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Caption:
(US Gulf Coast) On board USS Harry S. Truman -- Lt. Micah
Fiksman, a pilot assigned to the "Battle Cats" of Helicopter
Anti-Submarine Light Squadron (HSL) 43, performs a pre-flight check on
the tail rotor of an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter, prior to take off from
the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). As part of the
combined Helicopter Strike Maritime Squadron involved with Joint Task
Force Gulf Coast, the Battle Cats are flying search and rescue missions
into New Orleans. The Navy's involvement in the humanitarian
assistance operation is being lead by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense. US
Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Craig R. Spiering.
(Released by HST Public Affairs.)
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