050119-N-8801B-001 Indian Ocean, off the coast of Sabang, Sumatra, Indonesia (Jan. 19, 2005) - Sailors board an MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to the ÒBlackhawksÓ of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fifteen (HM-15) on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Personnel are being transferred ashore in support of Operation United Assistance, the humanitarian operation effort in the wake of the Tsunami that struck South East Asia on Dec. 26. Essex is the Navy's only forward deployed amphibious assault ship homeported in Sasebo, Japan. Navy photo by Photograp
050119-N-8801B-001 Indian Ocean, off the coast of Sabang, Sumatra, Indonesia (Jan. 19, 2005) - Sailors board an MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to the ÒBlackhawksÓ of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fifteen (HM-15) on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Personnel are being transferred ashore in support of Operation United Assistance, the humanitarian operation effort in the wake of the Tsunami that struck South East Asia on Dec. 26. Essex is the Navy's only forward deployed amphibious assault ship homeported in Sasebo, Japan. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 3rd Class Travis M. Burns (RELEASED) US Navy 050119-N-8801B-001 Sailors board an MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to the %%5Eldquo,Blackhawks%%5Erdquo, of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fifteen (HM-15) on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex
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