Petal, Mississippi native deploys overseas for hurricane response during holiday seasons [Image 2 of 4]

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

11.06.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ali Blackburn 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Swartz, a machinery technician on the National Strike Force’s Gulf Strike Team and a member of the Coast Guard Reserve, surveys a displaced vessel in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, November 6, 2013. Hurricane Maria is regarded as the worst natural disaster on record and caused catastrophic damage and a major humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ali Flockerzi.

• Date Taken: 11.06.2017
• Date Posted: 11.10.2017 15:08
• Photo ID: 3944002
• VIRIN: 171106-G-AE983-333
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 5.26 MB
• Location: SAN JUAN, PR
• Hometown: BILOXI, MS, US
• Hometown: PETAL, MS, US