Engineman 3rd Class Raymond Kite, a member of the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43)
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GRAND GOAVE, Haiti (Jan. 25, 2010) Engineman 3rd Class Raymond Kite, a member of the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) braces himself against rotor wash as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Sea Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 lifts off. The Sea Hawk picked up four medical evacuation patients for transport to the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan and Fort McHenry, along with the amphibious dock landing ships USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) and USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) are participating in Operation Unified Response as the Bataan Amphibious Relief Mission by providing military support capabilities to civil authorities to help stabilize and improve the situation in Haiti in the wake of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the area on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson) File# 100125-N-5345W-150
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