The third in the Strong Angel series , SA-III in 2006 was designed to address problems seen in multiple natural and man-made disasters where Strong Angel members had deployed since 2004 . Those events include the South Asian tsunami in December 2004 , Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 , Hurricane Rita in September 2005 , and the 2005 Kashmir earthquake . SA-III was held in San Diego , California from 20 – 26 August 2006 with San Diego State University hosting the Strong Angel team . The team members were drawn from US government agencies , international and domestic militaries , First Responders , domestic and international humanitarian organizations , academia , and private volunteers
South Asian tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Strong Angel