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A Search and Rescue (SAR) swimmer from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two Eight (HSC-28), checks survivors of Hurricane Katrina during a rescue and assistance mission. HSC-28 flies the MH-60S Seahawk variant, based out of Norfolk, Va., and is embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) participating in humanitarian assistance operations led by the Department of Defense, in conjunction with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Bataan has been tasked to be the Maritime Disaster Relief Coordinator for the NavyÕs role in the relief efforts. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jeremy L. Grisham (RELEASED) Gulf Coast (Aug. 31, 2005) Ð
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