Rescued

(Nov. 12, 2008) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Julio Molina, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, Detachment 5 embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), hoist a Norwegian man during a search and rescue medical evacuation from the ocean-going tug SVC Tanux II. Kearsarge launched a search-and-rescue aircraft in response to an emergency medical distress call. The victim was transported to Guyana for further medical evaluation. Kearsarge is supporting the Caribbean Phase of the humanitarian and civic assistance mission Continuing Promise 2008, an equal partnership mission between the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Brazil, Nicaragua, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erik Barker/Released)