Passing Water Residents gather around AW2 Maxwell Bjerke as he hands out water. Meulaboh, Sumatra, Indonesia January 6, 2005 U.S. Navy photo by PHAN Jordon R. Beesley

Surveying the Damage AW Patrick Quilter of New Braunfels, Texas, surveys tsunami devastation as he flies to deliver aid to the village of Suak Bekah. West Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia 2005 U.S. Navy Photo

Happy Smiles Ecstatic children thank AW2 Donald Shannon for bringing them food and water that had been desperately needed in the wake of the tsunami. Meulaboh, Sumatra, Indonesia January 6, 2005 U.S. Navy photo by PHAN Jordon R. Beesley

Looking for a Safe LZ AWC Gerald Schwarz, looks for a landing zone Near Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia January 19, 2005 U.S. Navy photo by PH1 John D. Yoder

Delivering Supplies AW1 Donja Addison of HS-2 deliver supplies to Indonesians on the Island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia January 21, 2005 U.S. Navy photo by PH3 Benjamin D. Glass

Supplying Food to the Famished An Indonesian Soldier passes a bag of rice to AW3 Justin Dearie during resupply operations in the village of BanTuan in southern Sumatra. BanTuan, Sumatra, Indonesia January 5, 2005 U.S. Navy photo by PH2 Philip A McDaniel

Inflight IVs AWAN Matt Gardner of Phoenix, AZ and HSL-47 holds the IV bottle of an ill Indonesian woman during a humanitarian aid mission to Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. Indian Ocean January 4, 2005 U.S. Navy photo by PH3 Tyler J. Clements

Providing Support HS-2 "Golden Falcons" AWs carry a seriously injured Indonesian woman to a waiting helicopter for transportation to a medical facility. Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia January 3, 2005 U.S. Navy photo by PH3 Gabriel Piper

Feeding the Hungry AW2 Timothy Sullivan, HS-2 "Golden Falcons", drops food and milk to waiting refugees displaced by the Dec. 26 Tsunami. The helicopter was unable to land because of the extensive flooding that still exists in the region. Sumatra, Indonesia January 1, 2005 U.S. Navy photo by PHAN Patrick M. Bonafede