Two Naval Air crewmen carry a seriously injured Indonesian woman to a waiting helicopter for transportation to a medical facility.
Summary
Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia (Jan. 03, 2005) Two naval air crewmen, assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Two (HS-2), carry a seriously injured Indonesian woman to a waiting helicopter for transportation to a medical facility. Medical teams from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) set-up a triage site located on Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base, in Banda Aceh, Sumatra. The two teams worked together with members of the Australian Air Force to provide initial medical care to victims of the Tsunami-stricken coastal regions. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is currently operating in the Indian Ocean off the waters of Indonesia and Thailand. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 3rd Class Gabriel Piper File# 050103-N-6020P-206
Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.
![US Navy (USN) Commander (CDR) Mark Roback, Dentist, Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) [not shown], examines the teeth of an Indonesian woman at Bukapitung Village Clinic in Alor, Indonesia. The MERCY is currently off the waters of Indonesia in support of Operation UNIFIED ASSISTANCE the humanitarian relief effort to aid the victims of the Tsunami that struck Southeast Asia on December 26, 2004](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDUvMDMvMjUvdXMtbmF2eS11c24tY29tbWFuZGVyLWNkci1tYXJrLXJvYmFjay1kZW50aXN0LW1pbGl0YXJ5LXNlYWxpZnQtY29tbWFuZC1tc2MtNjg3ZjViLTEwMjQuanBn/40/26/webp "US Navy (USN) Commander (CDR) Mark Roback, Dentist, Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) [not shown], examines the teeth of an Indonesian woman at Bukapitung Village Clinic in Alor, Indonesia. The MERCY is currently off the waters of Indonesia in support of Operation UNIFIED ASSISTANCE the humanitarian relief effort to aid the victims of the Tsunami that struck Southeast Asia on December 26, 2004")
![US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) Jody Weinstein, Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2), helps an injured Indonesian woman into a medical evacuation vehicle after she was transported from a coastal village on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Medical teams from USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) [not shown], Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) set-up a triage site located on Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base (AFB), in Banda Aceh, Sumatra](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDUvMDEvMDMvdXMtbmF2eS11c24tbGlldXRlbmFudC1sdC1qb2R5LXdlaW5zdGVpbi1jYXJyaWVyLWFpci13aW5nLTItY3Z3LTItaGVscHMtYW4tMTk4NTlhLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) Jody Weinstein, Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2), helps an injured Indonesian woman into a medical evacuation vehicle after she was transported from a coastal village on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Medical teams from USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) [not shown], Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) set-up a triage site located on Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base (AFB), in Banda Aceh, Sumatra")
![US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) Lisa Peterson (front right) and USN LT Mark Banks, tend to a patient flown-in by a USN helicopter to a temporary triage site in Aceh, Sumatra. Medical teams from USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) [not shown], Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) set-up a triage site on Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base (AFB), in Banda Aceh, Sumatra, to provide initial medical care to victims of the Tsunami-stricken area](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDUvMDEvMDMvdXMtbmF2eS11c24tbGlldXRlbmFudC1sdC1saXNhLXBldGVyc29uLWZyb250LXJpZ2h0LWFuZC11c24tbHQtbWFyay1iYW5rcy10ZW5kLTQ3MDkxYy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) Lisa Peterson (front right) and USN LT Mark Banks, tend to a patient flown-in by a USN helicopter to a temporary triage site in Aceh, Sumatra. Medical teams from USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) [not shown], Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) set-up a triage site on Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base (AFB), in Banda Aceh, Sumatra, to provide initial medical care to victims of the Tsunami-stricken area")
