The Defense Department has dispatched a Marine Expeditionary Unit, the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and a maritime prepositioning ship from Guam to assist with relief efforts in South Asia where a deadly tsunami that struck Sunday has killed 100,000. President Bush announced the relief effort during a news conference today. U.S. Pacific Command established a joint task force for humanitarian assistance to the area, according to a Dec. 27 DOD announcement. "The command is expected to deploy forces to forward...
