US President George W. Bush takes time out to personally thank a Female US Army (USA) Soldier, among a group of volunteer relief organization personnel after returning to the Wasp Class, Amphibious Assault Ship, USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7). President Bush visited the ship while in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA) observing first hand the results of the rescue and recovery missions carried out by the military currently assisting in Joint Task Force Katrina hurricane 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)
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA
Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)
State: Louisiana (LA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Kristopher Wilson, Usn
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
15/09/2005
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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