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Staten Island, N.Y., Dec. 20, 2012 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) survey a home destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. The home will be demolished and removed because it is blocking the right of way on a Staten Island street. FEMA's Public Assistance Program allows for debris removal from public property to eliminate health and safety hazards. Andrea Booher/FEMA

Villagers help to unload building material from an air-cushioned landing craft of Assault Craft Unit 5 during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to aid victims of a cyclone which struck the area on April 30th

Keansburg, N.J., Nov. 30, 2012 -- This town, located on the Raritan Bay, sustained significant damage during Hurricane Sandy. FEMA is working with state and local officials to assist residents who were affected by Hurricane Sandy. Photo by Liz Roll/FEMA

Breezy Point, N.Y., Jan. 3, 2013 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins residential debris removal of houses fully destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in Breezy Point, NY. FEMA is providing public assistance funds to aid partners in the cleanup of Breezy Point and the Rockaways in Queens, NY. Andre R. Aragon/FEMA

Tornado - Pleasant Grove, Ala. , August 17, 2011 -- Laborers cover roof trusses with plywood, rebuilding a roof from a home nearly destroyed in the April 27th tornado. The Pleasant Grove community, heavily impacted by the April 27th tornados, represents a small portion of approximately 20,000 homes and businesses destroyed in the spring storms. FEMA is working with local officals to help get the community back on its feet. FEMA Photo/Ruth Kennedy

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, La., August 30, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams coordinate with local officals to make plans on access into areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans is being evacuated as a result of floods from hurricane Katrina. Thousand of people have been rescued from the flood waters by Urban Search and Rescue teams which have come to New Orleans from around the country to help. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 10/24/2006 -- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Individual Assistance representatives Jeanell Holmes, Steve Prejean, and Harold Zachary assist Louisiana residents Gekeita Green and Lakeisha Burke with questions about housing and rental resources in the local area. The Louisiana Center for Workforce Recovery, American Red Cross, AmeriCorps, Consumer Credit Counseling, Louisiana Spirit, Family Helping Families, FEMA, Road Home, and Housing and Urban Development were organizations present to assist residents with transitional recovery opportunities. More than 100 area residents attended the Southern University New Orleans Transitional Housing Resour

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, La., August 30, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams coordinate with local officals to make plans on access into areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans is being evacuated as a result of floods from hurricane Katrina. Thousand of people have been rescued from the flood waters by Urban Search and Rescue teams which have come to New Orleans from around the country. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 1-21-06 -- Volunteers from AmeriCorps carry a floor joist at a Habitat for Humanity home site in New Orleans. The organizations have teamed up to provide housing for Hurricane Katrina Victims. Volunteer Agencies are an important FEMA partner that provide needed service to victims. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, October 24, 2007 -- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Individual Assistance representatives Jeanell Holmes, Steve Prejean, and Harold Zachary assist Louisiana residents Gekeita Green and Lakeisha Burke with questions about housing and rental resources in the local area. The Louisiana Center for Workforce Recovery, American Red Cross, AmeriCorps, Consumer Credit Counseling, Louisiana Spirit, Family Helping Families, FEMA, Road Home, and Housing and Urban Development were organizations present to assist residents with transitional recovery opportunities. More than 100 area residents attended the Southern University New Orleans Transitional Housing

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, February 24, 2006 - Levee repair by the US Army Corp of Engineers, barge disassembly by the ship owners and debris removal by FEMA are all happening at this location in the lower 9th ward. These activities are all part of coordinated efforts to rebuild New Orleans as it continues to recover from Hurricane Katrina. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, January 17, 2008 -- Acting Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer Vice Admiral Harvey Johnson, and General Superintendent G. Joseph Sullivan (center) along with Recovery workers and contractors for the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans discuss repairs and rebuilding taking place inside of the water treatment complex. FEMA contributed the funding utilized to help bring two different water treatment facilities back online. Photo by Manuel Broussard/FEMA.

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 1-21-06 -- A Volunteer from AmeriCorps trims a floor joist on a Habitat for Humanity home being built in New Orleans. The organizations have teamed up to provide housing for Hurricane Katrina Victims. Volunteer Agencies are an important FEMA partner that provide needed service to victims. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 3-11-06 -- Spring Break Volunteers from Cedarville University, OH take an early morning Saturday break at a FEMA Base Camp. College students from around the country are in New Orleans helping with clean up during spring break. FEMA is housing as many of the College Student volunteers as possible in four base camps in and around New Orleans. These base camps are being expanded to accommodate more volunteers. Marvin Nauman/FEMA photo

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, February 24, 2006 - Common Ground Relief, a local community organization, has set up a distribution center in a renovated residence in the lower 9th ward to provide aid and supplies to returnees of New Orleans. Volunteer groups have offered - and continue to offer - everything from shelter, food, and personal items, to counseling and various services to hurricane victims displaced by the storms. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

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Milford, Conn., Nov. 27, 2012 -- Bags have been put together by a scout troop, filled with small needed items for those who have lost so much. FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers offer such items that have been donated, in addition to information of registering for assistance with FEMA. Photo by Marilee Caliendo/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Carville, LA, January 25, 2006 - A procession of government vehichles, refridgerated trucks and police escort depart from the FEMA Disaster Mortuary Response Team's (DMORT) facility. The trailers are carrying the re-casketed remains that were disintered by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to their original resting places. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

ENSIGN Jorge Parra, communications officer for the USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG-57), discusses ship board operations with junior Reserve Officers Training Candidate (ROTC) students from Orange Glen and Escondido High Schools during a tour of the USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG-57) at the 32nd St. Naval Base. In addition, he discussed the educational opportunities available and the commissioning programs the Navy can offer young Hispanics

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US Army Captain Aaron Davis, Officer In Charge (OIC) of the Product Development Detachment (PDD), 315th Tactical Psychological Operations (PYSOPS) Company out of Upland, California, sets out Humanitarian Aid (HA) items in Kosovo. The HA items are donated by families back in the United States and consisted of clothing, school supplies and toys. The HA items are being distributed by the 315th Tactical PYSOPS Company

Washington, Ill., December 7, 2013 -- A local resident looks around what remains of his house for lost items. Residents impacted by the tornado are encouraged to register with FEMA by calling (800)-621-3362 or (TTY) (800) 462-7585 or online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Baton Rouge, LA, January 4, 2006 - Temporary housing provided by FEMA at the Baton Rouge Airport Sites is not limited to travel trailers. Modular buildings are also incorporated in the landscape to provide housing for the displaced hurricane victims. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 1-21-06 -- Common Ground volunteers help a Victim clean up from Hurricane Katrina. Common Ground volunteers are an important FEMA VOLAG partner that provide needed service to victims by clearing debris. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo

[Hurricane Katrina] Chalmette, LA, December 16, 2005 - Chalmette High School plays host to the St. Bernard Unified School which provides education to the students of 14 different area schools in this one facility. The school is composed of several trailers in the parking lot and a portion of the second floor of the high school. As residents return to St. Bernard Parish, the students now have a place to attend. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Congressman George Gekas (R-Pennsylvania) visited the 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW) with Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania) to address unit members and offer words of encouragement prior to the unit's deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Two caskets, each carrying the remains of a Space Shuttle Columbia crewmember, sit atop their sepulchral outside the 93rd Bomb Squadron, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) Building at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA), as Commander (CDR) Harold Robinson, US Navy Reserve (USNR) Chaplain and two US Air Force (USAF) Chaplains from the 2nd Bomb Wing (BW) prepare to offer prayers. Barksdale AFB personnel held Ceremonies honoring each of the Columbia Space Shuttle crewmembers as they are returned to their families

Soldiers from Task Force Cerberus provide security during a Humanitarian Assistance mission for flood victims outside of Bagram, Afghanistan on June 30, 2005. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Christopher Kaufmann) (Released)

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