Hurricane Katrina Coast Guard Operations

Coast Guard personnel during Hurricane Katrina response, showcasing teamwork and action in flood operations with operational gear.

Vice Admiral Vivien Crea - 26-HK-15-83. VADM Crea shaking hands with CG personnel outside. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-381-96. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-309-196. Vice Admiral Vivien Crea. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Personnel - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-337-7. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-305. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-143. Hurricane Katrina

Vice Admiral Vivien Crea - 26-HK-15-83. VADM Crea shaking hands with CG personnel outside. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-382-54. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-94. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-308-226. Vice Admiral Thad Allen. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-309-195. Vice Admiral Vivien Crea. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-286. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-160. Hurricane Katrina

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Palau Islands, Republic of Palau

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-195. Hurricane Katrina

220408-N-UN585-3025 SOUDA BAY, Greece (April 8, 2022) Cmdr. Scott Jones, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), left, presents a Navy and Marine Corps achievement medal to Fire Controlman (Aegis) 2nd Class Maksim Antonik at an award ceremony on the ship's flight deck, April 8, 2022. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its 12th patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-180. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Rita - 26-HK-307-40. Commandant Thomas H. Collins Visit. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-126-3. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-420-46. Hurricane Katrina

Royal Visit - Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles - 26-HK-10-4. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-308-73. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-73. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-119-12. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-308-98. Hurricane Katrina

A U.S. Coast Guardsman answers questions from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana civic leaders during a tour of Joint Base Charleston and the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Charleston, South Carolina, Nov. 4, 2022. Civic leadership creates one-on-one opportunities to inform and educate local community leaders about the mission of the U.S. Air Force and give an up-close look at how U.S. military bases contribute to our community domestically and abroad.

U.S. Coast Guard Ens. Richard Rodriguez, a commissioned officer aboard USCGC Bear (WMEC 901), briefs the rest of the crew at quarters on the flight deck, Atlantic Ocean, July 27, 2022. The Bear and its crew are deploying to support the Northern Atlantic Fisheries Organization, deter illegal fishing and increase maritime domain awareness in tandem with its partner nations.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-308-220. Vice Admiral Thad Allen. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-192. Hurricane Katrina

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Palau Islands, Republic of Palau

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-381-75. Hurricane Katrina

220429-N-UN585-3021 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 29, 2022) Cmdr. Scott Jones, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), left, presents a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Operations Specialist 1st Class Veronica Martinez, April 29, 2022. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its 12th patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

Joint Task Force - 26-HK-161-11. Joint Task Force. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Lake Charles, La. , September 14, 2008 Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams discuss rescue efforts in Calcasieu Parish with FEMA PIO Jack Heesch. Calvin Tolleson/FEMA. Louisiana Hurricane Gustav. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-164. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-379-95. Hurricane Katrina

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Sept. 30, 2022) - Capt. Odin J. Klug (left), commanding officer, Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay and Col. Xephophon Tsilimingkakis (right), commander, Fire Brigade Chania, participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new two-story Structural Live Fire Training Device using the Jaws of Life at the Joint Fire Training grounds on Sept. 30, 2022. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-119-37. Hurricane Katrina

SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 27, 2023) - Retail Sales Specialist 3rd Class Amador Capuno, from XXXXX, XXXXXXX, inspects a 9 mm pistol during weapons familiarization training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) while operating in the South China Sea, March 27. Milius is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

Coast Guard Cutters - Northland (WMEC 904) - 26-HK-76-109. CGC Northland ops--CG crew preparing to board cutter from RHI boat. Hurricane Katrina

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-163. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

Kennedy Space Center personnel and American Medical Response (AMR) contractor paramedics gather around a patient,” a KEMCON Fitness Center staff member, during a medical support training course in the Space Florida hangar at the spaceport’s Shuttle Landing Facility on May 17, 2019. The course was designed to familiarize the AMR paramedics with the center’s Triage Forces deployment, which included medical team members, fire/rescue personnel, environmental health specialists and flight operations crew members, as well as a helicopter, Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) tactical vehicle, fire pumper truck and triage vehicles. The AMR paramedics will assist the agency in contingency planning for the return of human spaceflight from Kennedy.

DN-SC-89-07997. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro enjoy stories from the past two years during the change-of-command ceremony in Santa Rita, Guam, May 19, 2022. The ceremony is conducted before the assembled crew, and confirms to the men and women of the unit that the authority of command is maintained.

Aircrafts - Sand Baggers - 26-HK-57-113. Military personnel, air crew talking near sand bags -- 050929. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-382-53. Hurricane Katrina

Supplies - 26-HK-269-22. Hurricane Katrina

President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-6-198. CAPTDA~4. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-398-37. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-309-227. Vice Admiral Vivien Crea. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-378-27. Hurricane Katrina

Shown from left to right are Master Chief Petty Officer Charlie F. Salls, the 14th District command master chief, Adm. Steven D. Poulin, U.S. Coast Guard Vice Commandant, Capt. Edward J. Hernaez, Base Kodiak commanding officer, and Cmdr. Anna Steel, Base Kodiak personnel support department head, on July 25, 2022. The group toured the Base Kodiak Child Development Center, which was originally built in 1986. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ali Blackburn.

Vice Admiral Thad Allen Visits Hancock County, Mississippi - 26-HK-12-86. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-85. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-308-104. Hurricane Katrina

A Coast Guard member assists with the transfer of supplies 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.

040908-M-9362G-001. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers members observe an F/A-18 Super Hornet, assigned to Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, take off during a tour of the installation for Checkered Flag 22-2 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 12, 2022. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise held at Tyndall which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of 4th- and 5th-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training. The 22-2 iteration of the exercise was held May 9-20, 2022.

Vice Admiral Vivien Crea - 26-HK-15-106. VADM Crea with CG personnel outside near PortaKleen unit. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-84. CGC Dauntless -- Coast Guardsmen meeting on deck -- 050928. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-420-96. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Rita - 26-HK-307-25. Commandant Thomas H. Collins Visit. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-420-79. Hurricane Katrina

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-214. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Personnel and Civilian Operations - 26-HK-72-52. Coast Guardsmen, including NSF member, underway on small boat. Hurricane Katrina

Congressional Delegation Oversight Visit - 26-HK-7-85. Coast Guardsman standing alone on ATC ramp. Hurricane Katrina

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-433-63. Hurricane Katrina

Jonathan Davis, the regional fire training chief with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services, presents a brief to the MCIPAC F&ES personnel before a confined space rescue drill during Exercise Constant Vigilance 2022 on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 19, 2022. The annual drill was held to convey the readiness and capabilities of the various instillations and first responders in the event of an emergency. CV22 is a Force Protection Condition and crisis response evaluation to validate regional installations, camps, and tenant antiterrorism plans and policies.

NAVAL BASE Guam (July 11, 2022) - Joint Region Marianas (JRM) Regional Fire Chief Christopher Connelly reinforces the importance of regular training following a joint 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.

Rich Kilpper, Wing FOD Program, manager, and a few 12th Flying Training Wing aircraft maintenance workers watch a F-15 fighter successfully take-off moments after completing a FOD walk Apr. 25, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The Great Texas Airshow concluded Apr. 24 and a FOD walk was conducted to remove foreign object debris from the runway areas prior to reopening the airfield.

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" perform their demonstration at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, March 31 - April 2, 2023. The Thunderbirds headlined the Wings Over Homestead Air Show with the mission to recruit, retain, and inspire American communities.

Public Affairs - Damage Assessment - 26-HK-416-13. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-167. Hurricane Katrina

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2022) - Charles Maynard of the Royal Navy, serving as deputy mission commander of Pacific Partnership (PP22), left, and Mayce Ngirmeriil, commanding officer of Palau Patrol Ship PPS Kedam, converse aboard Kedam during a multilateral search and rescue exercise coordinated with the U.S. Navy, Republic of Palau, U.S. Coast Guard, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Royal Navy in support of PP22 (SAREX). Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-272. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-378-62. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-103. Hurricane Katrina

221212-N-XX566-1135 NAVAL BASE GUAM (Dec. 12, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors bring food stores aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93). Chung-Hoon, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is currently underway conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Inter-American Defense College Staff, Faculty and Students tour Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pa., Sept. 23, 2022. The Park protects and interprets the landscape of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. There are 43,000 American Civil War artifacts that are displayed in the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center. The Visit It is an academic field study that is part of the master's program offered by the college.

061203-N-4965F-001. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Dylan Zechman and Petty Officer 2nd Class Hunter Gaines conduct damage assessments post Hurricane Ian on Pine Island, Florida, Oct. 4, 2022. The National Strike Force team in Southwest Florida comprises members from the Pacific, Gulf, and Atlantic strike teams.

220415-N-UN585-2066 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 15, 2022) Cmdr. Scott Jones, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), left, presents a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medal to Engineman 1st Class Martin Mora, April 15, 2022. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its 12th patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

Ex-POW and U.S. Air Force COL James Helms Kasler (Captured 8 Aug 66) stands at the flight line microphones, after getting off the bus in the background. He thanked the people of Clark and the press for their hospitality, during the POWS short stay at Clark, before returning to the United States. COL Kasler was released in Hanoi by North Vietnam on 4 Mar 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-433-62. Hurricane Katrina

Brig. Gen. Josh M. Olson, 86th Airlift Wing commander, makes opening remarks at the KMC In Da Club connections event on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 20, 2022. Organizers created the event to reinvigorate and reestablish human connections following the loneliness of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event offered military members, civilians and families of the Kaiserslautern Military Community bowling, food, social time and an opportunity to see the groups and clubs the KMC has to offer.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-197. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-420-40. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-399-87. Hurricane Katrina

220415-N-UN585-2080 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 15, 2022) Cmdr. Scott Jones, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), left, presents a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medal to Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Carlyn Eggers, April 15, 2022. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its 12th patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

010912-N-3235P-014. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GROTON, Conn. (Oct. 25, 2014) Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class attack submarine USS North Dakota (SSN 784) bring the ship to life during the boat's commissioning ceremony.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-382-41. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Katrina Sector - 26-HK-306-100. Hurricane Katrina

050811-N-1433S-017. Base: Kings Bay State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220529-N-IL330-1068 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 29, 2022) - Senior Chief Boatswains Mate Charles Martin carries a ceremonial bullet to the Quarterdeck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), as the ship pulls into Yokosuka, Japan, May 29, 2022. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet.

220706-N-KK081-1003 PEARL HARBOR (July 6, 2022) - Divers from U.S., Mexico, Australia, Canada and Netherlands learn about the KM 37 dive system during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

To bring awareness to Suicide Prevention Month (SPM), the gunner's mates stationed in the armory here at Training Center Cape May conducted a 22-gun salute from the firing battery at noon, Sept. 1, 2022. The Coast Guard is committed to strengthening the resiliency of our workforce and families through access to high-quality healthcare, housing, childcare, and support services. We seek to remain an employer of choice for all.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Timothy Tamargo

Atlantic Area Commander Vice Adm. Kevin E. Lunday, center, poses for a picture with Coast Guard personnel in Norfolk, Va., Sept. 17. As the Executive Champion for the partnership with Norfolk State University to promote the Coast Guards College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative, which is available to students enrolled at Minority-Serving Institutions, Lunday performed the opening coin-toss between football rivals NSU and Hampton University, he attended a recruiting event at the stadium, and emphasized the Coast Guards continued support for diversity and inclusion in the officer ranks through recruitment at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities.

Coast Guard Relief Assistance - 26-HK-292-28. Hurricane Katrina

PHILIPPINE SEA (MAY 6, 2022) Cmdr. Jermaine Brooms, from Chicago, the commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), presents a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Lt. j.g. Richard Kang, from Los Angeles, during an all-hands awards quarters. Dewey is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleets principal surface force.

030801-M-4160R-002. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN FRONTIER 2003 Base: Raaf Darwin State: Northern Territory Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: VMFA-212

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