0712031831S-098 BARISAL, Bangladesh (Dec. 3, 2007) Bangladeshi citizens affected by Tropical Cyclone Sidr watch as Sailors and Marines from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) unload food and supplies from CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. Kearsarge and the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are conducting Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief efforts in response to the government of Bangladesh's request for assistance after Tropical Cyclone Sidr struck their southern coast Nov. 15. The storm killed more than 3,000 people and has left several
0712031831S-098 BARISAL, Bangladesh (Dec. 3, 2007) Bangladeshi citizens affected by Tropical Cyclone Sidr watch as Sailors and Marines from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) unload food and supplies from CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. Kearsarge and the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are conducting Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief efforts in response to the government of Bangladesh's request for assistance after Tropical Cyclone Sidr struck their southern coast Nov. 15. The storm killed more than 3,000 people and has left several hundred thousand homeless. The Department of Defense effort is part of a larger response coordinated by the Department of State and Agency for International Development. Navy
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