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Caption:
Andaman Sea (Jan. 12, 2005) -- An E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the "Sun
Kings" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One One Six
(VAW-116), launches off the flight deck aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN
72). Flight operations are being conducted to keep the pilots and
aircrew assigned to Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) qualified as Abraham
Lincoln is conducting humanitarian aid missions on the island of
Sumatra, Indonesia. Helicopters assigned to CVW-2 and Sailors from
Abraham Lincoln 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
(RELEASED)
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