Wednesday, September 07, 2005

US Navy Relief Efforts in Pictures

The Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) pulls into Naval Station Mayport, Fla., to take on supplies on their way to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.
The U.S. Navy High Speed Vessel (HSV-2) Swift maneuvers through Pensacola Bay prior to arriving at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida to load and transfer relief supplies to the Gulf Coast region in support of Hurricane Katrina Relief efforts.
The dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) makes her way up the Mississippi River to the city of New Orleans to provide assistance in the relief efforts for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
A U.S. Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopter takes off from the dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) while it is moored pier side in New Orleans.
A U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), assigned to Assault Craft Unit Four (ACU-4), arrives on the beach in Biloxi, Miss., to offload relief supplies for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.