Keywords: US Navy 071204-N-4774B-614 The amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) transits the Bay of Bengal off the southern coast of Bangladesh.jpg en BAY OF BENGAL Dec 4 2007 The amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa LHA 1 transits the Bay of Bengal off the southern coast of Bangladesh Tarawa and embarked 11th 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 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 Daniel A Barker Released 2007-12-04 071204-N-4774B-614 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 53541 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel A Barker PD-USGov-Military-Navy Cyclone Sidr Images from US Navy location Bay of Bengal General views of USS Tarawa LHA-1 |