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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

An airman in a flight suit signals with raised hands as a blue Ford truck tows a cargo container up the open rear ramp of a C-5 Galaxy aircraft.

Collection

Katrina Base Build-Up (For Guard Bureau)

An Air Force Loadmaster assists with the off loading of a C -5 Galaxy full of Katrina Relieft Supplies,which was one of the many of cargo aircraft landing at Bellechasse Naval Air Station New Orleans.

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Citation

“Base Buildup,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/29049.