U.S. Navy SH-60F Seahawk

Indian Ocean, 01 January 2005 — Commander Carrier Strike Group Nine, Rear Adm. William D. Crowder, boards a helicopter from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Two (HS-2) “Golden Falcons” as it prepares to depart USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) en route to Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. The helicopters are transporting supplies, bringing in disaster relief teams and supporting humanitarian airlifts to Tsunami-stricken coastal regions. 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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