Rear Admiral Craig Vanderwagen meets with first responders deployed in support of Hurricane Ike

Galveston Island, TX, September 19, 2008 -- Rear Admiral Craig Vanderwagen, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Health and Human Services, center, meets with the members of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team. The DMAT was set up at the University of Texas Medical Branch as a mobile emergency facility following the disruption of power and services to the area due to Hurricane Ike. FEMA News Photo

Galveston Island, TX, September 19, 2008 -- Members of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team and Medical Flight crew put a patient into a helicopter for transport to an area hospital. FEMA News Photo

Galveston Island, TX, September 19, 2008 -- Members of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team provide patient care at the mobile emergency facility set up at the University of Texas Medical Branch. FEMA News Photo

Galveston Island, TX, September 19, 2008 -- Members of the Iowa Disaster Medical Assistance Team work in the emergency room of a local hospital. FEMA News Photo

Galveston Island, TX, September 19, 2008 -- A members of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team examines and x-ray of a patient that has been brought in for care. FEMA News Photo

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Galveston Island, TX, September 19, 2008 -- Rear Admiral Craig Vanderwagen, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Health and Human Services, center, reviews the mobile facility setup by the Disaster Medical Assistance Team at the University of Texas Medical Branch due to power disruptions caused by Hurricane Ike.