Caption:
Indian Ocean (Jan. 9, 2005) - Sailor's aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN
72) stand-by to load jugs of purified water onto an awaiting SH-60F
Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the “Golden Falcons” of
Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS-2). The water jugs will be flown
by Navy helicopters to regions isolated by the Tsunami in Sumatra,
Indonesia. Helicopters assigned to Carrier Air Wing Two (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 3rd
Class Jacob J. Kirk (RELEASED)
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