Boston Globe – An interesting call for the creation of a new class of “littoral humanitarian assistance ships.”
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Daily Archives: January 5, 2005
US Navy – U.S. helicopters speed aid to Indonesia
Associated Press – Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
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Associated Press – U.S. Helicopters Rescue Tsunami Survivors
Associated Press – U.S. Military Contributes to Tsunami Aid
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US Marines – Hurdles Impede Marines on Relief Mission
Associated Press – Neither Sri Lanka or Indonesia wishes for the US to land Marines on their soil to aid in relief efforts. Therefore the USS Bonhomme Richard has joined the USS Abraham Lincoln off of Sumatra. The USS Mount Rushmore will proceed to Sri Lanka on its own. The high speed transport WestPac Express is heading to the region. The hospital ship USNS Mercy is being considered for deployment.
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CNN – U.S. to double helicopter fleet
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