Caption:
Indian Ocean (Jan. 25, 2004) - Sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN
72) load supplies onto a MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, assigned to the
"Blackhawks" of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fifteen
(HM-15), in support of Operation Unified Assistance. HM-15 is currently
embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). The
Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike group is currently operating in the
Indian Ocean off the waters of Indonesia and Thailand in support of
Operation Unified Assistance, the humanitarian operation effort in the
wake of the Tsunami that struck South East Asia. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Ronald A. Dallatorre (RELEASED)
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