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Indonesian soldiers carry an Indonesian woman to a waiting U.S. Navy MH-60 Knighthawk helicopter for airlifting from Nias, Indonesia, to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) on April 6, 2005. Mercy and the combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) are currently operating off the coast of Nias, providing medical and humanitarian assistance to victims of the March 28, 2005, 8.7-magnitude earthquake. The helicopter and crew are assigned to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 aboard the Niagara Falls.

Indonesian soldiers carry an Indonesian woman to a waiting U.S. Navy MH-60 Knighthawk helicopter.

Indonesian soldiers carry an Indonesian woman to a waiting U.S. Navy MH-60 Knighthawk helicopter for airlifting from Nias, Indonesia, to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) on April 6, 2005. Mercy and the combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) are currently operating off the coast of Nias, providing medical and humanitarian assistance to victims of the March 28, 2005, 8.7-magnitude earthquake. The helicopter and crew are assigned to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 aboard the Niagara Falls.

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