Preparations to Help Hurricane Victims [Image 5 of 5]

MOBILE, AL, UNITED STATES

09.13.2008

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Blue 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

Coast Guard pilot Lt.j.g. Jason Evans, from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., performs pre-flight checks aboard a HH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter before taking off from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans to conduct overflight damage assessments and search and rescue operations, Sept. 13, 2008, following the landfall of Hurricane Ike. The Coast Guard deployed additional search and rescue aircraft from numerous air stations from throughout the Coast Guard to aid in search and rescue response for the citizens of Texas and Louisiana.

• Date Taken: 09.13.2008
• Date Posted: 09.15.2008 20:52
• Photo ID: 115568
• VIRIN: 080913-G-3885B-025
• Resolution: 2000x1331
• Size: 821.61 KB
• Location: MOBILE, AL, US