The carriers have also provided aid after natural disasters . In 2005 , '' Abraham Lincoln '' supported Operation Unified Assistance in Indonesia after the December 2004 tsunami , and '' Harry S. Truman '' provided aid after Hurricane Katrina later in 2005 . The '' Ronald Reagan '' Carrier Strike Group performed humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in the Philippines in June 2008 after Typhoon Fengshen , which killed hundreds from the central island regions and the main island of Luzon . In January 2010 '' Carl Vinson '' operated off Haiti , providing aid and drinking water to earthquake survivors as part of the U.S. led Operation Unified Response , alongside other major warships and hospital ship
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2010 Haiti earthquake
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier