evacuation assembly area at dawn during a blizzard.
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040222-F-4192W-004. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF
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Fort Myers, FL, (Oct. 3, 2022) - FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Pennsylvania Task Force 1 conducts search and rescue operations after Hurricane Ian.
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110315-N-5503T-756 WAKUYA, Japan (March 15, 2011) A Japanese search and rescue team searches the rubble near a high-rise building in Wakuya, Japan after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the area.
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KEY WEST, Fla. (Sept. 29, 2022) - Naval Air Station Key West personnel conduct recovery efforts after Hurricane Ian on Sept 29, 2022. NAS Key West community consists of approximately 5200 service members and their families from the Navy, Marines, Air Force, Army, and Coast Guard, as well as civilian employees, foreign dignitaries and retirees. NAS Key Wests national security mission supports Warfighter Readiness requirements for Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, National Guard units, federal agencies, and allied forces.
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Approximately 10 members of the Pennsylvania Canine Search and Rescue (PACSAR) trained on a variety of scenarios Dec. 3, 2022, in a remote part of Fort Indiantown Gap designed to resemble a village. PACSAR is a group of highly trained and certified volunteers that offers search and rescue services free of charge and provide additional resources to other search and rescue teams, local law enforcement, and fire companies in Lancaster County and surrounding areas. Fort Indiantown Gap is consistently among the busiest National Guard training centers in the nation, hosting civilian partner agencies and organizations in addition to active, reserve and foreign allied militaries.
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Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-279-108. Hurricane Katrina
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Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-391. Hurricane Katrina
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Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-432-57. Launching point. Hurricane Katrina
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Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-143-27. Hurricane Katrina
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Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-131. Hurricane Katrina
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Katrina - General - 26-HK-403-85. Hurricane Katrina