Senior Chief Hospital Corpsmen Donald B. Abele helps pass out ice to citizens of South Florida at an aid station set up by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Summary
South Florida (Aug. 17, 2004) Senior Chief Hospital Corpsmen Donald B. Abele helps pass out ice to citizens of South Florida at an aid station set up by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Abele, along with several other Sailors assigned to the Ohio class ballistic-missile submarine USS Florida (SSBN 728), traveled to their namesake state to help relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Charley. Florida is currently undergoing conversion at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., from a ballistic-missile submarine to a guided-missile submarine (SSGN) capable of carrying over 154 cruise missiles and 66 Special Operations Forces. U.S. Navy photo File# 040817-N-0000A-001