Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia (Jan. 5, 2005) - Sec Powell is speaking with Menko Kesra, an
acronym for Menteri Koordinator Kesejahteraan Rakyat of Coordination
Minister of People Welfare. Alwi Shihab was the
Minister of Foreign Affair of Indonesa when President Abdulrahman Wahid
was in the office few years ago. Helicopters and aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) and Sailors from Abraham Lincoln are supporting Operation Unified Assistance, the humanitarian operation effort in the wake of the Tsunami that struck South East Asia. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is currently operating in the Indian Ocean off the waters of Indonesia and Thailand. U.S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Seth C. Peterson