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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