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Caption:
Pensacola (Sept. 7, 2005) -- Landing Craft, Air Cushion No. 9 from
Assault Craft Unit Four at Little Creek, Va., pulls onto Barrancas
Beach aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola to pick up emergency supplies
of water and food to assist in the humanitarian effort following the
devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The LCAC-9 is currently
operating from the USS Bataan (LHD-5), which is in the Gulf of Mexico
to support the hurricane relief effort. The Navy's involvement in the
humanitarian assistance operations is being led by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department
of Defense. Photo by Gary Nichols. (RELEASED)
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