Keywords: Relief Efforts DVIDS72835.jpg en People of Kalapara Bangladesh help unload bags of water from a landing craft-air cushion from Assault Craft Unit 4 currently attached to amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge LHD 3 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 The storm killed over 3 000 people and has left several hundred thousand homeless The Department of Defense effort is part of a larger United States response coordinated by the U S Department of State and U S Agency for International Development 2007-11-28 Petty Officer 2nd Class William Parker https //www dvidshub net/image/72835 071128-N-+++++-047 2008-01-15 17 35 KALAPARA BD PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States Agency for International Development 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit USS Kearsarge LHD-3 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ Assault Craft Unit 4 |