USS Abraham Lincoln Helps with Tsunami Relief ( Part III )
U.S. Navy Lt. Rebecca Hagemann from Washington, D.C. stands onboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln after it arrived in Hong Kong December 24, 2004. Taiwan played down on Thursday remarks by a senior U.S. official who described the island as the biggest land mine in Sino-U.S. ties and said Washington was not required to come to Taiwan's defense if attacked by China. (REUTERS/Kin Cheung)
U.S. navy engineers work on an VAQ-131 surveillance plane onboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln after it arrived in Hong Kong December 24, 2004. Taiwan played down on Thursday remarks by a senior U.S. official who described the island as the biggest land mine in Sino-U.S. ties and said Washington was not required to come to Taiwan's defense if attacked by China. (REUTERS/Kin Cheung)
U.S. navy engineers stand on a VAQ-116 Hawkeye E2 surveillance plane onboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln after it arrived in Hong Kong December 24, 2004. Taiwan played down on Thursday remarks by a senior U.S. official who described the island as the biggest land mine in Sino-U.S. ties and said Washington was not required to come to Taiwan's defense if attacked by China. (REUTERS/Kin Cheung)
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U.S. naval engineer works on a an F-18 fighter jet onboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln after it arrived in Hong Kong December 24, 2004. Taiwan played down on Thursday remarks by a senior U.S. official who described the island as the biggest land mine in Sino-U.S. ties and said Washington was not required to come to Taiwan's defense if attacked by China. (REUTERS/Kin Cheung)
U.S. navy personnel work near an F-18 fighter jet on board aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln after it arrived in Hong Kong December 24, 2004. Taiwan played down on Thursday remarks by a senior U.S. official who described the island as the biggest land mine in Sino-U.S. ties and said Washington was not required to come to Taiwan's defense if attacked by China. (REUTERS/Kin Cheung)
Electrician EM3 Sean Wilmott from Riverside, Calif., stretches a cable from which shiplights will be hung on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, Friday, Dec. 24, 2004. The USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is currently on a routine port call in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Anat Givon)
Crew members aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln chat as they carry out maintenance tasks on the craft's flight deck Friday, Dec. 24, 2004. The USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is currently on a routine port call in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Anat Givon)
Crew members sort out packages that arrived by mail for some 6,500 servicemen and women aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, Friday, Dec. 24, 2004. The USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is currently on a routine port call and is expected to remain in Hong Kong for 3-4 days over the Christmas holiday. (AP Photo/Anat Givon)