ALTAVAS   TYPHOON FRANK PHOTOS




U.S. 7TH FLEET - 080630-N-5961C-013-h ALTAVAS, Philippines (June 30, 2008) -- Children at a school in the remote village of Altavas watch as SH60-F helicopters land in their football field. The SH60-Fs from the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 delivered 100-pound sacks of rice in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, USS Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist (SW/NAC) Spike Call
U.S. 7TH FLEET - 080630-N-5961C-012-h ALTAVAS, Philippines (June 30, 2008) -- Children at a school in the remote village of Altavas watch as SH60-F helicopters land in their football field. The SH60-Fs from the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 delivered 100-pound sacks of rice in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, USS Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist (SW/NAC) Spike Call
U.S. NAVY - 080630-N-5961C-014 ILOILO, Philippines (June 30, 2008) A soldier from the Armed Forces of the Philippines carries a 100-pound bag of rice to a helicopter assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 to be delivered with other food and water to the village of Altavas on the Philippine Island of Panay. Aircrews assigned to the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group have been assisting disaster relief efforts in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen for more than six days.
U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call

U.S. 7TH FLEET - 080630-N-5961C-014-h ILOILO, Philippines (June 30, 2008) -- Teamwork gets it done at Iloilo Airport. Philippine Army Soldiers continue to work hard alongside Sailors from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 delivering food and water to remote locations on the island of Panay. The Soldier is loading a 100 pound sack of rice to be dropped off in the remote village of Altavas. The island was hit hard by Typhoon Fengshen and the Ronald Reagan carrier Group has been assisting for the past six days. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, USS Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist (SW/NAC) Spike Call


080630-N-5961C-011 ALTAVAS, Philippines (June 30, 2008) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Travis Story, a native of Reading, Calif., waives goodbye to children at a school in the remote village of Altavas. Story is a helicopter pilot with the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and has been flying on relief missions to remote areas on the island delivering food and water.
U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call

U.S. NAVY - 080630-N-5961C-010 ALTAVAS, Philippines (June 30, 2008) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Travis Story, a native of Reading, Calif., carries a 100-pound sack of rice to a school in the remote village of Altavas. Story is a helicopter pilot with the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and has been flying on relief missions to remote areas on the island delivering food and water.
U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call

U.S. 7TH FLEET - 080630-N-5961C-010-h ALTAVAS, Philippines (June 30, 2008) -- Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Travis Story, 24, Reading, Calif., carries a 100-pound sack of rice to a school in the remote village of Altavas. Story is a helicopter crewman with the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 and has been flying missions into the island delivering food and water in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, USS Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist (SW/NAC) Spike Call