Naval Aviation answers the call in Pakistan.As relief efforts continued in the U.S. Gulf Coast region following hurricanes Katrina and Rita in August and September 2005, Naval Aviation Naval aviation is the application of manned military air power by navies. Maritime aviation is the operation of aircraft in a maritime role under the command of land based forces such as RAF Coastal Command or United States Coast Guard. assets were again called to action to provide humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of a natural disaster overseas. On 8 October an earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale Richter scale (rĭk`tər), measure of the magnitude of seismic waves from an earthquake, devised in 1935 by the American seismologist Charles F. Richter (1900–1985). struck Pakistan, causing nearly 75,000 deaths, injuring tens of thousands, and leaving countless people homeless. Naval Aviation personnel from fixed- and rotary Rotary can refer to:
tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. civilians for medical treatment. |
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