Katrina: A look back

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Staff

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)

Looking back five years ago to the LA National Guard during Hurricane Katrina:

USA Today: (August 31, 2005) The Pentagon ordered 10,000 additional National Guard troops to the region and began one of the biggest search-and-rescue operations in U.S. history. About 7,200 active-duty troops are already at work on the Gulf Coast along with 11,000 Guardsmen from affected states.