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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] New Orleans, October 6, 2005 - The USNS Comfort, a 1,000 bed hospital ship, is now docked in the city and is providing critical medical care to those affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Doctors from Louisiana State University are working side-by-side with military personnel to deliver aid to the injured and sick transported to this floating medical facility. Win Henderson / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] New Orleans, October 6, 2005 - Medical corps personnel aboard the USNS Comfort, a medical ship docked here and providing backup medical facilities and personnel to the city, disinfect a gurney recently used to transport a patient from an ambulance to the ship. This floating hospital is treating people that city physicians are unable to provide care for because of the damages caused to area hospitals by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Win Henderson / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] New Orleans, October 6, 2005 - A Navy corpsman (left) and a doctor from Louisiana State University go over the medical chart of a patient admitted onto the USNS Comfort, a hospital ship now docked here to lend support to the city's medical facilities that sustained crippling damages from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Medical personnel from the University are helping to provide treatment to people needing medical attention sent to this floating medical facility. Win Henderson / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] New Orleans, October 6, 2005 - Medical corps personnel aboard the 1,000 bed hospital ship USNS Comfort, now docked here and providing critical medical facilities and personnel to help relieve the city's strained medical resources, tend to a newly admitted patient. The USNS Comfort came to New Orleans following a 30 day deployment in Pascagoula, Ms., immediately following Hurricane Katrina's landfall on August 30. Win Henderson / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] New Orleans, October 6, 2005 - A corpsman (left) and a Navy doctor go over the medical chart of a patient admitted onto the USNS Comfort, a hospital ship now docked here to lend support to the city's medical facilities that sustained crippling damages from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Medical personnel from Louisiana State University are also part of the team providing care to those admitted here. Win Henderson / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] New Orleans, October 6, 2005 - A medical simulation set up in one of the 12 operating rooms available on the hospital ship USS Comfort, now docked in the city to provide medical care for people affected by Hurricane Katrina, depicts the quality of medical expertise available on the vessel. The care provided by many city hospitals was severely compromised by the storm, making this floating hospital a major asset for the city. Win Henderson / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, October 6, 2005 - A medical corpsman aboard the USS Comfort, a 1,000 bed floating hospital ship now docked here and providing medical support to the city's medical community, prepares a blood sample for processing to verify its type. Hospitals throughout the city were badly damaged by the winds and floodwaters of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Win Henderson / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] New Orleans, October 6, 2005 - A poster drawn by the children of a family member who received treatment aboard the USNS Comfort, a hospital ship now docked here that is providing backup medical services and facilities to assist the already strained hospitals in the city, graces the entry way onto the ship. City hospitals sustained crippling damages from the winds and floodwaters of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Win Henderson / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 4, 2005 -- Evacuees from New Orleans are transported to the airport, given food and water, and sent to shelters around the country. Those needing medical attention are seen by FEMA's DMAT medical team. New Orleans is being evacuated as a result of flooding from hurricane Katrina and is still 60% under water. Photo by: Liz Roll

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] New Orleans, October 6, 2005 - A Medical Corps person aboard the USNS Comfort, a 1,000 bed hospital ship now docked here and providing medical backup support to the city, prepares an oxygen delivery syystem for use by the next patient admitted with a respiratory ailment. Hospitals in New Orleans were severely impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. win Henderson / FEMA

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AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Lewis Noriega, USAF, 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), Charleston AFB, South Carolina, services the liquid oxygen (LOX) system on a C-17A Globemaster III, on the flightline at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

From left, Marcus Dallas, Tyree Wesson and William

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jason Gilkey, Physiological Support Division Technician, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 363rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS), refills a liquid oxygen ventilator at a forward deployed location in Southwest Asia, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan—Tetsuya Matsumoto, left,

[Hurricane Rita] Houston, TX, October 28, 2005 -- Admiral Thad Allen, accompanied by SFO Dennis Lee and PIO lead Charley Henderson meet with the editors of the Houston Chronicle. Photo by Ed Edahl/FEMA

ADVANCED HYDROGEN OXYGEN THRUST TECHNOLOGY

[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

Agreement Signing Ceremony for Disaster Housing Assistance Program - Agreement signing event, sponsored by Office of Public and Indian Housing, for Disaster Housing Assistance Program to be administered by HUD through Public Housing Authorities, for residents displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Jennifer Kimmet, a Flight Nurse assigned to the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES), Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina, fits her oxygen mask, while STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Turner, a Medical Technician hangs litter straps inside a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft from the 153rd Airlift Squadron (AS), Wyoming Air National Guard (ANG), Cheyenne, Wyoming, at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1998

The 16-inch gun turret on the aft section of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) during its reactivation at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. The circular structure to the left is the base for SKY-4, the aft 5-inch gun director which serves as a backup for the 16-inch main battery gun director

Emergency Planning and Security ^ Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Monticello, Ga. , June 9, 2011 -- Rachel McInnis, Jasper County 9-1-1 system operator, is prepared to respond to an emergency call. The county's emergency warning system (activation unit on right), which also houses the Emergency Management Office, is located in the call center in a fortified storm shelter. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] LaPlace, La., October 8, 2005 - FEMA representatives (left side of table) speaks to and records information provided to them by applicants who come to this Disaster Recovery Center at 160 Belle Terre to update their contact information, discuss their present situation and speak with program representatives from various agencies that provide assistance programs who staff this office. There are presently 30 DRC's operating throughout the state to provide those who applied for disaster assistance with the opportunity to meet directly with disaster agency personnel. Win Henderswon / FEMA

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