A US Navy (USN) Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk Helicopter, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 49 (HSL-49), takes off from Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island (NI), California (CA). This helicopter is one of eight that Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific (COMNAVAIRPAC), is sending to NAS Pensacola, Florida (FL), to assist in Search and Rescue (SAR) and logistic delivery mission 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
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Naval Air Station, North Island
State: California (CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael Watkins, Usn
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
01/09/2005
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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