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[Wildfires] Rancho Bernardo, CA, October 28, 2007 -- Friends and volunteers sift through resident's homes looking for valuables in the Rancho Bernardo neighborhood. Andrea Booher/FEMA

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Iowa City, IA, June 14, 2008 -- Local residents Dan Baumhover, Matthew Ruppenkamp, and Eric Smith fill sandbags for deployment around their flooding city. The Iowa River will be delivering even more water from the north by tomorrow. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

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[Wildfires] Del Dios, CA, November 8, 2007 -- Lake Hodges, The remnants of Leih Clocsler's collections of Mexican art and ceramics. Her rental property was completely destroyed by the Witch Creek fire, the largest of four wildfires burning in North San Diego County. It swept through the hills on the south shore of Lake Hodges Tuesday morning, October 23rd destroying approximately 40 homes in the area. Susie Shapira/FEMA

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Winfield, MO, June 19, 2008 -- Volunteers Patrick Dougherty, with shovel, and Toni Drew prepare sandbags at a local high school to help for sandbagging efforts at the local levees on June 19, 2008. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 3-16-06 -- Spring Break College volunteers gather debris and place into wheelbarrows to help clean up this former Library room at the Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School for Science and Technology. College students from around the country are in New Orleans to help 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. Marvin Nauman/FEMA photo

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[Hurricane Katrina] Baker, La., August 17, 2006 - Residents of Renaissance Village, FEMA's largest trailer park for hurricane evacuees in Louisiana, attend a job fair staged by local business groups. The park contains 574 travel trailers and includes classrooms, a playground and educational facilities. Keith Riggs/FEMA.

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[Hurricane Katrina] Baker, LA August 1, 2008 -- After nearly three years of providing temporary housing, this FEMA group site named "Renaissance Village" closed in June 2008. Cumulatively, Renaissance Village housed nearly 900 Louisiana families.

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[Hurricane Katrina] Chalmette, LA, December 16, 2005 - Chalmette High School's parking lot now houses multiple trailers that compose the St. Bernard Unified School encompassing 14 different schools into one facility as reconstruction continues. Enrollment has grown to 550 as residents return to St. Bernard Parish. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

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[Hurricane Rita] Lake Charles, LA, February 22, 2006 - FEMA provides blue roof tarps to protect dwellings until proper repairs can be made and travel trailers. This Hurricane Rita victim benefits from both in Lake Charles. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

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[Hurricane Katrina] Pass Christian, Miss., December 21, 2005 -- FEMA provided travel trailers placed on private property in Pass Christian amid debris and destruction. Pass Christian is devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

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Sailors in an Avon inflatable craft from the dock landing ship USS PENSACOLA (LSD 38) approach a beached sailboat. They are part of the military disaster relief in the wake of the Hurricane Hugo

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Croix State: Virgin Islands (VI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Kettenhofen Release Status: Relea More

Soldiers from the 65th Military Police Company guard the commanding general's office. The Army is helping with disaster relief and maintenance of public order in the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo

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Soldiers from the 65th Military Police Company guard the commanding general's office. The Army is helping with disaster relief and maintenance of public order in the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Ada, OK, August 9, 2007 -- FEMA workers setting up a Mobile Disaster Recovery Center. These campers are self contained and include satellite up links and other forms of mobile communications. Marvin Nauman/FEMA photo

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TSGT K.J. Jones converses with local residents following his arrival to take part in Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to More

An exterior view of the local hospital, overflowing with people in the aftermath of a cyclone which devastated the area on April 30th. U.S. military forces ar providing disaster relief to the victims as part of Operation Sea Angel.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Releas More

Local residents carry a patient to the hospital in the aftermath of a cyclone which devastated the area on April 30th. U.S. military forces are attempting to provide disaster relief to the victims as part of Operation Sea Angel.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to More

Marilyn Quayle, wife of Vice President Dan Quayle, greets Marines upon her arrival at Chittagong Airport. Mrs. Quayle is in Bangladesh to represent the United States as part of Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated the country on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

A U.S. military medical team arrives to assist the sick and injured in the aftermath of a cyclone which devastated the area on April 30th. U.S. military forces are attempting to provide disaster relief to the victims as part of Operation Sea Angel.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to More

Beds line a veranda at Kutubdia's hospital as the facility overflows with patients in the aftermath of a cyclone which devastated the area on April 30th. U.S. military forces are attempting to provide disaster relief to the victims as part of Operation Sea Angel.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to More

LT. John Koella, a doctor with the 2nd Bn., 11th Marines, 1ST Marine Div., examines a patient as Hospital Corpsman 1ST Class Robert Andrews stands by. The U.S. medical team is assisting local doctors as part of Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Releas More

LT John Koella, a doctor with the 2nd Bn., 11th Marines, 1ST Marine Div., discusses a patient's medical history with Dr. Hossawi Rashid during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to More

A 353rd Special Operations Wing HC-130H Hercules aircraft taxis on the runway at Chittagong Air Base after arriving to take part in Operation Sea Angel, A U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

Local residents and Marines load supplies onto a Marine Utility/Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HML/A-169) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter at Chittagong Air Base during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

Marines unload sacks of rice and other supplies from a Marine Utility/Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HML/A-169) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter. The supplies are being delivered as part of Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Sandwip Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to P More

Members of a medical team examine a baby in the aftermath of a cyclone that devastated the area on April 30th. Members of a U.S. military medical team are assisting local doctors as part of Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to More

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter delivers a reverse osmosis water purification system to the island as part of Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Releas More

CPT Wayne Miller, a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter pilot with Marine Utility/Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HML/A-169), speaks with local residents upon his arrival during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Haida Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Pub More

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Bernard Galvez, Headquarters, 2nd Bn., 11th Marines, 5th Marine Expeditionary Bde., treats a child at the local hospital during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Releas More

TSGT K.J. Jones converses with a Bangali army officer during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to More

A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter lands as a 374th Tactical Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft prepares for take-off at Chittagong Air Base. The aircraft are taking part in Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

TSGT William Hill, 8th Mobile Aerial Port Squadron, helps local residents load rice during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

Local residents stand by as Marines load supplies onto a Marine Utility/Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HML/A-169) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter at Chittagong Air Base during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

U.S. Marines carry a sack of rice across the airfield at Chittagong Air Base during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

MAJ. GEN. Henry C. Stackpole III, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force / 3rd Marine Division, speaks with Marines during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th. Stackpole is functioning as commander of the relief efforts.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

CPL. Greg Grippo, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (HMM-265), speaks with Dr. Muhammad Islam aboard a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita More

CAPT. Wayne Miller, a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter pilot with Marine Utility/Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HML/A-169), speaks with local residents upon his arrival during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Haida Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Pu More

TECH. SGT. K.J. Jones coordinates relief efforts wsith C.A.R.E. personnel during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone that devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Releas More

The flags of Bangladesh and the United States are depicted on a sign for Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

Mofizur Rahman Sepoy, a member of the Bangladesh air force, listens to SPEC. James Beard's field radio as the two coordinate transport of supplies during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

Hospital Corpsmen 1ST Class Robert Andrews, 2nd Bn., 11th Marines, 1ST Marine Div., treats a boy suffering from facial injuries as a result of a cyclone which devastated the area on April 30th. U.S. military forces are attempting to provide disaster relief to the victims as part of Operation Sea Angel. Exact Date Shot Unknown

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to More

UH-1 Iroquois helicopters hover above the airfield as a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter prepares to take off at Chittagong Air Base. The helicopters are transporting supplies as part of Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

MASTER SGT. Tony Hughes, TECH. SGT. Craig Sands and TECH. SGT. William Hill help local residents load rice during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

CPL Robert Coulter, 1ST Combat Engineering Battalion, poses for a photograph with Bangali children at Chittagong Air Base during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

U.S. military personnel stand in formation following their arrival in the area. The troops are in Bangladesh as part of Operation Sea Angel, an effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated the region on April 30th

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Dhaka Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Miles Dutton Release Status: Released to Public C More

Bangladesh air force officers speak with a U.S. Army officer as U.S. military personnel arrive in the area. The troops are taking part in Operation Sea Angel, an effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated the region on April 30th

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Dhaka Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Miles Dutton Release Status: Released to Pu More

U.S. military personnel coordinate supply deliveries from a communications site during Operation Sea Angel, an effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated the region on April 30th

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Cheryl Sanzi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita More

RADM William Retz, commander, Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, and CAPT Douglas Bradt, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA-3), watch from the ship's bridge as supplies are unloaded from the vessel by members of Joint Task Force Garden Isle. The task force was organized to provide disaster relief for residents of the area in the aftermath of Hurricane Iniki

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GARDEN ISLE State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Steve Grzezdzinski Release More

US Navy Rear Admiral Walter Doran, Commander Amphibious Force, Seventh Fleet, renders honors along with Russian Federation Navy Admiral Istar Petrov during wreath laying ceremonies at Vladivostok, Russia's, World War II memorial during the US Navys amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOODs (LHA 3) port visit. Belleau Wood is in the Russian Far East to participate in Exercise COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96. Cooperation From the Sea is a joint venture between US and Russian Naval forces designed to improve disaster-relief operations and to foster mutual cooperation between the two naval forces

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96 Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: Russia (RUS) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Viano, U More

US Navy Captain Jim Munroe, Radio Officer, US Navy amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA 3), leads a group of US officers taking part in a wreath laying ceremony at a World War II memorial in Vladivostok, Russia. Belleau Wood is in the Russian Far East to participate in Exercise COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96. The exercise is a joint venture between US and Russian Naval forces designed to improve disaster-relief operations and to gain further understanding between the two nations

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96 Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: Russia (RUS) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Viano, U More

US Sailors and Marines climb onto a Light Amphibious Reconnaissance Craft (LARC) from a 1600 Class Utility Landing Craft (LCU) loaded with medical vehicles and supplies during Exercise COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96, near Vladivostok, Russia. LARCs were used to carry US personnel to the shore after a submerged sand bar prevented the LCU from reaching land. The exercise is a joint venture between US and Russian naval forces designed to improve disaster-relief operations and to further understanding between the two nations

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Viano, USN Release Status: Released to Public C More

A Russian Ropucha II Class (Type B 23) Landing Ship, Tank sails off the shores of Vladivostok, Russia, during Exercise COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96. The exercise is a joint venture between US and Russian naval forces designed to improve disaster-relief operations and to further understanding between the two nations

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Viano, USN Release Status: Released to Public C More

Light Amphibious Reconnaissance Crafts (LARC) ferry past a Russian fishing boat following beach landings during Exercise COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96 near Vladivostok, Russia. The exercise is a joint venture between US and Russian naval forces designed to improve disaster-relief operations and to further understanding between the two nations

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Viano, USN Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Captain Marc McClelland, Public Affairs Officer for 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to a group of Russian marines and sailors through the assistance of Cryptologic Technician Laura Martin, a US Navy translator, while onboard a Landing Craft Unit (LCU) near Vladivostok, Russia, during Exercise COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96. The exercise is a joint venture between US and Russian naval forces designed to improve disaster-relief operations and to further understanding between the two nations

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96 Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: Russia (RUS) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Viano, U More

US Navy 1600 Class Utility Landing Craft (LCU) loaded with medical vehicles and supplies for a simulated disaster-relief exercise move in toward the shore from USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA 3) (not shown) during Exercise COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96, near Vladivostok, Russia. The exercise is a joint venture between US and Russian naval forces designed to improve disaster-relief operations and to further understanding between the two nations

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION FROM THE SEA Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Viano, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A Light Amphibious Reconnaissance Craft (LARC) filled with US Sailors, Marines and Russian media departs the shores of a mock disaster area for a US Landing Craft Unit (LCU) during Exercise COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96 near Vladivostok, Russia. The simulated disaster area was designed for Russian and US medical personnel and Marines to conduct joint relief efforts to a small community struck by natural disaster. The exercise is a joint venture between US and Russian naval forces designed to improve disaster-relief operations and to further understanding between the two nations

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96 Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: Russia (RUS) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Viano, U More

A US Navy Utility Landing Craft (LCU) loaded with medical vehicles and supplies for a simulated disaster-relief exercise follows a Russian Ropucha II Class (Type B 23) Landing ship, Tank during Exercise COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96, near Vladivostok, Russia. The exercise is a joint venture between US and Russian naval forces designed to improve disaster-relief operations and to further understanding between the two nations

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Viano, USN Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Colonel D.H. Young, Commander 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, shovels dirt onto a tree planted in Vladivostok, Russia, to signify the new growth between US and Russian naval forces during Exercise COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96. US Navy Rear Admiral (lower half) Walter Doran (left), Commander Amphibious Force, Seventh Fleet, also takes part in the ceremony alongside Russian Federation Navy Admiral Istar Petrov. The exercise is a joint venture between US and Russian Naval forces designed to improve disaster-relief operations and to foster mutual cooperation between the two naval forces

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96 Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: Russia (RUS) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Viano, U More

A Russian Ropucha II Class (Type B 23) Landing Craft, Tank floats at anchor off the shores of Vladivostok, Russia, during Exercise COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96. The exercise is a joint venture between US and Russian naval forces designed to improve disaster-relief operations and to further understanding between the two nations

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION FROM THE SEA '96 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Viano, USN Release Status: Released to Public C More

[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 1, 1997 - Search & Rescue personal in boats go through Grand Forks neighborhoods flooded by the Red River of the North. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 1, 1997 - Search & Rescue personal in a boat go through Grand Fork neighborhoods flooded by the Red River. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 1, 1997 - Aerial of Grand Forks still flooded after the Red River came through town. FEMA/Mike Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 1, 1997 - Search & Rescue personal go through Grand Fork neighborhoods flooded by the Red River. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, May 1, 1997 - Debris builds at the curbs as residents muck out their homes. Red River flood waters damaged many area homes. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 1, 1997 - A flooded neighborhood with cars still floating due the flood waters from the Red River of the North. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 1, 1997 - Aerial of Grand Forks, the Red River and a flooded neighborhood. The Red River flooded the area. FEMA/Mike Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 1, 1997 - A resident looks through the back door of a home that is not flooded because it's protected by a levee of sand bags. The Red River of the North is flooding Grand Forks. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 1, 1997 - Aerial of Grand Forks neighborhood still flooded after the Red River flood waters came though the town. FEMA/Mike Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 1, 1997 - Aerial of Grand Forks after the Red River of the North flood waters came though the city.FEMA/Mike Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, May 1, 1997 -- Debris from the interior of homes now lines the streets and residents wait for it's removal to a site or landfill. Many area homes were damaged as water from the Red River entered their homes. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND April 1, 1997 - Aerial of a Grand Forks neighborhood still flooded after the Red River came though town. FEMA/Mike Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Fargo, ND, 04/10/1997 -- Sandbagging becomes a community effort as hundreds of residents and volunteers fight the rising waters of the Red River. FEMA/David Saville

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 15, 1997 - Residents of Grand Forks muck out their homes and use pumps to remove water from basements. The Red River flooded and damaged many homes in the area with mud and water. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 15, 1997 - FEMA Community Relations members talk to a resident about FEMA recovery help. FEMA CR workers canvas once flooded neighborhoods talking with residents and giving recovery information and contact phone numbers. FEMA/Mike Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 15, 1997 -- Aerial of Grand Forks after the Red River flood waters came though the city. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 15, 1997 - A FEMA worker and a resident stand in mud talking. The Red River flooded many homes in the area. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] East Grand Forks, MN, 04/18/97 -- A resident watches a National Guard truck move through the streets of East Grand Forks evacuating residents as flood waters rise. FEMA/David Saville

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] East Grand Forks, MN, 04/18/97 -- These dikes and sandbags failed to stem the flow of water along the Red River of the North and it's tributaries. The U.S. Coast Guard provided major assistance to the response effort. FEMA/David Saville

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] East Grand Forks, MN, 04/18/97 -- National Guardsmen help an elderly lady into a truck as East Grand Forks is evacuated. FEMA/David Saville

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] East Grand Forks, MN, 04/18/97 -- Residents of East Grand Forks are helped into National Guard trucks as the city is evacuated. FEMA/David Saville

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] East Grand Forks, MN, 04/25/1997-- Rep. Newt Gingrich speaks with a Minnesota resident about the flood relief efforts. FEMA/David Saville

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] East Grand Forks, MN, 04/25/1997 -- Governor Arne Carlson, Rep. Newt Gingrich and East Grand Forks Mayor Lynn Stauss discuss flood recovery efforts in the days following the Red River Flood. FEMA/David Saville

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] East Grand Forks, MN, 04/25/1997 -- FEMA Director James Lee Witt speaks with a flood survivor in East Grand Forks, MN. FEMA/David Saville

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April, 1997 - FEMA's Director, James Lee Witt, talks with a FEMA inspector. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April, 1997 -- FEMA workers Ken Jordan and Lesli Rucker at a recovery Center in Grand Forks ND. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April, 1997 -- FEMA's Director, James Lee Witt, talks with residents who are mucking out their homes after the Red River of the North flooded the area. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April, 1997 -- FEMA Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) workers set up a Recovery Center in Grand Forks. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] East Grand Forks, MN, 04/30/1997 -- As the water finally recedes debris, that was carried by the water, litters neighborhoods. FEMA/Dave Saville

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April, 1997 -- A FEMA Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) worker sets up a Recovery Center in Grand Forks. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April, 1997 -- FEMA Director, James Lee Witt, meets and talks with residents at a FEMA Recovery Center in Grand Forks. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April, 1997 -- FEMA workers Ken Jordan and Lesli Rucker at a recovery Center in Grand Forks ND. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, May 01, 1997 - FEMA travel trailers are staged just outside of Grand Forks. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, May 01, 1997 - A FEMA official with a child on his shoulders wearing FEMA hats smile for the camera at the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC). FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, May 1997 -- Trash builds up on the street as residents of Grand Forks muck out their homes. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, May 01, 1997 - A FEMA official and two children smile for the camera at the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC). FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, May, 1997 -- FEMA travel trailers in Grand Forks. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] June 01, 1997, Grand Forks, ND - A FEMA official rides along on a search of flood waters in Grand Forks. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] July 01, 1997, Grand Forks, ND, - FEMA officials talk with Grand Forks residents at the HUD money Dedication. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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Over Northern California. A U-2 "Dragon Lady" high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft from Beale, Air Force Base, California, flies a training mission over northern California. U-2s are based at Beale, and the unit has four operational detachments worldwide. The U-2 provides continuous day or night, all-weather surveillance suporting US and allied ground and air forces. When requested, the U-2 also provides photographs to the Federal Emergency management Agency during disaster relief

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Northern State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Rose Reynolds, USAF Release Status: Release More

U.S. Marines of 2nd ANGLICO partner with the Sheep

U.S. Marines of 2nd ANGLICO partner with the Sheep Dog Impact Assistance organization in repairing the roof of a building as part of the disaster relief efforts post Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, N.C. Sept More