Brian Williams interview, 2005 Nov. 8.

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Brian Williams interview, 2005 Nov. 8.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191678991

Interview of Brian Williams, USCG, AMT1, including brief history of his USCG career and training in helicopter rescue missions; his views on the Coast Guard's standardized training program and how it helped newly formed aircrews communicate successfully during the Katrina rescues; descriptions of Williams activities as a helicopter flight mechanic during Hurrican Katrina including rescuing fifty trapped flood victims in one day; dangers of the congested air space traffic above New Orleans and the 100-150 foot hoists required to bring people into the aircraft; and his role in helicopter scheduled maintenance and organizing missions and aircrews.

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United States Coast Guard, Historian's Office

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