A Navy landing signals enlisted crewman directs an SH-60B Seahawk to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) following a trip to Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, on Jan. 2, 2005. The Helicopter Anti-Submarine Light Squadron 47 is transporting supplies, bringing in disaster relief teams and supporting humanitarian airlifts to tsunami-stricken coastal regions as part of Operation Unified Assistance. The Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is operating in the Indian Ocean off the waters of Indonesia and Thailand.

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