U.S. Navy SH-60B Seahawk

Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, 07 January 2005 — An SH-60B Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the “Saberhawks” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light Four Seven (HSL-47), waits to be loaded with relief supplies at Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base in Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. Helicopters assigned to Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) and Sailors from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) are supporting Operation Unified Assistance, the humanitarian operation effort in the wake of the Tsunami that struck South East Asia. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is currently operating in the Indian Ocean off the waters of Indonesia and Thailand.

U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Seth C. Peterson

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