A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter takes off from Ellington Field, Texas.
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter takes off from Ellington Field, Texas, to deliver food and water to Texas Gulf Coast residents affected by Hurricane Rita on Sept 25, 2005. Department of Defense units are mobilized as part of Joint Task Force Rita to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster-relief efforts in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricane Rita.