Haitian locals watch from the water's edge as Navy landing craft arrive ashore carrying manpower and heavy equipment as Sailors and Marines establish their operating base at New Hope Mission in Bonel, Haiti. The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan is on station in Haiti along with the amphibious dock landing ships USS Fort McHenry, USS Gunston Hall, and USS Carter Hall as the Bataan Amphibious Relief Mission in support of Operation Unified Response, a joint operation providing military support capabilities to civil authorities to help stabilize and improve the situation in Haiti following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the island nation.
Date Taken: | 01.19.2010 |
Date Posted: | 01.20.2010 04:17 |
Photo ID: | 241584 |
VIRIN: | 100119-N-5345W-048 |
Resolution: | 2100x1213 |
Size: | 1.08 MB |
Location: | BONEL, HT |
Web Views: | 77 |
Downloads: | 12 |
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