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Caption:
Biloxi, Miss. (Sept. 6, 2005) -- A U.S. Navy Beach Master, assigned to
Beach Masters Unit Two (BMU-2), directs a Landing Craft, Air Cushion
(LCAC), loaded with Marine Corps heavy equipment into a beach near
Biloxi, Miss. The Marines are using multipurpose utility trucks,
forklifts and front-end loaders to clean Hurricane Katrina debris out
of the Biloxi streets. The LCAC is assigned to Assault Craft Unit Four
(ACU-4), currently embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS
Bataan (LHD 5). The Navy and Marine Corps'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 Airman
Pedro A. Rodriguez (RELEASED)
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