Col. K.J. Jagaweera, left, Commander of the 11th Sri Lankan Contingent, speaks with Cmdr. Melanie Merrick, senior medical officer aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 13, 2010) Col. K.J. Jagaweera, left, Commander of the 11th Sri Lankan Contingent, speaks with Cmdr. Melanie Merrick, senior medical officer aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), during a tour of the ship. The Sri Lankan army has been providing disaster relief support alongside the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) in Carrefour, Haiti. Bataan is supporting disaster relief efforts in Haiti as part of Operation Unified Response following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Bristol) File# 100313-N-2037B-053