Hurricane Katrina Response

Images depicting military and government personnel during visits and briefings in response to Hurricane Katrina, reflecting leadership and coordination.

Congressmen Visit Mobile Aviation Training Center - 26-HK-4-27. AL Gov. Bob Riley greeting air crew members in ATC Mobile hangar, with aircraft visible. Hurricane Katrina
Congressmen Visit Mobile Aviation Training Center - 26-HK-4-27. AL Gov. Bob Riley greeting air crew members in ATC Mobile hangar, with aircraft visible. Hurricane Katrina
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Williamsburg, Virginia, for Colonial National Historical Park touring, discussions with National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Colonial National Historical Park staff, and keynote address at the 2007 National Association of State Park Directors and National Park Service Leadership Council Conference
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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
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, for touring, participation in events highlighting the restoration project--funded jointly by the National Park Service and the Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative--aimed at replacing interpretive battlefield markers and conserving the array of bronze statuary and stone monuments at the Civil War site. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the events, including the unveiling of the first group of 22 metal markers identifying the specific locations of various Union and Confederate artillery batteries during the siege and defense of Vicksburg, were National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and country music star Trace Adkins, among other dignitaries.
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Secretary Dirk Kempthorne conducting press conference, with Boy Scouts, during visit to Acadia National Park, Maine
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Brigadier General Durham greets former President Gerald Ford as he arrives for a visit.
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Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Return - 26-HK-118-104. Hurricane Katrina
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Boston, Massachusetts, for tour of harbor and the historic U.S. Naval vessel, U.S.S. Constitution
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the base of the Astronaut Memorial Mirror at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Center Director Bob Cabana accepts the U.S. Honor Flag presented to him by James Loftus (right), director of the Miami-Dade Police Department. The flag is presented to NASA to be prepared to fly aboard space shuttle Atlantis on the Space Shuttle Program's final mission, STS-135. The U.S. Honor Flag has been flown nationwide, at Ground Zero and throughout the world to honor heroes who have lost their lives while serving their community and country, including police officers, firefighters, members of the Armed Forces and astronauts. More than 100 honor guard members traveled to the Space Coast to take part in the ceremony. After the flag returns to Earth, it will continue as a traveling memorial.
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Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Guam, U.S. Territory
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the RLV Hangar, at right, Adm. Harold Gehman, chairman of the Columbia Investigation Accident Board, points to some of the tile debris. He and the board are visiting KSC as part of the ongoing investigation. At Gehmans left is U.S. Representative Tom Feeney, who accompanied the board. Recovery efforts as of May 5 included 82,500 pieces of debris weighing 84,800 pounds, almost 40 percent of the total dry weight of the shuttle. About 25,000 personnel took part, utilizing almost 1.5 million total man-hours in the recovery effort and involving more than 130 federal, state and local agencies. The operation was also supported by more than 270 organizations that included businesses and volunteer groups.
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Boston, Massachusetts, for tour of harbor and the historic U.S. Naval vessel, U.S.S. Constitution
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Participants, supporters, vehicles on hand for the annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally, on behalf of the Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW-MIA) cause, through Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the riders
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President William Jefferson Clinton happily salutes a newly enlisted sailor following a special ceremony on board the USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67), during a weeklong "Celebration of Seapower for the Millennium" in New York harbor. Base: Uss John F. Kennedy (CV 67) State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, for touring, participation in events highlighting the restoration project--funded jointly by the National Park Service and the Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative--aimed at replacing interpretive battlefield markers and conserving the array of bronze statuary and stone monuments at the Civil War site. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the events, including the unveiling of the first group of 22 metal markers identifying the specific locations of various Union and Confederate artillery batteries during the siege and defense of Vicksburg, were National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and country music star Trace Adkins, among other dignitaries.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Slappey of Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30) prepares to present a symbolic Christmas tree at Chicago's Navy Pier during the 23rd annual Christmas Ship ceremony Dec. 3, 2022. The event, which takes place during one of Mackinaw's regular buoy-tending runs, brings 1,200 trees from northern Michigan to struggling families in Chicago and commemorates the loss of the original Christmas Ship, the schooner Rouse Simmons, in a Lake Michigan gale in November of 1912. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer John Masson.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with 70-year-old Vo Ban Tam - who was part of a team that attacked the Secretary's Swift Boat on February 28, 1969, prompting the Secretary to kill his 24-year-old friend and fellow soldier, Ba Thanh. The Secretary and Vo Ban Tam met on January 14, 2017, at the Nam Can Boat and Bus Station in Nam Can, Vietnam, while the Secretary visited the place where he started his career in public service as a U.S. Navy officer, and learned about war reconciliation efforts and work to curb environmental damage in the broader Mekong River Delta.
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Chiefs of Delegation and Alumni from 36, 41, 43, 46, 47, 49, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 and 61 for a 60th anniversary Celebration on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, 2022. During the celebration visitors participated in a campus tour, a Panel on Ethics and Strategic Leadership, a BBQ and an Alumni Recognition Ceremony, including the release of the 60th Anniversary Book Strengthening Strategic Leadership in the Americas.
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Charles Meacham and Frank Wright attend Raider Night during Raider Week at Camp Lejeune, May 13, 2022. Meacham and Wright were Marine Raiders who fought during WWII and were one of the first to see combat. Raider Week combined MARSOCs annual Cognitive Raider Symposium with various Individual Training Class graduation events along with a team-based competition. This year, MARSOC invited World War II Marine Raiders and alumni from the Marine Corps U.S. Special Operations Command Detachment, also known as Det One, to celebrate MARSOCs past and look toward the future. Raider Week focused on four themes throughout the week: reflection, remembrance, Raider Pride and the Cognitive Raider.
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US Air Force Colonel Paul Curtis (Right) congratulates a first place winner during the '99 Northern Santa Barbara County Special Olympic Games held on April 17th, 1999 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. This image is seen in the April 1999 edition of AIRMAN Magazine. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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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.
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FORT CARSON, Colo. Michael Reheuser, director of installation services and deputy chief of staff for G-9 headquarters for the Department of the Army, views a map Sept. 14, 2022, where a new fire station will be placed by Gate 6. Tom Joyce, deputy garrison commander, points out details about the new fire station project.
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Kenneth Sullivan, center, Arnold Community Council president, presents Chris Bohna, a member of the contractor security forces at Arnold Air Force Base, and his K-9 Eva with a plaque after recognizing them as outstanding first responders during a Sept. 13, 2022, meeting of the ACC at the Gossick Leadership Center at Arnold AFB, Tennessee, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Also pictured is Glenn Liston, ACC vice president. The ACC is a nonprofit founded to support AEDC and represents multiple Tennessee and Alabama counties. The organization recognizes first responders in September in remembrance of 9/11.
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Dave Smith, 12th Maintenance Group, production supervisor, looks for FOD 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.
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U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert, 42nd District of California and ranking member of the Defense Subcommittee in the House Appropriations Committee, engages in a tour of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division, during a tour of the warfare center in Norco, California, Nov. 2, 2022. NSWC Corona has served as the Navy's independent assessment agent since 1964 and is comprised of 1,800 civilian personnel, a small contingent of Sailors and more than 2,000 contractors executing several different disciplines in support of the warfighter.
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Jim Bailey, senior integration analyst, and Russell Lang, integration analyst, assigned to Joint Modernization Command for the U.S. Army, shake hands after discussing their newest efforts for the Table of Knowledge during Project Convergence - Capstone 4 at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 21, 2024.
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Congressional Delegation Oversight Visit - 26-HK-7-166. USACE official briefing CODEL at ATC Mobile. Hurricane Katrina
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Vice Admiral Thad Allen at Aviation Training Center News Conference - 26-HK-14-11. Hurricane Katrina
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Rear Admiral Robert F. Duncan Press Conference - 26-HK-8-24. RADM Duncan at podium in conference room. Hurricane Katrina
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A Marine Raider with Marine Forces Special Operations Command interacts with staff delegation members from the United States Senate at an Infantry Immersion Trainer on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 14, 2024. The delegation viewed various static displays that showcased the capabilities and readiness of the Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force. Marine Corps
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2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Vice President Dick Cheney and South Koreaa's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae-Sik, among the dignitaries participating
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240224-N-HO944-2004 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Adm. Samuel Paparo greets Rep. Ed Case at the Dry Dock 5 Anchoring Ceremony. Distinguished guests celebrated an early construction milestone at the ceremony, marking the installation of piles that will anchor the foundational footprint of Dry Dock 5 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF). This is the first graving dock built in Pearl Harbor since 1943 and the highest-value single construction project in the history of the Navy. The new dry dock will enhance PHNSY & IMFs mission to repair, maintain, and modernize Navy fast-attack submarines and surface ships, keeping them Fit to Fight. U.S. Navy
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Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-129. Hurricane Katrina
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Jay Carr, Joint Munitions Command deputy to the commander, recently acknowledged several members of the Crane Army workforce. Employees were recognized for their achievements and contributions in their efforts to help CAAA continue to support the U.S. Army and its warfighters.
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Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, Pennsylvanias adjutant general, welcomes Lt. Gen. Valdemaras Rupšys, Lithuania's Chief of Defense, and Ambassador Dennis B. Hankins, foreign policy advisor to chief, National Guard Bureau, and their teams to Fort Indiantown Gap Nov. 30, 2022, to discuss the future of the State Partnership Program. Lithuanias official party also includes: Brig. Gen. Modestas Petrauskas, defense attaché to the U.S., Command Sgt. Maj. Remigijus Katinas of the Armed Forces of Lithuania, Lt. Col. Giedrius Anglickis, military assistant to the chief of defense, Maj. Kazimiras Bogdanas, aide de camp to the chief of defense, and Maj. Rūta Montvilė, the public information officer.The United States official party also includes: Brig. Gen. Laura McHugh, deputy adjutant general-Army, Brig. Gen. Michael Regan, deputy adjutant general-Air, Command Sgt. Maj. Jon Worley, senior enlisted advisor, Lt. Col. Stephanie Baugh, defense attaché, U.S. Embassy Vilnius, Lithuania, Maj. Dustin Wolfgang, s
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Tallahassee, FL, September 30, 2022 - FDEM Director Kevin Guthrie briefing on Hurricane Ian recovery with National Guard Major General James Eifert, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, USCG Liaison Captain Paul Rooney and FEMA Region 4 Administrator Gracia Szczech. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.
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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
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.
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NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (December 9, 2022) - NBC news affiliate WAVY 10 reporter Brett Hall, right, interviews Cmdr. Christopher Petro, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), as part of a monthly series WAVY’s Navy Ship Salute,” Dec. 9. Porter is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk and currently in the sustainment phase.
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks tours the 2022 Pentagon Energy Expo, which showcases emerging energy technologies to advance the combat capabilities of the Joint Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2022.
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At right, Douglas R. Bush, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, stands with Mike Zecca, Chief Futures Officer, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center, in front of the Abrams X Tech Demonstrator at the Association at the United States Army Annual Exposition in Washington D.C. on Oct 10, 2022.