A helicopter pilot from Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., prepares to take off for New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina caused massive flooding. At the height of operations, more than one-third of the Coast Guard's entire air fleet was deployed to areas afflicted by the devastating hurricane. US Coast Guard Art Program 2006 Collection, Ob ID # 200605, "Cape Cod Jayhawk about to embark on Katrina rescue," Chris Demarest, watercolor, 19 x 15
