Air Station Cape Cod Hurricane Irene SAR

Congressman Tim Bishop, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Coast Guard Capt. Joseph M. Vojvodich, Commander of Sector Long Island Sound, New Haven, Connecticut, conduct damage assessment, aboard a Coast Guard MH60T Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Cape Cod, on Aug. 29, 2011, the morning after Hurricane Irene collided with the Northeastern Coast of the United States. The Coast Guard began over flights of the entire eastern coast as the hurricane ran its course, providing vital information to federal, state and local agencies. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Eric J. Chandler.