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U.S. Marines assigned to the Combat Cargo Division aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) prepare pallets of packaged Meals Ready-to-Eat for delivery to tsunami-stricken areas of Indonesia on Jan. 6, 2005. Helicopters from Richard and sailors and Marines assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group 5 are providing humanitarian assistance to areas devastated by the Dec. 26, 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami as part of Operation Unified Assistance.

U.S. Marines prepare pallets of packaged Meals Ready-to-Eat.

U.S. Marines assigned to the Combat Cargo Division aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) prepare pallets of packaged Meals Ready-to-Eat for delivery to tsunami-stricken areas of Indonesia on Jan. 6, 2005. Helicopters from Richard and sailors and Marines assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group 5 are providing humanitarian assistance to areas devastated by the Dec. 26, 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami as part of Operation Unified Assistance.

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