Keywords: US Navy 071203-N-5642P-299 Local residents assist in unloading food supplies off of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 261.jpg en BARISAL Bangladesh Dec 3 2007 Local residents assist in unloading food supplies off of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter attached 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 United States response coordinated by the U S Department of State and U S Agency for International Development U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William S Parker Released 2007-12-03 071203-N-5642P-299 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 53393 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William S Parker PD-USGov-Military-Navy CH-53E US Marine Corps Cyclone Sidr Humanitarian aid Images from US Navy location Barisal Bangladesh Aboard USS Kearsarge LHD-3 |