GRAND GOAVE, Haiti (Jan. 28, 2010) An landing craft air cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 beaches on the shores of Grand Goave as it prepares to pick up and transport Sailors back to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The Sailors spent the day clearing rubble and supplying crutches to injured Haitians. 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 supporting Operation Unified Response and is providing military support capabilities to civil authorities to help stabilize and improve the situation in Haiti in the wake of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010. 10HE0128-N-1092P-444 (USN)
