0712035642P-142 BARISAL, Bangladesh (Dec. 3, 2007) Local residents assist in unloading boxes of food from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 261. The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) 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
0712035642P-142 BARISAL, Bangladesh (Dec. 3, 2007) Local residents assist in unloading boxes of food from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 261. The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) 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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