Florida Pilots 'Counseled' for Rescues
Two U.S. Navy helicopter pilots were "counseled" after they rescued 110 hurricane victims in New Orleans.
They were suppose to return to base after delivering their cargo. They pick up a radio call from the Coast Guard asking for help. They were out of radio range to Pensacola, so they decided to fly their helicopters to New Orleans and join the rescue effort without permission.
The mission took place on Aug. 30, a day after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. There were alot of people stranded then.
The CO praised their actions but reminded them that their supply missions was just as important.
One of the pilots was later temporarily assigned to a kennel in Pensacola for pets of military personnel who had been evacuated from hurricane-stricken areas.
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