Black Knights in the Phillipines [Image 3 of 10]

BALASAN, PHILIPPINES

07.01.2008

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer Kimball 

U.S. Navy           

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremy Thomas, a native of Warren, Ohio, carries supplies to local citizens of Balasan, Philippines. Thomas is a helicopter crewman with the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan 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.

• Date Taken: 07.01.2008
• Date Posted: 07.19.2008 11:40
• Photo ID: 104292
• VIRIN: 080701-N-0640K-154
• Resolution: 3872x2592
• Size: 1.86 MB
• Location: BALASAN, PH