050926-N-8933S-005 Gulf of Mexico (Sept. 26, 2005) Ð A crew chief assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fourteen (HM-14), monitors the loading of his MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter as it prepares to depart the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). HM-14 is in the process of flying assessment missions along the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Rita's landfall. The Navy's involvement in the Hurricane Rita humanitarian assistance operations are led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense. Navy phot
050926-N-8933S-005 Gulf of Mexico (Sept. 26, 2005) Ð A crew chief assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fourteen (HM-14), monitors the loading of his MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter as it prepares to depart the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). HM-14 is in the process of flying assessment missions along the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Rita's landfall. The Navy's involvement in the Hurricane Rita humanitarian assistance operations are led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Robert Jay Stratchko (RELEASED) US Navy 050926-N-8933S-005 A crew chief assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fourteen (HM-14), monitors the loading of his MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter as it prepares to depart the flight deck of the amphibious
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