Caption:
New Orleans (Sept. 6, 2005) -- U.S. Navy Chief Select Aviation
Boatswain's Mate Joshua Kramer signals to a SH-60B Seahawk helicopter,
assigned to the "Grandmasters" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron
Light Four Six (HSL-46), as it prepares to land aboard the amphibious
assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is currently in port in the
city of New Orleans serving as the command and control center for Joint
Task Force Katrina, the combined military effort to provide aid for the
areas hit by Hurricane Katrina. 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. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Christian
Knoell (RELEASED)
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