The US Navy (USN) Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46), makes her way up the Mississippi river passing the Poland Street Wharf (right) in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), to join relief efforts for 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)
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: New Orleans
State: Louisiana (LA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael B. Watkins, Usn
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
04/09/2005
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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