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Caption:
Biloxi, Miss. (Sept. 6, 2005) -- A U.S. Marines Corps front-end loader
is driven off a U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) onto 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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