| Stores Ship Continues Key Logistics Mission of Mercy |
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| SINGAPORE, March 7, 2005 – Beginning its third month of operations in support of Operation Unified Assistance, the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS San Jose continues to be a vital part of the tsunami relief effort, and is currently on station off the coast of Sumatra, directly supporting the hospital ship USNS Mercy. Story |
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| Lincoln Carrier Comes Back From Humanitarian Mission |
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| SAN DIEGO, March 3, 2005 – USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group’s Air Wing, Carrier Air Wing 2, returned to San Diego March 1, concluding a deployment to the Western Pacific that included humanitarian relief efforts for the survivors of the tsunami. Story |
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| Marines Return from Tsunami Operation after Short Notice |
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| MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif., Feb. 24, 2005 – Despite short notice and other obstacles during the evolution, the members of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, returned from their relief mission with a sense of accomplishment. Story |
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| Bronx Sailors Return Home From Relief Operations |
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| NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2005 – Ten sailors returned from Singapore in February to Naval Reserve Center Bronx, N.Y., after loading humanitarian assistance and disaster relief cargo to aid the survivors of the December tsunami. Story |
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| Former Presidents Visit Ship To Thank Sailors, Marines |
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| OFF THE COAST OF BANDA ACEH, Feb. 23, 2005 – Former presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton visited sailors and Marines aboard USS Fort McHenry, Feb. 20, as they finished humanitarian relief efforts. Story |
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More Tsunami News |
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| TSUNAMI RELIEF – The men and women of the United States military responded to the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami in southeast Asia in a number of ways to include providing supplies and medical care. This multi-media presentation gives a glimpse of the devastation that claimed thousands of lives, as well as the work of the men and women in uniform who helped those who survived. Slideshow |
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| Military Support Daily Update |
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| WASHINGTON – There are 683 U.S. Navy, Marine, Army, Air Force and Coast Guard service members involved in providing relief support. These forces have delivered 9,487,681 pounds of relief supplies to the region. Update (pdf) |
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| TOY FOR JOY – U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Triselda Penberthy, assigned to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy, passes out toys to Indonesian children, March 1, 2005, after instructing a class for Indonesian nurses at Tentera Nasional Indonesia Military Hospital in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Rebecca J. Moat |
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