 
Air Force rescues top 4,000 mark
NEW ORLEANS -- Yasmine Lee Johnson clings to her husband, Clarence, as they are flown to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to join other evacuees being rescued from the flood waters of Hurricane Katrina's devastating aftermath. The helicopter and crew are with the 347th Expeditionary Rescue Group operating out of Jackson, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez)
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Posted: 9/8/2005
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Hoist rescue
NEW ORLEANS -- Tech. Sgt. Lem Torres surveys houses Sept. 2 looking for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Sergeant Torres is a pararescueman in the 38th Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)
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Posted: 9/5/2005
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Hoist rescue
NEW ORLEANS -- Tech. Sgt. Lem Torres and a young boy are lifted to safety from the roof of the child's flooded home. The pararescueman is from 38th Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., and is deployed to New Orleans for Hurricane Katrina search-and-rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)
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Posted: 9/5/2005
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View from a hoist
NEW ORLEANS -- Scanning for signs of survivors, Tech. Sgt. Andrew Canfield keeps a close watch as the sun sets on the flooded city of New Orleans. Sergeant Canfield is a Reserve pararescueman working with a team of reservists and active duty Airmen conducting rescue missions across New Orleans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)
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Posted: 9/5/2005
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Rescue operations
NEW ORLEANS -- With a combined force of 26 helicopters and about 400 people, pararescue teams composed of reservists and active duty Airmen are flying 8- to 10-hour missions over New Orleans' flooded city to save lives. Rescuing more than 2,000 people in five days, the pararescue teams locate and retrieve the residents, drop them off at a collection point, and then circle around again looking for more. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)
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Posted: 9/5/2005
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Rescue operations
NEW ORLEANS -- Trained to rescue downed pilots and military troops in combat behind enemy lines, the Air Force's rescue teams are a very small community of highly elite professionals. Flying missions into the flooded city of New Orleans, the rescue forces are working around the clock and have saved more than 2,000 people in five days. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)
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Posted: 9/5/2005
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Air Force MASF is last stop for some hurricane victims in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS -- Maj. Stacia Blyeu comforts an elderly patient at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport moments before she is evacuated from here Sept. 3. Major Blyeu is a flight nurse with the 452nd Air Evacuation Squadron at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt Jack Braden)
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Posted: 9/4/2005
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