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US Navy (USN) Commander (CDR) Mark H. Scovill, Commanding Officer, USN Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46), walks door-to-door in New Orleans convincing stranded Hurricane Katrina survivors to take refuge aboard his ship. The TORTUGA, currently moored at Naval Support Activity New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), is providing hot meals, showers, and beds for hurricane survivors. The Navy is contributing to the humanitarian assistance operations led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DoD)

US Navy (USN) Sailors from the USN Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46), escort New Orleans survivors to their ship, currently moored at Naval Support Activity New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), providing hot meals, showers, and beds for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. The Navy is contributing to the humanitarian assistance operations led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DoD)

US Navy (USN) Search and Rescue (SAR) Swimmer Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 1ST Class (AW1) Tim Hawkins prepares to bring a Hurricane Katrina victim onboard a USN Sikorsky Sh-60B Seahawk Helicopter that he has just rescued from a building rooftop in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana (LA). AW1 Hawkins is part of the US Navys contribution to the humanitarian assistance operation, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and working in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DoD), that is delivering humanitarian and relief assistance to the Gulf Coast victims of Hurricane Katrina

US Navy (USN) MH-60S KnightHawk helicopters lift off from the flight deck of the USN Whidbey Island Class: Dock Landing Ship, USS TORTUGA (LSD 46), while the ship is ported in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), assisting with Hurricane Katrina relief operations. The CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) and MASTER CHIEF PETTY Officer of the Navy (MCPON) are traveling the gulf coast to get a personal assessment of damages caused by the hurricane. The USN is currently involved in Hurricane Katrina humanitarian assistance operations, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DOD)

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Michael G. Mullen, CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO), shakes hands and personally thanks a group of USN Aviation Boatswain's Mates, who went ashore to help restore Naval Air Station / Joint Reserve Base (NAS/JRB) New Orleans, Louisiana (LA) during his visit to the Nimitz Class: Aircraft Carrier, USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). The Truman is operating off the Gulf Coast in support of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The USN is currently involved in Hurricane Katrina humanitarian assistance operations, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DOD)

US Navy (USN) Sailors at the mooring bitt prepare to moor the Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS (US Navy Ship) COMFORT (T-AH 20) as it pulls into Naval Station (NS) Mayport, Florida (FL). The COMFORT is stopping in Mayport to take on supplies as it heads towards the Gulf Coast to aid survivors of Hurricane Katrina. The Navy is contributing to the humanitarian assistance operations led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DoD)

US Navy (USN) CHIEF PETTY Officer (CPO) Douglas Davenport escorts a retired military veteran, one of 250 people transported from Gulfport, Mississippi (MS), after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, to the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington D.C. CPO Davenport, along with 120 Washington D.C. area Sailors, volunteered to provide assistance as part of the US Navys contribution to the humanitarian assistance operation, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and working in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DoD), that is delivering humanitarian and relief assistance to the Gulf Coast victims of Hurricane Katrina

US Navy (USN) Divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two (MDSU-2), Detachment Two, work together to thoroughly clean and sanitize a diver immediately after completing dive operations from a Mechanized Landing Craft (LCM) inside well deck of the Whidbey Island Class: Dock Landing Ship, USS TORTUGA (LSD 46), while the ship is ported in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), assisting with Hurricane Katrina relief operations. The USN is currently involved in Hurricane Katrina humanitarian assistance operations, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DOD)

US Navy (USN) Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC), Special Boat Team 22 (SBT-22), bring their Special Operations Craft Riverine (SOC-R) along the banks of the Pearl River in Louisiana searching for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. The SOC-Rs enables the SWCCs to go house-to-house along the river, checking on residents accessible only by boat. The Navy is contributing to the humanitarian assistance operations led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DoD)

US Navy (USN) Commander (CDR) Mark H. Scovill, Commanding Officer, USN Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46), convinces a stranded Hurricane Katrina survivor to take refuge aboard his ship. The TORTUGA, currently moored at Naval Support Activity New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), is providing hot meals, showers, and beds for hurricane survivors. The Navy is contributing to the humanitarian assistance operations led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DoD)

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Base: New Orleans

State: Louisiana (LA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Major Command Shown: USS TORTUGA (LSD 46)

Scene Camera Operator: JO3 Brian P. Seymour, Usn

Release Status: Released to Public

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