Hurricane Damage Assessments

Images depicting the aftermath of natural disasters, focusing on destructive impacts and recovery efforts in affected areas.

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-433-142. Hurricane Katrina

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - New Orleans Overflight - 26-HK-368-15. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Gulfport, Mississippi - 26-HK-310-134. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne in Gulfport, Mississippi September 2 through 8, 2005. Hurricane Katrina

DN-SC-85-01045. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Twisted reinforcing rods stick out from the rubble of a demolished Titan II missile silo of the 308th Strategic Missile Wing, which has been deactivated. The debris has been left in place for a Soviet verification team. Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Damage - 26-HK-328-93. Hurricane Katrina

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-433-142. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Station - Venice, Louisiana - 26-HK-347-39. Hurricane Katrina

120406-N-DC018-423VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (April 6, 2012) Firefighting foams covers the scene of a crash of an F/A-18D Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, April 6, 2012. Initial reports indicate that at approximately 12:05 p.m., the jet crashed just after takeoff at an apartment complex in Virginia Beach. Both air crew safely ejected from the aircraft and are being treated at a local hospital.

Coast Guard Damage - 26-HK-328-69. Hurricane Katrina

A Seabee adjusts the flame on his cutting torch before working on an I-beam in the rubble of a building that collapsed under the weight of the volcanic ash that fell during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL)

Coast Guard Structures - Station Gulfport - 26-HK-98-20. Hurricane Katrina

030418-M-0715G-021. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

NEW YORK (Nov. 7, 2012) A Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, from Gulfport, Miss., loads a bulldozer full of debris that was caused by Hurricane Sandy during to relief efforts in Staten Island, N.Y., ahead of a forecasted storm. 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.

970228-A-9384H-027. Complete Scene Caption: In Gayevi, Bosnia four pre-fabricated homes were blown up. These homes are being built to help in the resettlement process of Gayevi. This is the second explosion to take place this month. Here, the Serbian police search through the blown homes for clues during Operation JOINT GUARD. On December 20, 1996, the Implementation Force (IFOR) mission came to a conclusion and the 1ST Infantry Division was selected to continue serving in Bosnia as part of the new Stabilization Force (SFOR). This decision brought to close the peace mission of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR and has been the beginning for the current operation known as Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD will continue to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provide a climate of stability.. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Gayevi Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Various Operations - 26-HK-359-25. Hurricane Katrina

Field Office Operations - 26-HK-79-10. CG Field Office ops--CG personnel working in destroyed house. Hurricane Katrina

Alaska Air and Army National Guardsmen, assigned to Joint Task Force-Alaska, fill and place sand bags to reinforce the Koyuk Native Store warehouse for Operation Merbok Response in Koyuk, Alaska, Sept. 28, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by Sgt. Seth LaCount)

Katrina - General - 26-HK-403-25. Hurricane Katrina

DM-ST-85-09134. Base: Wilmington State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - The City - Search and Rescue - 26-HK-386-38. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 - 26-HK-334-174. Hurricane Katrina

011011-A-7636R-011. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MDW

Hurricane Wilma - Command Center Files - 26-HK-439-47. pompano dmge. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Venice, Louisiana - 26-HK-311-7. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne in Venice, Louisiana, September 10 through 17, 2005. Hurricane Katrina

A sign hangs on a fence surrounding the transmitter tower outside a local cable television company to show support for Operation Desert Shield and the deployed personnel of the 380th Bombardment Wing, which is based at nearby Plattsburgh Air Force Base. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Plattsburgh Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Earthquake damage. Mexico City 19th September 1985.

A rescue dog is transported out of the debris of the World Trade Center, Sept. 15, 2001. New York City, after September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. U.S. Navy Photo by Journalist 1st Class Preston Keres (BSLOC_2015_2_82)

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Captain Atkin Overview - 26-HK-365-99. Katrina Drive By. Hurricane Katrina

Military Unit Assists Storm Survivor.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

050910-A-7274K-001. State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast

A collapsed awning near a pier gate adds to the rubble as the Naval Station is blanketed with more than four inches of volcanic ash that fell as a result of the June 10 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. More than 20,000 evacuees have been removed from the area as a part of the U.S. military's Operation Fiery Vigil. Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL)

U.S. Army Pfc. Mike Ramos, left, and Pfc. Mark Limberg, right, 34th Military Police Company, escort Bonnie Oldham and her cat Silvester out of her home during flood relief operations just outside of Winona, Minn., Aug. 20, 2007. Oldham's home was carried away and damaged beyond repair by flood waters.

Coast Guard Station - Venice, Louisiana - 26-HK-347-13. Hurricane Katrina

Private 1st Class Shares Markley, a carpentry and masonry specialist with the 115th Vertical Construction Company, West Virginia National Guard, throws debris into a pile for removal Feb. 19, 2018 in Ohio County, West Virginia. More than a dozen Soldiers from the 119th Sapper Engineer Co. and 115th Vertical Construction Co. provided support to area residents and city crews to help with debris removal and cleanup on Wheeling Island following flooding in the area.

Coast Guard Personnel - 26-HK-413-59. Hurricane Katrina

970707-F-1894K-001. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON GUYANA Base: Georgetown State: Demerara-Mahaica Country: Guyana (GUY)

Plies of new roofing tiles lie on the ground in front of partially destroyed Muslim homes in Jusici, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The new tiles signal the beginning of the rebuilding process. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Jusici Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller Airmen help a resident in Moore, Okla. search through the debris looking for salvageable items May 22, 2013. On Monday a EF-5 tornado, with winds reaching at least 200 mph, traveled for 20 miles, leaving a two-mile-wide path of destruction, leveling homes, crushing vehicles, and killing more than 20 people. More than 115 Oklahoma National Guard have been activated to assist in the rescue and relief efforts.

A view of the damaged airmen's dorm and scattered debris. A tornado swept though the base, causing structural damage to 49 buildings and injuring 27 people. Base: Altus Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Gulfport, Mississippi - 26-HK-310-109. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne in Gulfport, Mississippi September 2 through 8, 2005. Hurricane Katrina

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew conducts overflights along the coast of western Florida following Hurricane Ian Oct. 1, 2022. Coast Guard assets are conducting search and rescue operations in response to the damages caused by Hurricane Ian.

An inside view of the food pantry maintained by Anti-Taliban Forces (ATF) which man an observation post near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Captain Atkin Overview - 26-HK-364-72. Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-89-07703. Base: Kelly Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-401-61. Hurricane Katrina

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Aftermath - 26-HK-372-55. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-400-27. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Gulfport, Mississippi - 26-HK-310-22. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne in Gulfport, Mississippi September 2 through 8, 2005. Hurricane Katrina

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Empire and Venice - 26-HK-352-3. Empire. Hurricane Katrina

Tourist Landmark of the Resistance, also known as Museum for Resistance Tourism, a war museum operated by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

A company Guide-on stands outside the Signal, Intelligence and Sustainment Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion vehicle used for 1st Armored Divisions Main Command Post for the 1AD Command Post Exercise III, on Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 5, 2023. Command Post Exercise III demonstrates 1ADs ability to project power and respond to real-world threats on a global scale.

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Captain Atkin Overview - 26-HK-364-75. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-401-36. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Gulfport, Mississippi - 26-HK-310-84. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne in Gulfport, Mississippi September 2 through 8, 2005. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-398-164. Hurricane Katrina

000505-N-6492H-503. Base: Camp Garcia State: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI) Scene Major Command Shown: NMCB 5

Coast Guard Station - Venice, Louisiana - 26-HK-347-47. Hurricane Katrina

The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron clear roads in Fort Myers Beach, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, Sept. 30, 2022.

Burned and melted items sit atop an office desk inside the fifth floor of the Pentagon. Shortly after 8 AM on September 11, 2001 in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a group of fundamentalist Islamic Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757-200, from Dulles International Airport just outside Washington DC. About 9:30 AM they flew the aircraft and 64 passengers into the side of the Pentagon. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five "rings" in that section that circle the building. That section of the Pentagon was in the finishing stages of a renovation program to re-enforce and update the building. Fire fighters fought the fire.... Complete Scene Caption: Burned and melted items sit atop an office desk inside the fifth floor of the Pentagon. Shortly after 8 AM on September 11, 2001 in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a group of fundamentalist Islamic Muslims, hijacked American Airlines

A Seabee uses a cutting torch to cut through an I-beam in the rubble of a building that collapsed under the weight of the volcanic ash that fell during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL)

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew conducts overflights along the coast of western Florida following Hurricane Ian Oct. 1, 2022. Coast Guard assets are conducting search and rescue operations in response to the damages caused by Hurricane Ian.

040817-M-1726K-011. Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ)

010914-F-4692S-012. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Stations - 26-HK-333-79. ATC Mobile Damage. Hurricane Katrina

Cpl. Mercedes Jensen, an Air Defense Battle management system operator, and Master Sgt. Deshane Pierce, an Electronic Warfare Specialist, with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Armored Division, take down camo netting in preparation to move locations for the 1AD Command Post Exercise III, Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 7, 2023. Each command post will execute a jump during CPX III to simulate deploying into a hostile environment and establishing a base of operations.

A U.S. Marine stands guard as his companions construct a sandbag shelter atop a section of the American Embassy during Operation SHARP EDGE. The Marines are at the embassy to aid in the evacuation of personnel during Liberia's ongoing political unrest. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: Monrovia Country: Liberia (LBR)

980807-A-6727A-101. Base: Tongduchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030325-M-0000T-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Ground Zero, New York City, N.Y. (Sept. 17, 2001) -- An aerial view shows only a small portion of the crime scene where the World Trade Center collapsed following the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. Surrounding buildings were heavily damaged by the debris and massive force of the falling twin towers. Clean-up efforts are expected to continue for months. U.S. Navy photo

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-143-78. Hurricane Katrina

A soldier from the 6th Infantry Division (Light) walks outside of his tent while staying in the field during the joint readiness exercise Arctic Warrior '91. Subject Operation/Series: ARCTIC WARRIOR '91 Base: Fort Greely State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA)

U.S. Air Force firefighters from Tinker AFB, Okla., break away concrete during a search for survivors in the remains of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013, after a devastating tornado touched down in the city.

DN-SC-04-10482. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Captain Atkin Overview - 26-HK-364-87. Hurricane Katrina

Books and papers lay across the floor of a school which was effected by the earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan 19, 2010. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010.

050710-A-6108G-750. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Gulfport, Mississippi - 26-HK-310-18. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne in Gulfport, Mississippi September 2 through 8, 2005. Hurricane Katrina

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew conducts overflights along the coast of western Florida following Hurricane Ian Oct. 1, 2022. Coast Guard assets are conducting search and rescue operations in response to the damages caused by Hurricane Ian.

A long shot of the site of the June 25th bombing of US military quarters where 19 people were killed and many injured. The foreground displays pieces of the truck in which the bomb was planted at Khobar Towers near Dhaharan. A long shot of the site of the June 25th bombing of US military quarters where 19 people were killed and many injured. The foreground displays pieces of the truck in which the bomb was planted at Khobar Towers near Dhaharan.

030406-M-3138H-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040813-M-0706S-020. Base: Nassir Wa Al Salam State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-15. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-423-68. Fly away to JAX first day back. Hurricane Katrina

030412-M-5753Q-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Captain Atkin Overview - 26-HK-364-78. Hurricane Katrina

World Trade Center Attack Aftermath September 15, 2001 New York City, USA

Photo essay with a mobile assistance team of a social humanitarian emergency service (Samusocial) in France.

010912-N-3235P-022. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020218-N-3236B-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

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