Keywords: US Navy 071127-N-1831S-170 Marines from 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) transfer water to a CH-53E.jpg en BAY OF BENGAL Nov 26 2007 Marines from 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Operations Capable embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge LHD 3 transfer water to a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter Kearsarge and the embarked 22nd MEU SOC 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 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ash Severe Released 2007-11-26 071127-N-1831S-170 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 53186 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ash Severe PD-USGov-Military-Navy Cyclone Sidr Images from US Navy location Bay of Bengal Aboard USS Kearsarge LHD-3 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit |