PACIFIC OCEAN MARCH 14, 2011
An MS-60S/MH60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Wildcards of HSC-23 lifts off from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) to deliver supplies and conduct Search and Rescue operations over mainland Japan. Ships and aircraft from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group are conducting disaster relief operations in the coastal waters off northern Japan following an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexander Tidd/Released)
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