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Hurricane Katrina Coast Guard Operations

Photos of Coast Guard personnel during Hurricane Katrina, highlighting their rescue efforts and management of relief operations in affected areas.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Return - 26-HK-118-11. Hurricane Katrina

020607-F-3958S-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Relief Assistance - 26-HK-292-27. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-298. CGC Dauntless--Coast Guardsmen and civilian crew members near tables on ship --050928. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-119-23. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-236. Hurricane Katrina

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Kwajalein Atoll, of the Republic of Marshall Islands

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-65. CG personnel seated on aircraft. Hurricane Katrina

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At Fire Station 1 at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Fire and Rescue personnel salute during the 9/11 memorial dedication ceremony.Kennedy Fire and Rescue Services commemorated the 11th anniversary of 9/11 with a ceremony that included a minute of silence at 10:28 a.m., which was the moment of collapse of the north tower of the World Trade Center. Kennedy center-wide emergency units dispatched by Fire Control engaged in one-minute sirens, the new memorial was dedicated and the Honor Guard performed a flag-folding ceremony.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-378-5. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-281. Coast Guardsman under netting along roadside2. Hurricane Katrina

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Midway Atoll, U.S. Territory

DF-ST-88-10011. Base: Camp Perry State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220920-N-DE439-1060 NORWEGIAN SEA (Sept. 20, 2022) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Peter Flynn, right, pins a surface warfare officer (SWO) pin on Lt. j.g. Shamaal Fletcher aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), Sept. 20, 2022. Arleigh Burke is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Operation Blue Roof MCV2, manned by USACE rehired annuitant Bob Sikkila speaks with FEMA segment supervisor, Leon A. Lorenzo about the Blue Roof application process and best practices on the field. The mission's purpose is to provide homeowners and permanently occupied rental properties in disaster areas with fiber-reinforced sheeting to cover their damaged roofs until arrangements can be made for permanent repairs. This is a free service for homeowners.

Joint Task Force - 26-HK-161-49. Joint Task Force. Hurricane Katrina

NAVAL BASE GUAM (Sept. 12, 2022) - First Responders from Joint Region Marianas (JRM) Emergency Services along with Commander, Joint Region Marianas Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, and U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) Commanding Officer Capt. Michael Luckett observed the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks during a ceremony at Fire Station 1 onboard NBG, Sept. 12. Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), police officers, Chief Petty Officers (CPO), and CPO Selects from throughout the region participated in the ceremony to pay tribute to the lives of 343 firefighters, 62 law enforcement officers, eight emergency medical technicians, and 2,581 civilians who were lost during the attacks. The ceremony included 10 full blasts from the airhorns symbolizing the signal made to evacuate the World Trade Center, followed by a moment of silence. Firefighters also marked the anniversary with a stair climb at the Charles King Fitness Center. The firefighters assigned 15-

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-381-35. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-65. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-308-103. Hurricane Katrina

Chaplains - 26-HK-110-6. Hurricane Katrina

060322-N-4649C-011. Base: Naval Hospital, Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN)

US Air Force Brigadier General Gary R. Dylewski (Left), Commander, Space Warfare Center, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, walks out of the Joint National Test Facility building at Schriever AFB, CO, with USAF CHIEF of STAFF General Michael Ryan (Center) and USAF General Richard B. Myers, Commander in CHIEF, North American Aerospace Defense Command, on Spetember 1ST, 1999. Base: Schriever Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Congressional Delegation Oversight Visit - 26-HK-7-16. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-231. CGC Dauntless-- Coast Guardsmen on interior stairwell of commercial vessel -- 050928. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-379-37. Hurricane Katrina

Vice Admiral Thad Allen Visits Hancock County, Mississippi - 26-HK-12-32. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-165. Coast Guardsman being interviewed by camera crew near pavilion2. Hurricane Katrina

A firefighter from the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services takes a picture during the 36 CES Fire and Emergency Services tour at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 2, 2022. Members from Guam's fire departments had the opportunity to receive a mission brief and tour Andersen's fire departments and equipment to continue to strengthen and build relationships between the fire chiefs across the island.

Admiral Collins Visit - 26-HK-3-46. Admiral Collins talking with active-duty USCG in JFO-type building. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - Katrina - 26-HK-216-36. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-154. Hurricane Katrina

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Paraguayan General Brigadier Néstor Daniel Zalazar Echauri, Incoming Chief of Delegation of Paraguay to the Inter-American Defense Board for a campus Tour on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 2022. During the visit, The General attended an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

Fort Worth, TX May 11, 2006 Mick Cote of NDMS (National Disaster Medical Service) explains how the DMAT (Disaster Medical Assistance Teams) work to deliver medical assistance during a disaster at a media briefing at the FEMA Logistics Center.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Vice Admiral Vivien Crea - 26-HK-15-79. VADM Crea outside with CG personnel. Hurricane Katrina

During the Joint Services Open House 2000, SSGT Graves, of the 89th Security Forces Squadron patrols the the flight line display area on a bicycle. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-378-21. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 4, 2005 -- Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff meets with members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces at the base of operations set up at the Saint's training facility prior to going out on the day's missions.

Aftermath - New Orleans Fire Department - 26-HK-40-20. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-137. Hurricane Katrina

Interior Operations - 26-HK-81-33. CG Interior Ops--CG personnel working at table, 050829. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-122-20. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-138. Hurricane Katrina

060316-N-2420K-004. Base: Port Gentil Country: Gabon (GAB)

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-94. Hurricane Katrina

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-143-29. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-89. Hurricane Katrina

Former members of the 61st Tactical Airlift Squadron tour the flight deck of a C-130J Super Hercules during a reunion visit to Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, June 7, 2022. The 61st TAS held its 50th anniversary reunion for members who served within the squadron during the 1970s. The squadron was redesignated as the 61st TAS on May 1, 1967, before being redesignated as the 61st Airlift Squadron on Dec. 1, 1991.

U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger, the District 1 Commander, engages in conversation with Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Blanton, a machinery technician aboard USCGC (WMEC 901), Boston, Massachusetts, Sep. 9, 2022. Blanton was being commended by Mauger for outstanding performance in the North Atlantic theatre.

041110-F-2390B-007. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Miscellaneous - Security Photos - 26-HK-436-56. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-132-86. Hurricane Katrina

060523-N-1577S-034. Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19)

Congressmen Visit Mobile Aviation Training Center - 26-HK-4-121. Sens. Joe Lieberman and Christopher Dodd talking with active-duty USCG at ATC Mobile. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater - Vice Admiral Thad Allen Visit - 26-HK-277-11. Hurricane Katrina

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-432-70. Pack it up 2. Hurricane Katrina

NAPLES, ITALY -- Italian Fire Chief Giovanni Rippa, center, poses for a photo with U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples Fire Chiefs after his retirement ceremony, celebrating 37 years of faithful service to Naval Support Activity Naples, Sept. 30, 2022. NSA Naples is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed, when they are needed to ensure security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

Master Chief Frank Tatu, Coast Guard Fifth District command master chief, visits District 5 members deployed for the holidays, December 13, 2022, Key West, Florida. D5 personnel are deployed to support D7 personnel for Operation Vigilant Sentry.

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-143-50. Hurricane Katrina

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with National Park Service staff during visit to the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, Statue of Liberty, and surrounding area, New York City, New York. The Secretary was in New York to deliver remarks at a ceremony unveiling plans for a major Ellis Island Immigration Museum expansion, known as The Peopling of America Center, funded by the National Park Service along with the Bank of America Charitable Foundation and the Annenberg Foundation.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-128. Hurricane Katrina

Rear Adm. Nathan Moore, U.S. Coast Guard 17th District, commander, and Neil ORourke, Canadian Coast Guard Arctic Region, assistant commissioner, underway in a Canadian response vessel at Hay River Base, Northwest Territories, Canada, June 8, 2022. They met in Yellowknife and Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada the 7-8th of June to discuss joint mission cooperation in the Canada-U.S. trans-boundary waters of the Beaufort Sea portion of the Arctic Ocean.

Hurricane Ike, San Antonio, TX, September 10, 2008 Members of the FEMA Strike Team 46 arrive at the reception center for evacuees where there is a staging area for buses and supplies to be used if necessary for Hurricane Ike. San Antonio, TX, USA--September 10, 2008-- Members of the FEMA Strike Team 46 arrive at the reception center for evacuees where there is a staging area for buses and supplies to be used if necessary for Hurricane Ike.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Jason Brewer, a gunners mate aboard USCGC Bear (WMEC 901), awaits the reception of his seventh good conduct award at quarters, Atlantic Ocean, Sep. 8, 2022. Brewer has been serving in the United States Armed Forces for 21 years.

Boulder, Colo., Sep. 14, 2013 Utah Task Force 1, Urban Search and Rescue team are deployed in support of the Colorado flooding response. The team coordinates search efforts.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-122-48. Hurricane Katrina

220822-N-HG389-0081 SINGAPORE (Aug. 22, 2022)Demetrious Mighty Mouse Johnson, twelve-time Flyweight World Champion, left, and Rich Franklin, three-time MMA World Champion and VP of ONE Championship, speak to the crew of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) during a visit, Aug. 22. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-380-15. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-257. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-98. Hurricane Katrina

Adm. Steven D. Poulin (left), U.S. Coast Guard Vice Commandant, and Capt. Edward J. Hernaez (center), Base Kodiak commanding officer, listen to Cmdr. Anna Steel (right), Base Kodiak personnel support department head, during a tour at the Base Kodiak Child Development Center on July 25, 2022. The 2022 Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill provided $120 million to build and renovate Child Development Centers across the nation. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ali Blackburn.

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-292. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

040503-F-3873G-002. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

An Interpol instructor trains Georgian Coast Guard members at Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa, Kenya during exercise Cutlass Express 2024, Feb. 29, 2024. Cutlass Express 2024, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa and sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, increases the readiness of U.S. forces; enhances maritime domain awareness and collaboration among participating nations; and strengthens the capability of partner nations to combat piracy and counter illicit trafficking and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. Navy

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - VIP Tours - 26-HK-375-8. Hurricane Katrina

NEW YORK (May 29, 2022) U.S. Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Jeffrey Porter explains the Coast Guard Cutter Sycamores (WLB 209) functions to Phil Farinacci and Peter Botros, local restaurant owners, aboard Sycamore at Homeport Pier in Staten Island, N.Y., during Fleet Week. Fleet Week New York, now in its 34th year, is the city's time-honored celebration of the sea services. It is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen and witness first hand the latest capabilities of todays maritime services. The weeklong celebration has been held nearly every year since 1984 and will host nearly 3,000 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen this year.

Congressmen Visit Mobile Aviation Training Center - 26-HK-4-116. Senator Ted Kennedy walking with LCDR William Sasser and civilians near ATC Mobile ramp. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-380-13. Hurricane Katrina

This week Crane Army Ammunition Activity welcomed Jay Carr, Deputy to the Commander, Joint Munitions Command. Carr is new to JMC and it was his first visit to CAAA. He toured several buildings and got a first-hand look at Crane Armys strengths and struggles. He also took the opportunity to recognize several members of the outstanding workforce. U.S. Army Materiel Command #TeamCrane #USArmy

U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District engineers were on site at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plan, Sept. 1, 2022, after receiving a FEMA ESF#3 mission assignment to perform initial assessments of the pumping system and electrical system. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in coordination with FEMA is committed to working with our federal, state, and local partners to provide assistance to the citizens and City of Jackson, Mississippi. (USACE photo by Sabrina Dalton)

U.S. Coast Guard crews from Sector Key West plan and prepare for the landfall of Hurricane Ian in Key West, Florida, Sept. 26, 2022. The Coast Guard from South Carolina to the Florida Keys and Caribbean are urging mariners to secure their vessels and paddlecraft, stay informed and follow local evacuation orders, and use VHF Ch. 16 or 911 for emergency assistance. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mikaela McGee)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ellis Island, New York City, New York, where he addressed newly naturalized U.S. citizens during Citizenship Day ceremonies, met with National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Park Police personnel, and joined U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Emilio Gonzalez for announcement of joint USCIS-NPS program to welcome new citizens at National Park sites

Departing Photos - 26-HK-127-5. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Personnel - Press Conference - 26-HK-83-24. 930 Press Conf--close-up of CAPT Frank Paskewich, SECNOLA CO, at podium2. Hurricane Katrina

Cmdr. Brooke Millard, the USCGC Bears (WMEC 091) commanding officer, gives an interview after disembarking at the pier in Portsmouth, Virginia, Monday. Bear returned home following a 74-day deployment to the northern Atlantic Ocean where crew members conducted living marine resources enforcement to ensure federal regulations compliance in U.S. waters, and the crew also took part in the Canadian Armed Forces-led, multinational naval exercise Operation Nanook.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Return - 26-HK-118-84. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita, Baton Rouge, LA October 12, 2005 - USCG Vice Admiral Thad Allen, FEMA Principal Federal Official for Gulf Coast operations, briefing reporters on the housing situation for hurricane evacuees. An estimated 1.5 million persons were displaced due to hurricanes Katrina and Riat. FEMA photo by Greg Henshall

U.S. Air Force Col. Jerry W. Bennett, left, vice commander, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, congratulates Chief Master Sgt. Joshua R. Buck, command chief, 386th AEW, for completing the 5K run at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 23, 2022. U.S. and coalition forces participated in a 5K on base in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-308-143. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-122-22. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-308-140. Hurricane Katrina

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