Carrying relief supplies to an area near Port-au-Prince, Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Jan. 19, 2010) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Squadron (HSC) 22 carries relief supplies to an area near Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 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 participating in Operation Unified Response, 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 country on Jan. 12. 10HE0119-N-7508R-025 (USN)