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U.S. Navy Seaman Tysha Cooper signals a landing craft air cushion.
U.S. Navy Seaman Tysha Cooper signals a landing craft air cushion as it prepares to depart the well deck of the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) on Oct. 1, 2005. The Iwo Jima is returning to Norfolk, Va., following relief and recovery efforts as part of Joint Task Force Katrina. Department of Defense units are mobilized as part of Joint Task Force Katrina to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster-relief efforts in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina.