Unloading bottled water to distribute to the local Haitian population

LEOGANE, Haiti (Jan. 20, 2010) Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), embarked aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), unload bottled water from a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter to distribute to the local Haitian population. Bataan, along with amphibious dock landing ships USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) and USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) are participating in Operation Unified Response and are 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. 10HE0120-N-3165S-290 (USN)