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Caption:
Sabang, Pulau We Island, Indonesia (Jan. 23, 2005) - Indonesians in the
city of Sabang, unload food, clothing and relief supplies from the back
of an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, assigned to the "Blackhawks" of
Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fifteen (HM-15). HM-15 is
currently embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD
2). Essex is currently underway in support of Operation Unified
Assistance, the humanitarian operation effort in the wake of the
Tsunami that struck South East Asia. Essex is the Navy's only forward
deployed amphibious assault ship homeported in Sasebo, Japan. U.S. Navy
photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Travis M. Burns (RELEASED)
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