Hurricane Disaster Response

Photographs depicting the aftermath of hurricanes with flooded landscapes, damaged homes, and rescue operations, conveying urgency and devastation.

The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron clear roads in Fort Myers Beach, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, Sept. 30, 2022.
The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron clear roads in Fort Myers Beach, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, Sept. 30, 2022.
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A convoy of military vehicles prepare to cross floodwaters on Interstate 10 to move Texas Air National Guard (TXANG) Security Forces from Francis Gaudet Elementary School to Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA). Department of Defense (DoD) units mobilized as part of Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) disaster relief efforts in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD0602342 or search 050911F8564A034). Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Gulfport, Mississippi - 26-HK-310-83. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne in Gulfport, Mississippi September 2 through 8, 2005. Hurricane Katrina
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Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-143-76. Hurricane Katrina
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Coast Guard Damage - 26-HK-328-111. Hurricane Katrina
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Coast Guard Pacific Strike team member Petty Officer 2nd Class C.J. Marsh assesses a vessel damaged in Hurricane Ian for potential pollution threats, Fort Myers, Florida, Nov. 1, 2022. Coast Guard environmental response teams are deployed to southwest Florida and 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-390-101. Hurricane Katrina
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Coast Guard personnel assigned to the Gulf, Atlantic and Pacific Strike teams navigate canals during search and rescue operations on Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Coast Guard strike force teams searched the area for people in need of rescue.
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A Brazilian service member with the Grupamento de Mergulhadores de Comabte, Marinha do Brasil (Brazilian Navy Combat Divers Group), assists Brazilian divers off a Combat Rubber Raid Craft during a multinational dive mission during exercise UNITAS LXIII in Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 12, 2022. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.
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Damages in the flood-affected areas in the Sindh province after a monsoon season in Pakistan. U.S. Marines with the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 Reinforced (HMM-165 REIN), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) and the Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 266 Reinforced (VMM-266 REIN), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) assist the Pakistan Army with humanitarian assistance operations, Oct. 22, 2010.
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The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron clear roads in Fort Myers Beach, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, Sept. 30, 2022.
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Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 - 26-HK-334-44. Hurricane Katrina
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040616-F-6335P-123. Complete Scene Caption: An aerial photograph of Camp Stephenson at Timerhri, Republic of Guyana taken during Exercise NEW HORIZONS 2004-Guyana captured from a helicopter from the Colorado Army National Guard (COARNG) 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (2/135th AVN), Buckley Air Force Base (AFB), Colorado (CO). NEW HORIZONS 2004 - Guyana is a joint service training exercise held in Guyana, South America co-sponsored by both the US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) in Miami, Florida (FL), and the Guyana Defense Force (GDF). During this four-month exercise, a combined team of GDF and US military personnel will be engaged in construction projects and medical training activities that directly benefit the local community. The exercise will include up to three construction projects and two Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETE). Base: Camp Stephenson, Timehri Country: French Guiana (GUF)
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Haitian citizens walk through the flooded streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Nov. 6, after Hurricane Tomas hit the country. Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 flew CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters over Haitian soil to assess the aftermath of the hurricane in preparation for tentative disaster relief efforts to the region in support of the government of Haiti, MINUSTAH and USAID. Marines and sailors embarked aboard USS Iwo Jima attached to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force concluded humanitarian operations in Paramaribo, Suriname, Nov. 1, for Haiti relief efforts.
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California Air National Guard with the 129th Rescue Wing continue to conduct water rescue operations in Vidor, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The Guardsmen are patrolling the area in motorboats, looking for people who are trapped in their homes or on rooftops because of the massive flooding. Once the residents are safely in the boats, the Guardsmen provide any necessary medical care and transport them to the nearest shelter.
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Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 - 26-HK-334-15. Hurricane Katrina
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Salvage Engineering Response Team - Various Operations - 26-HK-358-116. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina
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Coast Guard Station Fort Myers personnel assist with supply transfer to Pine Island, Florida on Oct. 2, 2022. With the assistance of volunteers and partner agencies, the Coast Guard transferred people off Pine Island and helped supply those still on.
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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.
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ROBERT, La. - Two members of the 1087thTransportation Company, Sgt. Micah Lonigro & Spc. Stephen Rogillio, along with Tangipahoa Parish officials, Ronny Miller (president, right), Joe Thomas (center) & Dawson Primes (left), survey flood waters along state Hwy 190 in Robert, La., March 13, 2016.
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Salvage Engineering Response Team - Various Operations - 26-HK-358-135. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina
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NEW YORK (Nov. 7, 2012) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, from Gulfport, Miss., load a skid steer with debris during Hurricane Sandy relief efforts in Staten Island, N.Y., to clear streets 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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040915-N-0206B-021. Base: Panama City State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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961228-F-8754M-004. Base: Colusa State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Marine science technicians with the U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 1st Class Aubrey Gurganus, assesses a displaced boat for potential pollution in Pine Island, Fla., Oct. 19, 2022. The Coast Guard is working closely with local, state and federal partners to mitigate marine environmental threats post Hurricane Ian.
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Salvage Engineering Response Team - Various Operations - 26-HK-358-127. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina
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Coast Guard Personnel - 26-HK-413-86. Hurricane Katrina
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050912-A-6004S-002. Base: Pass Christian State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A Ranger Cadre watches a trainee drop 40 ft into a lake during his performance in the Combat Water Survival Assessment course on Fort Bennning Georgia. The CWSA consists of a 40 ft high rise walk on a plank 2 ft wide, a rope crawl and drop, and a 70ft zip line ride. There are three phases in Ranger training which include the Benning Phase in Fort Benning Georgia, Mountain Phase in Dahlonega, Georgia, and the Florida Phase at Camp James E. Rudder.
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ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Gulfport, Mississippi - 26-HK-310-87. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne in Gulfport, Mississippi September 2 through 8, 2005. Hurricane Katrina
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Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and Coast Guard Cutter Tiger Shark conducts training during NOLA Navy Week near the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 21, 2022.
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Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces continue to help residents impacted by Hurricane Katrina. These residents were transported to the area from various neighborhoods and need to cross over the tracks to get on a second boat which will bring them to dry land.
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Three US Army medics work on a simulated casualty lying on one of two stretchers, located on top of the snow-covered ground immediately behind a parked US Army HMMWV M997 Maxi-Ambulance, during a Quick Force Reaction exercise being carried out by US Army soldiers from Camp Dobol, located near Ridosici, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation Joint Edeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Base: Brcko Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)
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060828-N-5601L-001. Base: Ns Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB) Scene Major Command Shown: U.S. NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO