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U.S. Marine Corps survey hurricane damage from a VH-46 helicopter over areas near Beaumont, Texas and Lake Charles, La., Sept. 26, 2006, in support of Joint Task Force Rita. The U.S. Marine Corps is contributing to the Hurricane Rita humanitarian assistance operations being led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in conjunction with the Department of Defense.

Hurricane Damage Survey

U.S. Marine Corps survey hurricane damage from a VH-46 helicopter over areas near Beaumont, Texas and Lake Charles, La., Sept. 26, 2006, in support of Joint Task Force Rita. The U.S. Marine Corps is contributing to the Hurricane Rita humanitarian assistance operations being led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in conjunction with the Department of Defense.

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