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Caption:
BAIE DE GRAND GOAVE, Haiti (Jan. 28, 2010) -- An MH-60S Sea Hawk
helicopter lifts off from the flight deck of the multi-purpose
amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) as a landing craft air
cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 heads for the
Haitian shore after departing Bataan's well deck. Bataan and the
amphibious dock landing ships USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), USS Gunston
Hall (LSD 44) and USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) are participating in
Operation Unified Response as the Bataan Amphibious Relief Mission by
providing military support capabilities to civil authorities to help
stabilize and improve the situation in Haiti in the wake of the 7.0
magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson (Released)
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