Planes over water — AIR FORCE PHOTOS

Sort By

Category

Show Advanced Options

Clear Filters |

Hurricane Katrina

MISSISSIPPI (AFPN) -- Master Sergeant Curtis Kinnick copies prescription information from a mother and daughter in need of refills as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Sergeant Kinnick is part of a UH-1N Huey helicopter crew that flies to outlying areas of southern Mississippi delivering baby supplies, food, water and medical attention to people affected by Hurricane Katrina. Air Force Space Command deployed eight Hueys to support Joint Task Force-Katrina. Sergeant Kinnick is a medical technician with the 620th Air Expeditionary Squadron and is from Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly A. Gilliam)

Details Download

Joint operations

LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, La. -- Airman 1st Class Alyson Baird tightens the stanchion for a tent Sept. 8. She and other Airmen with the 4th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron worked with Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to build a tent city here for Soldiers supporting humanitarian efforts in New Orleans. Airman Baird is deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Bouchard)

Details Download

Joint operations

LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, La. -- Airmen with the 4th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division move a frame into place for a tent. The two groups worked to build a tent city here for Soldiers supporting humanitarian efforts in New Orleans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Bouchard)

Details Download

Displaced Airmen return to Keesler AFB for first time after hurricane

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Staff Sgt. Jose Espola-Negron looks around his on-base house in disbelief. Most of his belongings were ruined from flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Before returning here from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., where his family evacuated to before the storm, the only information he had about his house was that it had taken in a lot of water. During the highest point of flooding, more than 6 feet of water was in his home. Sergeant Espola-Negron is an air traffic control instructor with the 334th Training Readiness Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe Piccorossi)

Details Download

Pharmacy to go

MISSISSIPPI -- Master Sgt. Curtis Kinnick takes prescription information from a mother and daughter in need of medication Sept. 7. The medical technician from the 620th Air Expeditionary Squadron, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., is part of a UH-1N Huey helicopter crew that flies to outlying areas of southern Mississippi delivering food, water and supplies as well as medical attention to people affected by Hurricane Katrina. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly Gilliam)

Details Download

Caring compassion

LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT -- Senior Airman Portia Payton talks to hurricane evacuee Betty Porter here Sept. 4. Airman Payton sat with Ms. Porter for almost four hours while talking, feeding and offering her water before her aeromedical evacuation flight to Lake Charles, La. Airman Payton is a medical technician from the 59th Medical Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Tudor)

Details Download

Reunited

SAN ANTONIO -- One week after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, Airman Basic Tylar Pittman reunites with her father, Timothy Pittman. Mr. Pittman was evacuated to San Antonio from New Orleans after the hurricane rendered him homeless. The emotional reunion was the first time the two had seen each other in three years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mark Borosch)

Details Download

Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts

NEW ORLEANS -- Displaced citizens stare in shock at the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina here Sept. 4. The evacuees were rescued by Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk crews. The Airmen have rescued and evacuated thousands of people from the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Reed)

Details Download

Operation Hurricane Katrina Relief

NEW ORLEANS -- Air National Guard members deliver water and food to stranded citizens here after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The National Guard has been mobilized to take part in Joint Task Force - Katrina, a humanitarian assistance operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate First Class Brien Aho)

Details Download

Hoist rescue

NEW ORLEANS -- Tech. Sgt. Lem Torres surveys houses Sept. 2 looking for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Sergeant Torres is a pararescueman in the 38th Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)

Details Download

AF File Photo

PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Ore. -- Tech. Sgt. Tuan Nguyen pulls tight on the cargo netting of a pallet of equipment to be airlifted to Louisiana for the Oregon Army National Guard. Air Force reservists with the 939th Air Refueling Wing here are providing around-the-clock support to airlift the Soldiers. Sergeant Nguyen is assigned to the 83rd Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ruby Zarzyczny)

Details Download

Hoist rescue

NEW ORLEANS -- Tech. Sgt. Lem Torres and a young boy are lifted to safety from the roof of the child's flooded home. The pararescueman is from the 38th Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., and is deployed to New Orleans for Hurricane Katrina search-and-rescue operations (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)

Details Download

Patients' evacuation

NEW ORLEANS -- Medics from throughout the Air Force, including the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and the 375th Medical Group from, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.. evacuate patients from the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. The medics are part of the Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility set up at the airport in support of Hurricane Katrina relief operations. Patients leaving here aboard Air Force aircraft will continue to receive medical care from on-board Critical Care Air Transport Teams. (U.S. Air Force photo Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

Details Download

AF File Photo

PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Ore. -- Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers board a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Illinois Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling Wing. The aircraft will take the Soldiers to support hurricane-relief efforts in Louisiana. Air Force reservists with the 939th Air Refueling Wing here are providing around-the-clock support to airlift the Soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ruby Zarzyczny)

Details Download

Evacuation

NEW ORLEANS -- Capt. Gary Hardy helps prepare sick and injured people for a flight aboard a C-17 Globemaster III. They are being evacuated to Dobbins Air Force Base, Ga. Captain Hardy is a flight nurse with the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, at Pope AFB, N.C., The aircraft and flight crew are from the 446th Airlift Wing at McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

Details Download

Baby arrives during hurricane via C-section by flashlight

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Industrial flashlights were used to illuminate the surgical field for a baby's delivery by C-section just after the peak of Hurricane Katrina had passed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Betsy Majma)

Details Download

Little Rock welcomes China hurricane aid

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- A pallet of generators donated from China for hurricane flood relief awaits unloading from a Chinese 747 aircraft laden with 100 tons of humanitarian aid cargo. The aid flight arrived here Sept. 7 from Beijing with supplies that included bedding, clothing and tents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Steffen)

Details Download

Little Rock welcomes China hurricane aid

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Col. Jac Starkey (left) and Tech. Sgt. Daniel Bomar talk with Hu Yeshun after the arrival of a Chinese humanitarian aid shipment for Hurricane Katrina relief operations. It marked the 17th international aid flight to land here since Sept. 5, delivering a combined 934 tons of relief supplies. Colonel Starkey is commander of the 314th Mission Support Group, Sergeant Bomar is the kennel master for the 314th Security Forces Squadron, and Mr. Yeshun is consul general for the People's Republic of China. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Steffen)

Details Download

Little Rock welcomes China hurricane aid

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- An aircraft loaded with humanitarian aid supplies from China arrives here Sept. 7 with 100 tons of hurricane relief supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Steffen)

Details Download

A big thank you

NEW ORLEANS -- A young Hurricane Katrina survivor hugs her rescuer, Staff Sgt. Mike Maroney, after she was relocated to the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, La., on Sept. 7. Sergeant Maroney is a pararescueman from the 58th Rescue Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Veronica Pierce)

Details Download