The minesweeper USS Scout (MCM 8) is assisted by a tugboat as it pulls alongside the Allegheny Pier on board Naval Air Station Pensacola.

Pensacola, Fla. (Sep. 15, 2005) The minesweeper USS Scout (MCM 8) is assisted by a tugboat as it pulls alongside the Allegheny Pier on board Naval Air Station Pensacola. The Scout, along with the USS Defender (MCM 2), USS Gladiator (MCM 11) and USS Falcon (MHC 59) recently completed a survey of 938 nautical miles along the Louisiana coast following the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The U.S. Navy's involvement in the humanitarian assistance operations are being led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense. U.S. Navy photo Gary Nichols File# 050915-N-0856N-641