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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in 2005 in partnership with many national and Gulf Coast area organizations and individuals. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection. Read More.

Base Buildup

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter marked "067" hovers low over a tarmac as soldiers below secure netted supply pallets, with hangars and parked military aircraft visible in the background.

Collection

Katrina Base Build-Up (For Guard Bureau)

An Army CH-47 Helicopter drops off supplies to support Katrina Relief Missions

159th fighterwing
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Citation

“Base Buildup,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/29047.