The guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) steams in the Sulu Sea as part of the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group. The frigate is on station to refuel helicopters that have been air-lifting food and water to remote locations on the Philippine Island of Panay.


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ILOILO, Sulu Sea (June 30, 2008) The guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) steams in the Sulu Sea as part of the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group. The frigate is on station to refuel helicopters that have been air-lifting food and water to remote locations on the Philippine Island of Panay. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call (Released)

Typhoon Fengshen is locally called Typhoon Frank.

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