SULU SEA (June 30, 2008) -- With a helicopter refueling on deck, USS Thach (FFG 43), USS Thach (FFG 43) steams off the coast of the Philippine Islands. The U.S. frigate has been at the ready to refuel helicopters which have been air-lifting food and water to remote locations on Panay Island, Republic of the Philippines. 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

SULU SEA (June 30, 2008) -- USS Thach (FFG 43) steams off the coast of the Philippine Islands. The U.S. frigate has been at the ready to refuel helicopters which have been air-lifting food and water to remote locations on Panay Island, Republic of the Philippines. 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

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

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

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

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

ILOILO, Philippines (June 30, 2008) -- U.S. Navy Lt. Brandon Sheets carries a 100 pound sack of rice while a soldier from the Armed Forces of the Philippines lends a hand trying to keep the bag closed. The rice will be delivered to the remote location of Binglusan on the island of Panay. Sheets, from Abilene, Texas, is a helicopter pilot with the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 and has been flying missions into the island delivering food and water. 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