050115-N-8539M-003 Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia (Jan. 15, 2005) - Navy and Marine Corps personnel from a working party while loading food into a waiting CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter belonging to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262) at the Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base, Banda Aceh. Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) and Expeditionary Strike Group Five (ESG-5) aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), along with Sailors from aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) are supporting Operation Unified Assistance, the humanitarian effort in the wake of the Dec. 26 ts


050115-N-8539M-003 Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia (Jan. 15, 2005) - Navy and Marine Corps personnel from a working party while loading food into a waiting CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter belonging to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262) at the Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base, Banda Aceh. Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) and Expeditionary Strike Group Five (ESG-5) aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), along with Sailors from aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) are supporting Operation Unified Assistance, the humanitarian effort in the wake of the Dec. 26 tsunami that struck South East Asia. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is currently operating in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Indonesia and Thailand. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Nicholas B. Morton (RELEASED) US Navy 050115-N-8539M-003 Navy and Marine Corps personnel from a working party while loading food into a waiting CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter belonging to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262) at the Sultan


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