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Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Spegal unloads relief supplies near Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Jan. 15, 2005. More than 15,000 service members are deployed with Combined Support Force 536 to work with international militaries and non- governmental organizations to aid those affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami in support of Operation Unified Assistance. Spegal is assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).

Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Spegal unloads relief supplies.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Spegal unloads relief supplies near Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Jan. 15, 2005. More than 15,000 service members are deployed with Combined Support Force 536 to work with international militaries and non- governmental organizations to aid those affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami in support of Operation Unified Assistance. Spegal is assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).

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