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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.

Items tagged “159th Fighter Wing” (8 total)

Bayou Militia( 159th Fighter Wing Hurricane Reponse)

Rows of military cots fill a large open-air aircraft shelter, with uniformed troops resting, sitting, and sorting gear among supply boxes and backpacks.

Base Buildup

Rows of Army soldiers in camouflage uniforms stand at attention on a tarmac with rifles and packed duffel bags at their feet, listening to an officer under a canvas awning before deploying on a Katrina relief mission.

Base Buildup

JPEOC Katrina Video

Rows of empty metal aircraft shelters with canvas canopies stand on a concrete ramp, with a building labeled "Air National Guard" and a water tower visible in the background.

A view of the 159th Fighter wings's ramp,the shelters normally house F-15s,but the…

Parking lot in front of a multi-story brick building with a covered walkway, where a black-and-tan SUV, a white SUV, and a sedan are parked; signage reads "Employee of the Month" and "DePaul Tulane."

Operation Crescent Guard

Military Humvees, one marked "MILITARY POLICE" and another numbered "52," parked on a concrete lot under large trees, with a trailer and directional arrow sign visible in the background.

Operation Crescent Guard

Rows of soldiers in camouflage walk across an airport tarmac near a C-130 military aircraft marked "ANG" and "81356," with another plane visible in the distance under a colorful sunset sky.

Army Troops incoming