Hospital Corpsmen treat a Haitian woman's injured foot
BONEL, Haiti (Jan. 19, 2010) Two Hospital Corpsmen assigned to Beach Master Unit (BMU) 2 treat a Haitian woman's injured foot. The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) is on station in Haiti along with the amphibious dock landing ships USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), and USS Carter Hall (LSD 50). The ships are part of the Bataan Amphibious Relief Mission supporting Operation Unified Response, a joint operation providing military support capabilities to civil authorities to help stabilize and improve the situation in Haiti following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the island nation on Jan. 12, 2010. 100119-N-5244H-007 (USN)