Keywords: US Navy 071129-N-5642P-026 Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) pass bags of drinking water for distribution to the victims of Tropical Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh.jpg en BAY OF BENGAL Nov 29 2007 Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge LHD 3 pass bags of drinking water for distribution to the victims of Tropical Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh 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 U S 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 2007-11-29 071129-N-5642P-026 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 53267 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William S Parker PD-USGov-Military-Navy Cyclone Sidr Images from US Navy location Bay of Bengal Aboard USS Kearsarge LHD-3 Water bags |