Caption:
Pensacola, Fla. (Sept. 15, 2005) -- The minesweeper USS Scout (MCM 8)
is assisted by a tugboat as it pulls alongside the Allegheny Pier on
board Naval Air Station Pensacola. The Scout, along with the USS
Defender (MCM 2), USS Gladiator (MCM 11) and USS Falcon (MHC 59)
recently completed a survey of 938 nautical miles along the Louisiana
coast following the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The U.S. Navy's
involvement in the humanitarian assistance operations are being led by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the
Department of Defense. U.S. Navy photo Gary Nichols (RELEASED)
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