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Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Park Kyu Tae, 6TF Pararescue Squadron, climbs through the mountains during a Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape (SERE) scenario as instructors train ROKAF members how to navigate, communicate with, and guide US Air Force (USAF) rescue units to their location during the Exercise FOAL EAGLE

Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Park Kyu Ta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: Pacific Air Command Air Forces Sc... More

A US Air Force (USAF) HC-130 Hercules aircraft Crew CHIEF from the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS), 410th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), conducts a structural inspection, atop the port side wing of his aircraft, at a forward deployed location, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) HC-130 Hercules aircraft Crew CHIEF from the 71s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: A1C Lindsey M Slocum, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) MH-60G Black Hawk helicopter, from the 301st Rescue Squadron (RS), lifts off on a mission, at a forward-deployed location, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) MH-60G Black Hawk helicopter, from the 301st Res...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen from the 301st Rescue Squadron (RS), inventory their ammunition at a forward-deployed location in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen from the 301st Rescue Squadron (RS),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF Release S... More

US Marines Corps (USMC) members from Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Crash Fire Rescue, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, stand-by in case a fire breaks out or rekindles as other members of their team attempt to salvage what they can from the disaster

US Marines Corps (USMC) members from Headquarters & Headquarters Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Station, Futenma State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST MAW Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega... More

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen assigned to the 304th Rescue Squadron (RQS), conduct a walk through rescue training scenario using their MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at Tallil Air Base, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen assigned to the 304th Rescue Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Hugh Funk, Director of Operations with the 407th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS), uses a hand-held radio to coordinate events with control tower personnel before Pararescuemen from the 304th Rescue Squadron (RQS), conduct an airdrop at Tallil Air Base, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Hugh Funk, Director of Operations with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton T. Burris, USAF ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen assigned to the 301st Rescue Squadron (RQS), prepare to board a Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) C-130 Hercules aircraft, in preparation for a static line jump over Tallil Air Base, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen assigned to the 301st Rescue Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF Releas... More

At the training fire pit Firefighters, Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, in full Proximity gear hone their skills during a weekly live fire training putting out a simulated aircraft fire

At the training fire pit Firefighters, Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ARFF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Le... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Selwyn McConney, a Weapons SPECIALIST assigned to the 301st Rescue Squadron (RS), Patrick Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, ducks for cover during a practice extraction of a survivor by an HH-60 Black hawk helicopter at the Maltz training site, Baghdad International Airport (BIAP), Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Selwyn McConney, a Weapo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT James M. Bowman, USAF Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF), use flares to ignite fuel in the burn pit during a firefighting training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina (SC)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Aircraft Rescue and Firefig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Amber Basgil, USMC Release Status:... More

US Air Force (USAF) Loadmaster's from the 301st Airlift Squadron (AS), Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California, along with personnel from the 85th Maintenance Squadron (MXS) and the 56th Rescue Squadron (RS), Naval Air Station (NAS) Keflavik, Iceland, move an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter after unloading it from the cargo bay of a C-5 Galaxy aircraft at Lungi, Sierra Leone

US Air Force (USAF) Loadmaster's from the 301st Airlift Squadron (AS),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain Kenneth Smeenk, a pilot with the 56th Rescue Squadron (RS), Naval Air Station (NAS) Keflavik, Iceland, performs a preflight check of her MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, prior to a familiarization flight over Sierra Leone (SLE)

US Air Force (USAF) Captain Kenneth Smeenk, a pilot with the 56th Resc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

After a humanitarian mission, a US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 56th Rescue Squadron (RS), Naval Air Station (NAS) Keflavik, Iceland, shuts down on a wet parking space at Lungi, Sierra Leone (SLE), while the crew goes over a checklist

After a humanitarian mission, a US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) HH-46 Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marine Corps Air Group Three One (MCAG 31), Search and Rescue, lands to conduct a tactical refueling exercise with Marine Wing Support Squadron Two Seven Three (MWSS-273), at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina (SC),

A US Marine Corps (USMC) HH-46 Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Leslie J. Hewitt, USMC Release Sta... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) HH-46 Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marine Corps Air Group Three One (MCAG 31), Search and Rescue, lands to conduct a tactical refueling exercise with Marine Wing Support Squadron Two Seven Three (MWSS-273), at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina (SC),

A US Marine Corps (USMC) HH-46 Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Leslie J. Hewitt, USMC Release Sta... More

A US Navy (USN) HH-60F Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron One Five (HS-15), approaches a ground target for a gun run, while participating in the rescue training exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada (NV)

A US Navy (USN) HH-60F Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) Eric Danielsen (left), a helicopter pilot participating in the rescues training exercise DESERT RESCUE XI, is interview by US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Reynaldo Ramon, a Photographer assigned to the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CCS). The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada (NV)

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) Eric Danielsen (left), a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Aaron Allmon, Photographer, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CCS), uses a digital camera equipped with a telephoto lens to document Non-Combatant Evacuation training, during the rescue training exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted at the ranges at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Aaron Allmon, Photographer, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

US Navy (USN) SEAL Team Members armed with a 7.62mm M60E3 light machine gun and a 7.62mm M240E machine gun, disembark from a HH-60F Seahawk helicopter at an insertion point during a Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) training exercise conducted during DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted at the ranges at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV)

US Navy (USN) SEAL Team Members armed with a 7.62mm M60E3 light machin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 41st Rescue Squadron (RQS) on approach to conduct a survivor extraction during a Combat Search and Rescue training mission conducted during Exercise DESERT RESCRE XI. The exercise is the premiere Combat Search And Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted at the ranges at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV)

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 41st Rescue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 56th Rescue Squadron (RQS), 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), prepares to land during a training exercise while deployed at Lungi, Sierra Leone, to provide personnel recovery and emergency evacuation capability for the Humanitarian Assistance Survey Teams (HAST) and the Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Teams (FAST) in Liberia, during Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 56th Rescue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Bethany Hunt, an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft Crew CHIEF Augmentee from the 118th Fighter Squadron (FS), Connecticut Air National Guard (CTANG), gives the hold signal to the Pilot, USAF Major (MAJ) Kevin McManaman, as Erin Hurley pulls the wheel chocks, prior to take off for a training mission during Exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted on the various ranges at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Bethany Hunt, an A-10 Thunderb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Bethany Carroll, an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft Crew CHIEF from the 118th Fighter Squadron (FS), Connecticut Air National Guard (CTANG), conducts a post flight inspection on her aircraft following a training mission during Exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted on the various ranges at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Bethany Carroll, an A-10 Thund...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Aaron Allmon (right), a Photographer assigned to the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CCS), documents an aerial refueling mission from the cargo compartment of a HC-130N aircraft from the 71st Rescue Squadron (RQS), at Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia during exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is a joint service Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise hosted by the Naval Strike and Warfare Center, designed to simulate downed aircrews, enabling CSAR related missions to experiment with new techniques in realistic scenarios

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Aaron Allmon (right), a Phot...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron (RQS), 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), flies into the sunset while conducting external sling load training at Lungi, Sierra Leone, during Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 56th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Release... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from Small Crafts Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division provide cover fire for an assault force during the Capabilities Exercise (CAPEX), in order to rescue a group of American civilians

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from Small Crafts Company, Headquarters...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Small Crafts Headqu... More

US Navy (USN) Corpsmen and US Marine Corps (USMC) Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighters assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron Two Seven Three (MWSS-273), prepare to remove simulated accident victims from the cargo compartment of a C-130 Hercules aircraft, during a Mass Casualty Drill at the Georgia (GA), Air National Guard (ANG) Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), located in Savannah, GA, during Exercise Battlehog 1-04

US Navy (USN) Corpsmen and US Marine Corps (USMC) Aircraft Rescue Fire...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Combat Readiness Training Center State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Amber Basgil, USMC Rele... More

A US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) 347th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), 347th Rescue Wing (RW), Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), plays Taps during a memorial ceremony retreat. On December 27th 2003, while visiting his father in Houston Texas, AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kevin A. Kerry, of the 347th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMS), was killed in an automobile accident

A US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) 347th Maintenance Squadron (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSOC Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jos... More

A US Navy (USN) SH-3 Sea King helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eight Five (HC-85), is used to hoist a litter patient aboard while conducting search and rescue training with Sailors in a 11-meter Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) from Special Boat Unit 12 (SBU-12) off the coast of San Diego, California (CA)

A US Navy (USN) SH-3 Sea King helicopter from Helicopter Combat Suppor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Katrina Beeler, USN Release Status: Released... More

During Winter Survival training in Flagstaff, Arizona (AZ), US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 305th Rescue Squadron (RS) practice a downed pilot rescue while hovering in their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter

During Winter Survival training in Flagstaff, Arizona (AZ), US Air For...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Flagstaff State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Neve, US... More

US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Second Class (AW2) Jon Garth, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 15 (HS-15), Red Lions, Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida (FL), mans a modified FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun aboard an HH-60H Seahawk during a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) exercise over the coast of Florida. The Red Lions are currently embarked aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), designed to prepare ships and air wing in the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) for future deployment

US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Second Class (AW2) Jon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael Sandberg, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

A US Air Force (USAF) Pararescueman, 38th Rescue Squadron (RS), 347th Rescue Wing (RW), Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), stands at attention to the right of the unveiled SRA Jason D. Cunningham AIRMAN Leadership School marquee during the March 4, 2004, renaming ceremony dedicating the SRA Jason D. Cunningham AIRMAN Leadership School at Moody AFB in honor of SRA Cunningham, another 38th RS Pararescueman, who was killed on March 4, 2002, in Afghanistan while saving the lives of ten other men participating in Operation ANACONDA which was conducted during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. SRA Cunningham was posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross on September 13, 2002

A US Air Force (USAF) Pararescueman, 38th Rescue Squadron (RS), 347th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rob Jensen, USAF Release Status: Re... More

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) John Folkerts (left center), Vice Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), and CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Howard J. Mowry (right center), Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CCM), AFSOC, speak with Jackie (left) and Lawrence (center) Cunningham, the parents of SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jason D. Cunningham, 38th Rescue Squadron (RS), 347th Rescue Wing (RW), Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), after the March 4, 2004, renaming ceremony dedicating the SRA Jason D. Cunningham AIRMAN Leadership School at Moody AFB in honor of their son who was killed on March 4, 2002, in Afghanistan while saving the lives of ten other men...

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) John Folkerts (left cente...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) John Folkerts (left center), Vice Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command (... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel with the 563rd Maintenance Group (MXG), Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB) prepare to unload a USAF HH-60 Pave Hawk from a USAF C-17A Globemaster III, 62nd Airlift Wing (AW), McChord AFB. The Pave Hawk belongs to the 55th Rescue Squadron (55th RQS) at Davis-Monthan AFB and returning home after supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) personnel with the 563rd Maintenance Group (MXG), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Veronica Pierce, USAF Releas... More

During a simulated aircraft accident at Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford and RAF Mildenhall's Fire Fighters deployed to Fairford, rescue SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Steve McPherson, assigned to the 424th Air Base Squadron (ABS), England (ENG) and move him to a TRIAGE area during a Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE)

During a simulated aircraft accident at Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Meghan Ge... More

Light enhanced night vision photography showing a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) receiver and a AN/PRC-112 Survival Radio being used by a US Air Force (USAF) aircrew survivor to pinpoint his position and relay coordinates to rescue forces, during a combat Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise at the Tonopah Test Range, located at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NE), conducted during Exercise RED FLAG. (SUBSTANDARD)

Light enhanced night vision photography showing a Global Positioning S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RED FLAG Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA B... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (center) role-plays a perpetrator who has taken Lance Corporal (LCPL) Chavis Deboever (left) and Private First Class (PFC) Bryan Fox (right) hostage and holds them inside an abandoned building at Camp Kinser, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan, during a simulated hostage rescue situation conducted as part of a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX). The FPEX is a base wide exercise designed to test and improve base security throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (center) r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Kinser State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Sarah M. Harman, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Major General (MGEN) Eiji Kimizuka, Commanding General (CG), 1ST Combined Brigade, talks with US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Bradley E. Turner, CHIEF of STAFF, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan, after they both observed MCB Camp Foster Special Reaction Team (SRT) Marines perform a hostage rescue situation demonstration during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) at Camp Foster. This exercise is a base wide event designed to test and improve base security throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Major General (MGEN) Eiji K...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen from the 58th Rescue Squadron (RS), at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), move in and identify a downed aircrewman during a fire power demonstration held at a Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV) bomb range. The demonstration displays an array of war fighting capabilities

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen from the 58th Rescue Squadron (RS), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SRA Kenne... More

A US Coast Guard (USCG) HC-130J Super Hercules extended-range combat rescue aircraft on display during the Joint Service Open House Celebration held at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD)

A US Coast Guard (USCG) HC-130J Super Hercules extended-range combat r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Daniel Mclain, USN Release Status... More

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 64th Expiditionary Rescue Squadron (EQRS), at Balad Air base, Iraq (IRQ), deploys pararescue men

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 64th Expiditionary Res...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Aircraft, Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273 stage their Emergency Response Vehicles and prepare for a training fire onboard Al Asad Air Base (AB), Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The US Marines staged with a P-19 Aircraft Rescue/Structural Firefighting Vehicle (right front), armored High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), and a water tanker (right rear)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Aircraft, Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jonathan T. Spencer, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Aircraft, Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273 wearing Joint Firefighters Integrated Response Ensemble (JFIRE) suits, finish extinguishing a training fire on a previously destroyed Iraqi BTR-50P Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier. The BTR-50P was drenched in Jet Petroleum Fuel 8 (JP-8) and lit for the exercise onboard Al Asad Air Base (AB), Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Aircraft, Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jonathan T. Spencer, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

040816-F-8769K-033 (Aug. 16, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) Pararescue Men from the 48th Rescue Squadron (RQS), Davis-Monthan (D-M) Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ), climb up a rope ladder attached to a USAF HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter as part of their Alternate Insertion Extraction training at D-M. U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN First Class Christina D. Kinsey (RELEASED)

040816-F-8769K-033 (Aug. 16, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) Pararescue Men f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Christina D. Kinsey, USAF Re... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 92d Civil Engineer Squadron, Fire Department, use a P-19 Aircraft Rescue/Structural Fire-fighting Vehicle to extinguish flames on a Mock-up aircraft pit fire, while conducting training at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., on Sep. 7, 2004. Real world fire training is conducted several times a month during the summer season to ensure Fairchild's firefighters are prepared to respond to any type of fire incident. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Laura K. Smith) (Released)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 92d Civil Engineer Squadron, Fir...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Laura K. Smiht, USAF R... More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Ron Werle, crew chief, 55th Rescue Squadron, conducts preflight inspections on an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on Sept. 15, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Lanie McNeal) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Ron Werle, crew chief, 55th Rescue Squadron,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lanie Mcneal, USAF Release ... More

A US Navy (USN) search and rescue (SAR) swimmer demonstrates being lowered out of a USN UH-3H Sea King helicopter, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana SAR at the 2004 In Pursuit of Liberty, NAS Oceana Air Show. NAS Oceana SAR is one of the last operators of the Sea King and it will soon be retired. The air show, held September 24-26, showcased civilian and military aircraft from the Nation's armed forces, providing numerous flight demonstrations and static displays

A US Navy (USN) search and rescue (SAR) swimmer demonstrates being low...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3(Aw) Peter Santini, Usn Release... More

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. John Hill, a life support journeyman, from the 55th Rescue Squadron, prays for fellow servicemen aboard a C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on Oct. 29, 2004. The C-5 will transport the Airmen to an undisclosed forward deployed location. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Lanie McNeal) (Released)

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. John Hill, a life support journeyman, from t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lanie Mcneal, USAF Release ... More

U.S. Air Force (USAF) firefighters from the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron/ Fire Rescue Team, talk to a USAF MASTER SGT. from the Exercise Evaluation Team (EET) during Phase II of exercise Badland Express at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., on Nov. 8, 2004. The firefighters are attired in Joint Firefighter Integrated Resonse Ensemble (JFIRE). (USAF PHOTO by AIRMAN Melissa A. Flores) (Released)

U.S. Air Force (USAF) firefighters from the 28th Civil Engineer Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Melissa A. Flores, USAF Rel... More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. NIck McCaskill, a pararescueman from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, surveys the effects of flooding aboard his HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during typhoon relief operations at Quezon Province, Philippines on Dec. 13, 2004. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. NIck McCaskill, a pararescueman from the 33r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Quezon Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

(From left-to-right), U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First CLass Jeff Layton, TECH. SGT. Nick McCaskill and TECH. SGT. James Karmann, all members of the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, and a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine unload boxes of water from an 33rd RQS HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter at the town of General Nakar, Quezon Province, Philippines, during typhoon relief operations on Dec. 16, 2006. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (USAF PHOTO by:MASTER SGT. Val Gempis)...

(From left-to-right), U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First CLass Jeff Layton, T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: (From left-to-right), U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First CLass Jeff Layton, TECH. SGT. Nick McCaskill and TECH. SGT. James Karmann, all... More

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, receives fuel aboard the U.S. Navy Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship USS FORT MCHENRY (LSD 43) during ship deck landing qualification training during typhoon relief operations in the Philippines on Dec. 17, 2004. The helicopters landed on the ship after their last relief supply run at Quezon Province, Philippines. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT Val Gempis) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Fort Mchenry (LSD 43) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

A U.S. Air Force A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 355th Fighter Squadron sits on the flight line at night prior to a training mission on Dec. 20, 2004 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The mission of the 355th Fighter Squadron includes air strike control, close air support, target interdiction, combat escort, and combat search and rescue. (USAF PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 355th Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status:... More

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Rory Thomas, a crew chief from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, helps weigh down the back end of an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron as it is loaded into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., during Operation Unified Assistance at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 3, 2004. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Heather Tower) (Released)

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Rory Thomas, a crew chief from the 33rd A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Heather Tower, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, take off for a mission during Operation Unified Assistance at Katunayake Air Force Base, Sri Lanka on Jan. 11, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Katunayake Air Force Base Country: Sri Lanka (LKA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

U.S. Air Force 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron aerial gunner STAFF SGT. Kevin Stewart assists Sri Lankan aid workers load supplies aboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter helicopter during Operation Unified Assistance at Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 15, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron aerial gunner STAFF ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Colombo Country: Sri Lanka (LKA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chenzira Mallory, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

A US Navy (USN) MH-60S Seahawk, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 (HSC-21), Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI), California (CA), takes off from the flightdeck of the USN Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS PELELIU (LHA-5). HSC-21 provides search and rescue (SAR) support during night carrier qualifications by aircraft stationed aboard PELELIU

A US Navy (USN) MH-60S Seahawk, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 (HSC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Zack Baddorf, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 - Rescue crews stage on a highway that stops at flood waters. Neighborhoods throughout the city are flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 - Rescue crews st...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Members of the Incident Support Team for the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams have a meeting to discuss plans for the day on August 30, 2005. New Orleans is being evacuated as a result of floods caused by hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- Members of the...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Local residents carry personal items over dry land to reach a second boat which will bring them to dry land. They were brought to this location via FEMA Urban Search and Rescue personnel and local rescue workers. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Local resident...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces, local law enforcement, rescue personnel and the Lt. Governor Landrieau of Louisiana, right, hold a meeting at the base of operations for FEMA. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces continue to help residents impacted by Hurricane Katrina. These residents, a mother with her child, were transported to the area from various neighborhoods and need to cross over the tracks to get on a second boat which will bring them to dry land. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) task forces from Missouri and Florida continue search and rescue operations by airboat into areas flooded by Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans is being evacuated following hurricane Katrina. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 - FEMA Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) task force members walk on top of roofs as they search houses for survivors and the deceased. New Orleans is flooded and is being evacuated as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 - FEMA Urban Sear...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces and local rescue personnel continue to help residents impacted by Hurricane Katrina. These residents were transported by boat to the area from various neighborhoods and need to cross over the rail road tracks to get on a second boat which will bring them to dry land. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces continue to help residents impacted by Hurricane Katrina. These residents were transported to the area from various neighborhoods and need to cross over the tracks to get on a second boat which will bring them to dry land. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Missouri Task Force check houses impacted by Hurricane Katrina. The members are taking off vents on the roof to search for people stuck in their attic. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 1, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Texas task force one assist in transporting residents of a local nursing home on to a bus so that they may be transported to a shelter outside of the area impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 1, 2005 -- Members of t...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 1, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Texas task force one assist in transporting residents of a local nursing home on to a bus so that they may be transported to a shelter outside of the area impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 1, 2005 -- Members of t...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 2, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task force members and local rescue crews evacuate a nuring home and bring residents to a helicopter which will transport them to a staging area at the airport for people impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 2, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

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US Coast Guard (USCG), US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) search and rescue helicopters are bringing in wave after wave of evacuees while emergency medical crews are on hand to provide care to those with special needs, at New Orleans International Airport (IAP). Department of Defense (DOD) units are mobilizing as part of Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) disaster-relief efforts in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina

US Coast Guard (USCG), US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) search an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Louis Armstrong Iap, New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jacob N. Bailey, USAF... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 2, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue workers assist a resident from a nuring home impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 2, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

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US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) MH-60 Black Hawk Search and Rescue helicopters arrive at the evacuee staging area in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA). Department of Defense (DOD) units are mobilizing as part of Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) disaster-relief efforts in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina

US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) MH-60 Black Hawk Search and Resc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jack Braden, USAF Release Status: Released... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 2, 2005 - Neighborhoods throughout the area remain flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. FEMA and local rescue personnel have been searching in areas by boats to help residents needing assistance. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 2, 2005 - Neighborhoods...

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US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) MH-60 Black Hawk and UH-1N Cobra, Search and Rescue helicopters depart on their next mission in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA). Department of Defense (DOD) units are mobilizing as part of Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) disaster-relief efforts in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina

US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) MH-60 Black Hawk and UH-1N Cobra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jack Braden, USAF Release Status: Released... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 3, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task force members look for residents still needing help getting out of neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 3, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 3, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue workers tend to a resident just rescued by an area impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 3, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 3, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue workers watch a helicopter leave the landing zone where they have just loaded residents rescued from areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 3, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 3, 2005 -- A FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task force member carries a chainsaw to gain access into a rooftop. A flooded cemetary is off to the right due to Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 3, 2005 -- A FEMA Urban...

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A US Navy (USN) Reserve SH-60F Seahawk helicopter, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 75 (HS-75), Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida (FL), lands in the middle of a highway overpass, near the New Orleans Superdome, to pick up crew members prior to conducting search and rescue operations in the New Orleans area. The Navy's involvement in the Hurricane Katrina Humanitarian Assistance Operations is led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DoD)

A US Navy (USN) Reserve SH-60F Seahawk helicopter, Helicopter Anti-Sub...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Ken J. Riley, Usn Release Status: Released ... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 4, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force members go over plans for operations into areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 4, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- Residents rescued by local and FEMA Urban Search and Rescue workers in neighborhoods affected by Hurricane Katrina are transported on a military helicopter which will transport them to a staging area where they will be brought to shelters. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- Residents re...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- A FEMA Urban Search and Rescue worker goes over the plans for a search in an area impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- A FEMA Urban...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 6, 2005 -- A local resident remains in an area damaged and flooded by Hurricane Katrina and has now been found by a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 6, 2005 -- A local resi...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- Residents rescued by local and FEMA Urban Search and Rescue workers in neighborhoods affected by Hurricane Katrina are transported on a helicopter which will transport them to a staging area where they will be brought to shelters. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- Residents re...

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US Navy (USN) Sailors use a "Zodiac" Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Raft to ferry evacuees to safety, during Search And Rescue (SAR) operations in the flooded city of New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), during Hurricane Katrina relief operations. The USN 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)

US Navy (USN) Sailors use a "Zodiac" Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Raft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 6, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces continue search operations into neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Katrina. The US Coast Guard helped the operations by providing boats. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 6, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue members go back to base of operations via a chinook helicopter after a day searching in areas impacted by Hurricane Katriana. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue members search for residents in areas impacted by Hurricane Katriana. The team was following up on a previous call that was one of many where an emergency call was in the system and the rescuers where checking the locations. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- A FEMA Urban Search and Rescue member cleans off boots for rescue operation personnel who have gone into flooded areas. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- A FEMA Urban...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- A FEMA Urban Search and Rescue member talks to some people that were stranded by Hurricane Katrina. The people are getting a ride in a chinook helicopter to a staging area where they will be brought to a shelter. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- A FEMA Urba...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue members look through the window of a Blackhawk helicopter to search for residents in areas impacted by Hurricane Katriana. The call was one of many where an emergency call was in the system and the rescuers where checking the locations. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- Base of operations for the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue response teams is shown from the air. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- Base of oper...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 9, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams continue search operations into areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 9, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 9, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams continue search operations into neighborhoods flooded by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 9, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

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A US Marine Corps (USMC) Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1), move through polluted water in a devastated neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), looking for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. The Marines of 4th Amphibious Assault Battalion, along with 1ST Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, are conducting search and rescue missions throughout the area in the wake of the hurricane. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD0605739 or search 050910M5901F004)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1), move thr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion (AAB), 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion (AAB), Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida (FL), aboard an AAV7A1 Assault Amphibian Vehicle search the areas around the Judge William Seeber Bridge, known locally as the Claiborne Avenue bridge, in Chalmette, Louisiana (LA), for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. The Marines, assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) St. Bernard (named for the local Parish), are conducting search and rescue (SAR) missions throughout the New Orleans area as part of Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina, a multi-service support effort to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina....

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion (AAB),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion (AAB), 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion (AAB), Naval Air Station ... More

US President George W. Bush pauses to greet US Navy Sailors standing quarterdeck watch before departing 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)

US President George W. Bush pauses to greet US Navy Sailors standing q...

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) Scen... More

Rescue personnel from the Los Angeles Fire Department, the US Coast Guard (USCG) and the US Army (USA) search for survivors of Hurricane Katrina in a flooded New Orleans neighborhood. Rescue personnel mark a private residence, this ensures every house in the neighborhood is contacted. 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)

Rescue personnel from the Los Angeles Fire Department, the US Coast Gu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: JTF-KATRINA, FLEET COMBAT CAMERA Scene Came... More

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