U.S. NAVY, LOCALS, WORK HAND IN HAND TO DELIVER SUPPLIES

080627-N-5961C-005 PANAY ISLAND, Philippines (June 27, 2008) Local villagers were happy to see the Sailors assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 during a delivery off food and water. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) is off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. Ronald Reagan and other U.S. Navy ships are operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to promote peace, cooperation and stability. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call

Philippine Red Cross volunteers load relief supplies donated by the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) of the U.S. Agency for International Development in response to Typhoon Frank. U.S. Embassy photo

080701-N-0640K-416 BALASAN, Philippines (July 1, 2008) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Justin Irwin, a native of Pleasant Hill, Mo., hands a citizen from the Municipality of Balasan, Philippines a box of humanitarian relief supplies. Irwin is a helicopter crewman 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 missions to the island delivering food and water in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. The region was hard-hit by Typhoon Fengshen and the "Black Knights" have been flying seven straight days delivering much needed supplies to remote locations on the island. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer S. Kimball

080701-N-5961C-007 KALIBO, Philippines (July 1, 2008) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Slavek Glownia and a villager from Kalibo move a box of humanitarian supplies from an SH-60F Seahawk flown by members of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4. Glownia and pilots and aircrew of HS-4 have been flying into Panay Island airlifting thousands of pounds of food and water in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. The "Black Knights" are embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call

Iloilo Provincial Administrator Manuel Mejorada points to US Navy pilot Capt. Lalor and another US Navy personnel drop sites for the relief goods to be delivered via Seahawks. Photo & caption by JM Mejorada

080626-N-4009P-262 AKLAN, Philippines (June 26, 2008) Raymar Rebaldo, mayor of Kalibo, center, receives food and water delivered from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) to be distributed throughout his town, an area in devastation after the effects of Typhoon Fengshen. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), U.S. Navy personnel, and civilians worked together to unload the cargo. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response. Ronald Reagan and other U.S. Navy ships are operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to promote peace, cooperation and stability. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joe Painter

080626-N-4009P-183 AKLAN, Philippines (June 26, 2008) Bottles of water transported from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) are unloaded by Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), U.S. Navy personnel and civilians. The supplies will be distributed throughout devastated areas caused by Typhoon Fengshen. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response. Ronald Reagan and other U.S. Navy ships are operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to promote peace, cooperation and stability. Official U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joe Painter

080629-N-5961C-003 KALIBO, Philippines (June 29, 2008) Chief Storekeeper Jep Rosario, Storekeeper 1st Class Lorenz Partosan and a villager from Kalibo begin to organize how they will receive thousands of liters of bottled water during a vertical replenishment from the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3). Roasario and Partosan, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), are both from the Philippines. 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 Spike Call

080627-N-0640K-317 KALIBO, Philippines (June 27, 2008) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Myron Robertson, of Carson, Calif., helps local Philippine residents push a cart full of supplies at Kalibo Airport. The supplies, delivered by the "Providers" of Fleet Logistics Combat Support Squadron (VRC) 30 from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), will be distributed to those in need after the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. Ronald Reagan and other U.S. Navy ships are operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to promote peace, cooperation and stability. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer S. Kimball

080627-N-0640K-272 KALIBO, Philippines (June 27, 2008) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Myron Robertson, of Carson, Calif., stacks supplies onto a cart at Kalibo Airport while a C-2A Greyhound is unloaded. The supplies, delivered by the "Providers" of Fleet Logistics Combat Support Squadron (VRC) 30 from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), will be distributed to those in need after the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. Ronald Reagan and other U.S. Navy ships are operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to promote peace, cooperation and stability. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer S. Kimball