Keywords: US Navy 050908-N-2954M-004 Chief of Staff, U.S. Coast Guard, Vice Adm. Thad W. Allen gives a brief on the status of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts to Vice President Dick Cheney aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima.jpg en New Orleans Sept 8 2005 Chief of Staff U S Coast Guard Vice Adm Thad W Allen gives a brief on the status of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts to Vice President Dick Cheney aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima LHD 7 The Vice President Cheney visited the Iwo Jima for a briefing on the status of Joint Task Force Katrina and to meet the Sailors who were forward deployed to provide support for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort The Navy's involvement in the Hurricane Katrina humanitarian assistance operations is led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA in conjunction with the Department of Defense U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Julianne F Metzger RELEASED 2005-09-08 050908-N-2954M-004 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 27977 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Julianne F Metzger PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans Aboard USS Iwo Jima LHD-7 Dick Cheney in 2005 |