THE TENSION: Photo Essay: Hurricane Ike Aftermath, USS Nassau Responds; Sept. 22, 2008

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 21, 2008) Aviation support Equipment Technician 1st Class Matt Foster, left, Aviation Support Equipment Technician 1st Class Jamie Windemiller and Senior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Paul Castro, all embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4), push an airplane damaged by Hurricane Ike from the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston. Nassau is anchored off the coast of Galveston to support civil authorities in disaster recovery as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix.)

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 21, 2008) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4), move sewage waste and debris from the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston. The museum floor and antique airplanes were covered in sewage waste left behind from Hurricane Ike. Nassau is anchored off the coast of Galveston to support civil authorities in disaster recovery as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix.)

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 21, 2008) Sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 2, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4), make their way to the Galveston Flight Museum to help clean up debris caused by Hurricane Ike. Nassau is anchored off the coast of Galveston to support civil authorities in disaster recovery as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class W. B. Swoboda.)

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 19, 2008) Landing craft from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 2, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4), is moored at the Port of Galveston. The amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) is anchored off the coast of Galveston to provide humanitarian assistance support to civil authorities as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Chris Hoffpauir.)

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 19, 2008) A landing craft from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 2, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4), is moored at the Port of Galveston. The amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) is anchored off the coast of Galveston to provide humanitarian assistance support to civil authorities as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Chris Hoffpauir.)

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 19, 2008) Sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 2, embarked on the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4), clean up damage caused by Hurricane Ike at the Galveston Regional Airport main terminal building. Nassau is anchored off the coast of Galveston, Texas to support civil authorities in disaster recovery as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Lydia Bock.)

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 19, 2008) Hospital Corpsman Crystal Jackson, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4), cuts up a fallen tree while working with Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 2 during the clean up of Scholes International Airport in Galveston, Texas. Nassau is anchored off the coast of Galveston, Texas, to render disaster response and aid to civil authorities as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elizabeth Merriam.)

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 18 2008) Sailors from the USS Nassau volunteer Galveston Assistance Team - Overhaul Response (GATOR) arrive in Galveston, Texas to provide humanitarian assistance. The amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) is anchored off the coast of Galveston to support civil authorities in disaster response as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael P. Cortez.)

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 17, 2008) A flight survey of Galveston, Texas, is conducted by an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Bay Raiders" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HSC) 28 embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4). Nassau is anchored off the coast of Galveston, Texas, to render disaster response and aid to civil authorities as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Third Class (SW) Kiona M. Mckissack.)

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 18, 2008) Seabees from Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 2 clear a path to the main road off Galveston Beach in Galveston, Texas after departing the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) to aid civilian authorities. Nassau is anchored off the coast of Galveston, Texas, to render disaster response and aid to civil authorities as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elizabeth Merriam.)

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 21, 2008) Air Traffic Controller 2nd Class Earle Huskinson, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4), gives a bag of ice to Galveston resident Lloyd Smith during a food convoy to various neighborhoods to supply people affected by Hurricane Ike with basic items. Nassau is anchored off the coast of Galveston to support civil authorities in disaster recovery as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix.)