landing craft air cushion approaches the shores of Grand Goave to pick up and transport Sailors to USS Bataan (LHD 5).
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GRAND GOAVE, Haiti (Jan. 28, 2010) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) approaches the shores of Grand Goave to pick up and transport Sailors to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The Sailors spent the day clearing rubble and supplying crutches to injured Haitians. Bataan, along with the amphibious dock landing ships USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) and USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), is supporting Operation Unified Response and is 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 on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Stuart Phillips) File# 100128-N-1092P-438
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