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A U.S. Navy aircrewman assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 2 shakes the hands of local citizens after delivering food and water to their village in Indonesia on Jan. 6, 2005. The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and its embarked Carrier Air Wing Two 2 are operating in the Indian Ocean off the coasts of Indonesia and Thailand in support of Operation Unified Assistance.

A U.S. Navy aircrewman shakes the hands of local citizens.

A U.S. Navy aircrewman assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 2 shakes the hands of local citizens after delivering food and water to their village in Indonesia on Jan. 6, 2005. The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and its embarked Carrier Air Wing Two 2 are operating in the Indian Ocean off the coasts of Indonesia and Thailand in support of Operation Unified Assistance.

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