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Hurricane Katrina Rescue Missions

Coast Guard and rescue operations during Hurricane Katrina, documenting the efforts and challenges faced in flood relief.

Search and Rescue Operations - Helicopter - 26-HK-261-71. Hurricane Katrina
Search and Rescue Operations - Helicopter - 26-HK-261-71. Hurricane Katrina
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U.S. Coast Guard members conduct an interview with The Weather Channel in Pine Island, Florida on Oct. 15, 2022. Coast Guard personnel were responding to reports of over 6,000 vessels that may be potential environmental threats in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.
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SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (Nov. 4, 2012) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, stationed out of Gulfport, Miss., use a forklift to move a speedboat that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy during relief efforts in Seaside Heights. 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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Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division paddle their zodiac watercraft three-and-a-half miles in Cow House Creek during a physical training challenge lead by the brigade's command sergeant major, Command Sgt. Maj. James Pippin July 30.
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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Hartmann (left), a coxswain assigned to the 628th Security Forces Squadron, and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ethan McElroy, an entry controller assigned to the 628th SFS, monitor the restricted water way on the Cooper River at Charleston, South Carolina, April 11, 2022. Members of the 628th SFS Harbor Patrol Unit consists of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy personnel who work together to secure 4.5 miles of federal restricted water way, and protect naval nuclear training units moored on the Cooper River.
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A U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to a Naval Special Operations Team gets in the water during a 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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ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Operation Gator Hunt - 26-HK-312-44. Hurricane Katrina
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Airmen assigned to the 178th Wing in Springfield, Ohio partnered with the Cincinnati Fire Department to demonstrate their water rescue capabilities Sept. 13, 2022 for a visiting delegation of Serbians. The Serbian delegation toured numerous fire departments in the area to learn how to best establish a volunteer firefighter program in their country.
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Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-116. Hurricane Katrina
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Search and Rescue Operations - Helicopter - 26-HK-261-28. Hurricane Katrina
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Firefighters check the functionality of a HAZMAT response suit. (Photo Credit: Jim Hughes)
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Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-361. posed shot on flooded street of four personnel, one FEMA2. Hurricane Katrina
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Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-122-166. Hurricane Katrina
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Sailors from the Chief Petty Officer Association pick up trash in honor of Earth Day at Naval Station Everett in Everett, Washington April 22, 2022. The Navy is committed to strong environmental stewardship and is a U.S. government leader in sustainable energy programs.
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Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-397-69. Hurricane Katrina
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Kevin Meschede, Task Force One firefighter, extracts a simulated victim from Stagecoach Lake using a hoist from a Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during Operation Titan Fall, a domestic emergency response exercise, Oct. 19, 2019, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Operation Titan Fall was designed to test and improve emergency procedures and communication between the Nebraska National Guard, Nebraska Emergency Management Agency and Nebraska Task Force One, as well as local civil authorities and first responders. (Nebraska National Guard
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Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - MSO St. Louis Operations - 26-HK-389-81. Hurricane Katrina
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Aftermath - Salvage Operations - Empire, Louisiana - 26-HK-33-34. film crew interviewing a Coast Guardsman with water and boats visible in background, time stamped 7 141pm. Hurricane Katrina
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Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-433-131. Hurricane Katrina
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Park rangers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District dock their patrol boat at the Youghiogheny River Lake in Confluence, Pennsylvania, July 14, 2022. Park rangers help make sure visitors stay safe while having fun either on the water, at campgrounds or while hiking or biking around the lake.
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Joint Task Force - 26-HK-161-29. Joint Task Force. Hurricane Katrina
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030922-F-0986R-003. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC
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Naval personnel from Naval Air Station, Agana, Guam, take part in clean-up efforts at Pedro C. Lujan School in the aftermath of Typhoon Omar which struck the area on August 28th. Base: Pedro C. Lujan School State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)
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Katrina - General - 26-HK-403-105. Hurricane Katrina
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Joint Task Force - 26-HK-161-37. Joint Task Force. Hurricane Katrina
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Survival Letter and Photos of Rescue - 26-HK-1-1. Hurricane Katrina
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Sanibel Island, FL, USA--10/06/2022-- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams do additional searches in areas impacted by Hurricane Ian.Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA
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Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-221. Hurricane Katrina
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Matlacha Isles, FL, (Oct. 4, 2022) - FEMA and the US Coast Guard help survivor of Hurricane Ian.
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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.