US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Third Class (AW3) Tim Hawkins, a Search And Rescue (SAR) Swimmer, rescues an elderly evacuee from a rooftop in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), as the two are hoisted board a helicopter, during Hurricane Katrina relief operations. The US Navy is taking part in Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina, by aiding in humanitarian assistance operations, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DOD)
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Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA
Base: New Orleans
State: Louisiana (LA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jay C. Pugh, Usn
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
05/09/2005
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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