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Indonesians swarm around a U.S. Navy helicopter in an attempt to be the first to receive food and water during a humanitarian aid mission to Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, on Jan. 6, 2005. Helicopters assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 2 are transporting supplies, bringing in disaster relief teams and supporting humanitarian airlifts to tsunami-stricken coastal regions. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is operating in the Indian Ocean off the coasts of Indonesia and Thailand in support of Operation Unified Assistance.

Indonesians swarm around a U.S. Navy helicopter.

Indonesians swarm around a U.S. Navy helicopter in an attempt to be the first to receive food and water during a humanitarian aid mission to Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, on Jan. 6, 2005. Helicopters assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 2 are transporting supplies, bringing in disaster relief teams and supporting humanitarian airlifts to tsunami-stricken coastal regions. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is operating in the Indian Ocean off the coasts of Indonesia and Thailand in support of Operation Unified Assistance.

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