Disaster Relief Missions

Images capturing Coast Guard operations during Hurricane Katrina, illustrating rescue efforts and community support during disasters.

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Feb. 18, 2013) Sailors transport a simulated casualty across the weather deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) during a medical drill. Mobile Bay is deployed with the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-398-18. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-379-67. Hurricane Katrina

Public Affairs - Rescue - 26-HK-418-50. Hurricane Katrina

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-171. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

Katrina Response Ops - Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - 26-HK-163-116. Hurricane Katrina

110323-N-8497H-164 ARABIAN GULF (March 23, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ramone Resop, left, conducts medical response training with Sailors aboard the countermeasures ship USS Ardent (MCM 12). Ardent is underway with elements of Combined Task Force 52 participating in a Joint mine counter-measure exercise with NATO, U.S., U.K. and French forces.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-397-92. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-398-38. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-381-65. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Feb. 18, 2013) Sailors transport a simulated casualty across the weather deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) during a medical drill. Mobile Bay is deployed with the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-398-184. Hurricane Katrina

220824-N-EE352-1158 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 24, 2022) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Sailors and San Diego Federal Fire Department simulate a medical emergency during the Chapter 13 shipboard carrier qualification aboard Vinson, Aug. 24. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

Coast Guard personnel from the Gulf, Atlantic, and Pacific Strike teams transfer people from Sanibel Island, Florida to the mainland on Sept. 30, 2022. The strike forces transferred over 30 people to Floridas mainland to seek shelter and resources after Hurricane Ian.

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-77. CG rescue swimmer and other crew member near HH-65. Hurricane Katrina

Twenty Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing departed Klamath Falls, Ore. for the Rum Creek Fire, near Grants Pass, Ore, which has grown to over 10-thousand acres as of the afternoon of Aug. 29. The Airmen are activated under the auspices of OPLAN Smokey to help with traffic control as emergency crews work to ensure the safety of those in the area as well as fight the blaze fueled by recent high winds.

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.

HONOLULU (July 14, 2022) - A multinational team consisting ofRepublic of Korea Navy, Royal Australian Navy and U.S. Coast Guard use a sonar system to search for objects on the ocean floor. This is part of a Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Response (HADR) scenario to safely reopen a port following a typhoon. Unmanned and remotely operated vessels extend the capability of interconnected manned platform sensors to enhance the war-fighting capacity of multinational joint task forces. 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 world's 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 world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that bega

DN-ST-89-01328. Base: Naples Country: Italy (ITA)

Aftermath - Displaced Boats - Port Security Unit (PSU) 309 - 26-HK-27-29. Coast Guardsmen in TPSB with others on dock--Chris Tramp photo. Hurricane Katrina

Supplies - 26-HK-269-50. Hurricane Katrina

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.

Agents from the Comando de Operações Táticas (COT), an elite tactical unit of the Federal Police of Brazil, tour a 29-foot Response Boat-Small at Maritime Safety and Security Team Houston while visiting various Coast Guard units throughout Texas, May 26, 2022. COT visited Coast Guard units and personnel in Texas to learn more about the Coast Guards missions, assets and training.

Aftermath - Displaced Boats - Port Security Unit (PSU) 309 - 26-HK-27-30. Coast Guardsmen interact with civilians on dock near TPSB--Chris Tramp photo. Hurricane Katrina

A simulated C-130 aircraft crash casualty is loaded into an ambulance for transporting to a local hospital by Medical Group personnel and firemen. Emergency personnel from the Fire Department, Search & Recovery, Bioenvironmental, Mobil Command and Control and the Medical group all responded to this part of the 21st Space Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection that was conducted at Cheyenne Mountain Air Station and Peterson AFB, Colo., 13 to 17 February 1996. The Inspector General's Team tested their ability to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft and automobile accidents, hostage situations, bomb threats, armed robbery, terrorism, and communication .... Complete Scene Caption: A simulated C-130 aircraft crash casualty is loaded into an ambulance for transporting to a local hospital by Medical Group personnel and firemen. Emergency personnel from the Fire Department, Search & Recovery, Bioenvironmental, Mobil Command and Control and the Medical gr

U.S. Coast Guardsmen from the coastal buoy tender USCGC Maria Bray (WLM-562) make final preparations prior to getting underway from Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 5, 2022. The Maria Bray, launched in 1999, is 175-feet long and is typically tasked with maintaining aids to navigation, search and rescue, and law enforcement.

RIO DE JANEIRO - U.S. Navy divers, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU-2) watch as their Brazilian counterparts conduct a demonstration during UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 14, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Belize, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States conducting operations in and off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces.

ESU St. Louis - Morgan City - 26-HK-376-43. LA-9822-80. Hurricane Katrina

001212-A-4813S-015. Base: Fort Gillem State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-398-156. Hurricane Katrina

Search and Rescue Operations - 26-HK-260-53. Hurricane Katrina

Aids to Navigation Operations - 26-HK-63-31. Coast Guardsmen working with lumber near CGC Saginaw--ATON ops. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard personnel from the Gulf, Atlantic, and Pacific Strike teams transfer residents of Sanibel Island, Florida to the mainland on Sept. 30, 2022. The strike teams transferred over 30 people to Floridas mainland to seek shelter and resources after Hurricane Ian.

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 12, 2005 -- A FEMA Urban Search and Rescue worker discusses operations with the crew members of a Blackhawk helicopter before going out on a mission for operations in response to Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-397-67. Hurricane Katrina

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 4, 2022) Sailors treat a simulated casualty during a mass casualty drill in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently moored pier side at Naval Air Station North Island in support of routine operations.

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-100. CGC Dauntless -- Coast Guardsmen on deck--050928. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Personnel - 26-HK-413-51. Hurricane Katrina

CBPs Special Response Team (SRT) support FEMAs Urban Search and Rescue mission in the Ft Myers region after Hurricane Ian devastated the area.Photo by Rob Brisley

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-400-10. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard National Strike Force members scan Pine Island, Florida for people in need on Oct. 1, 2022. The National Strike Force team in Southwest Florida assisted over 50 people while in the Fort Myers area.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-379-100. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-398-53. Hurricane Katrina

Fort Myers, FL, USA--10/06/2022--FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams go through Decontamination Units after a trip to Sanibel Island to continue with search operations.Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

220719-N-DM318-1092.NEF NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (July 19, 2022) Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Kevin Ling and Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Anna Umberger, approach a stopped vehile during an Anti-Terrorism Training (ATT) drill.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-400-5. Hurricane Katrina

Airmen from the Hawiian Air National Guard prepare a raft and secure to traverse the Truckee River in California, June 9, 2022. The 144th Medical Detachment participated in Swift Water Rescue Training in partnership with Hawaii and Nevada medical detachments in support of FEMA Region IX.

Coast Guard Personnel - 26-HK-413-104. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 6, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces continue search operations into neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Katrina. US Coast Guard help the operations by providing boats. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces and local rescue personnel continue to help residents impacted by Hurricane Katrina. These residents were transported by boat to the area from various neighborhoods and need to cross over the rail road tracks to get on a second boat which will bring them to dry land.

Search and Rescue Operations - Helicopter - 26-HK-261-102. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-397-102. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-397-62. Hurricane Katrina

Severe Wildfire Threat, Connerville, OK, January 14, 2006 Firefighters from the Bureau of Indian Affairs Chickasaw Agency plan their fire patrol mission during conditions that pose an extreme fire threat. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

220711-N-EE352-1678 BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii (July 11, 2022) Mexican Naval Infantry Marines haul a combat rubber raiding craft during amphibious operations training with the Australian Army, Republic of Korea Navy Sailors and U.S. Marine Corps as part of 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 world's 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 world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Expedition 39 Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA is helped of the Soyuz Capsule just minutes after he and Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), center, and Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos landed in their Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Wakata, Tyurin and Mastracchio returned to Earth after more than six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 38 and 39 crews.

Personnel from Commander, Navy Region Japan (CNRJ) Fire & Emergency Services Sasebo assist Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Peter Hubbard after sustaining a simulated injury as part of a mass casualty drill during Exercise Citadel Pacific 2022 (CP22) at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS) Aug. 17, 2022. CP22 is an annual exercise that is not in response to any specific real-world threat but is used to evaluate the readiness of fleet and installation security programs.

Members of the 202nd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Squadron, Florida Air National Guard, clear roads in St. James City, Pine Island, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, Oct. 4, 2022. The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron, stationed at Camp Blanding, Florida, is a specialized, highly mobile civil engineering team comprised of Florida Air National Guardsmen that provides rapid response capabilities for multiple worldwide contingencies and operations.

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, La., September 8, 2005 -- FEMA's US&R teams at Zepher Field where they are staging operations.

041209-M-9023R-050. Base: Marine Corps Base Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Medics set down a litter with one of three rescued civilian sailors on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66). Marc Dupaullion, Edward Provost and Allison Wilcox were rescued by SH-3 Sea King helicopter off the coast of Cape May, N.J., after spending ten days at sea in a life raft. Their sailboat had capsized near Delaware during Hurricane Bob.. Country: Atlantic Ocean(AOC)

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, La., September 2, 2005 -- Patients are loaded on C-130's for evacuation at New Orleans airport where FEMA's D-MATs have set up operations.

Search and Rescue Operations - Helicopter - 26-HK-261-106. Hurricane Katrina

Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen with the 171st Air Refueling Wings Fire Emergency Services Flight rescue a simulated victim from a crashed van during a large-scale readiness exercise at the base in Pittsburgh, March 12, 2023. The multi-day large-scale readiness exercise involved Guardsmen from multiple sections on base working together to build skills needed to maintain readiness.

Two recruits practice connecting a fire hose to a hydrant during damage control and fire fighting training. Base: Recruit Trng Command, Orlando State: Florida(FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

HURRICANE KATRINA COAST GUARD. Pictures from the media. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Navy Sailors with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and Kingdom of Saudi Arabian emergency team members conduct a cherry picker training event during exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 2, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Prepositioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.

ATLANTIC OCEAN - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Reymond Rallos tows a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Jan. 25, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is the final pre-deployment exercise that certifies the Kearsarge ARG and 22nd MEUs ability to conduct military operations through joint planning, and execute challenging and realistic scenarios. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jesse Schwab)

Aftermath - Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - 26-HK-30-7. Coasties with two Sea Ark response boats, one with motor removed, banked on flooded street near civilians--DART. Hurricane Katrina

Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-220. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-399-22. Hurricane Katrina

England, Kent, Search and Rescue team setting off on a recovery exercise.

Joint Task Force - 26-HK-161-52. Joint Task Force. Hurricane Katrina

Public Affairs - Rescue - 26-HK-418-58. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-400-3. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-308-91. Hurricane Katrina

230402-N-XK462-1001 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (April 2, 2023) U.S. Navy Sailors fake out line aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as the ship gets underway. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-399-123. Hurricane Katrina

050903-N-5319A-008. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: JTF-KATRINA, FLEET COMBAT CAMERA

Firefighters with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services give a tour of their fire engine at the Farmers Market on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 30, 2022. The Farmers Market was established to provide locally sourced produce to U.S. service members and their families. Events such as the Farmers Market strengthens local community relations by supporting local farmers and businesses.

220813-N-PC065-1079 BALTIC SEA (Aug. 13, 2022) - U.S. Navy Lt. Cole Owens, center, senior medical officer assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), reviews documentation in Arlingtons well deck during a simulated medical patient transfer, Aug. 13, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

Aircrafts - Sand Baggers - 26-HK-57-115. Military personnel, air crew talking near sand bags-- 050929. Hurricane Katrina

Winch rescue training of the rescue helicopter, Christoph 62, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the DRF Luftrettung. The rescue of casualties in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains will be practised

Aftermath - Displaced Boats - Port Security Unit (PSU) 309 - 26-HK-27-27. Coast Guardsmen and civilians gathered along dock by CG boat--Chris Tramp photo. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Personnel - 26-HK-412-13. Hurricane Katrina

Search and Rescue Operations - 26-HK-260-66. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-397-84. Hurricane Katrina

Virginia Task Force 2 Urban Search & Rescue team returning from their deployment in South Carolina on October 11, 2015. After severe flooding across South Carolina, they were called in to support the state's search and rescue efforts.. Virginia Task Force 2 Urban Search & Rescue team returning from their deployment in South Carolina on October 11, 2015. After severe flooding across South Carolina, they were called in to support the state's search and rescue efforts.Photo courtesy of Virginia Task Force 2.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-399-96. Hurricane Katrina

The 314th Marine Science Technician (MST) Weather Station, manned by four Air Force weather forcasters and two German reservists from Bushel AFB, Germany support personnel with hourly weather updates. One method of weather forcast is the use of the Helium weather balloon. STAFF SGT. Jon Hubble, Fort Carson, Colo, and SGT. Paul Gruen, reservist, Bushel AFB, Germany prepare a helium weather balloon. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - A wheelchair bound resident is assisted out her home and onto a Massachusetts National Guard light medium tactical vehicle in Quincy, Mass. during a winter storm Mar. 2, 2018. Throughout the weekend, Massachusetts National Guardsmen assisted local authorities in rescuing local residents trapped by floodwaters caused by a noreaster that hit the region. (Massachusetts National Guard

Coast Guard Personnel - 26-HK-413-97. Hurricane Katrina

A Harlowtown elementary student tests the bomb suit used by the 341st Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team during the Local Integrated Response Plan public display Sept. 12, 2022, in Harlowtown, Mont. The Malmstrom EOD team is trained to detect, disarm and dispose of explosive threats in extreme environments.

040917-F-1467B-006. Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

A child being carried off a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter by Senior Airman John J. Kosequat, a pararescueman with the 103rd Rescue Squadron of the 106th Rescue Wing assigned to the New York Air National Guard, at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas, August 30, 2017. Kosequat, a new father, gave the child a glow stick while onboard as a way to keep him occupied.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-22. Hurricane Katrina

Victim of a heavy traffic accident is carried away from the accident scene by the undertakers in a casket, Gomadingen, Reutlingen Region, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Coast Guard Auxiliarist Hua Lin McCaffrey assists a boarding team from Coast Guard Cutter Munro during a boarding at sea in the Indo-Pacific, May 2, 2022. Volunteers with interpreting skills like McCaffrey are in high demand in the Coast Guard Auxiliary, to help the Coast Guard detect and deter illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer with the Office of Field Operations carries cleared debris left behind by Hurricane Ian from a residents yard near Ft. Myers, Fla., Sept. 29, 2022. CBP photo by Glenn Fawcett

110315-N-MU720-094MISAWA, Japan (March 15, 2011) Sailors assigned to Naval Air Facility Misawa help a Misawa City employee transport salvageable fishing equipment at the Misawa Fishing Port. More than 120 Sailors and Airmen from the air base joined Misawa City workers and members of the community in the relief effort.

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