Keywords: US Navy 071206-N-4774B-004 Capt. Donald R. Shunkwiler, Commanding Officer aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1), welcomes aboard Bangladeshi military officials.jpg en BAY OF BENGAL Dec 6 2007 Capt Donald R Shunkwiler Commanding Officer aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa LHA 1 welcomes aboard Bangladeshi military officials Tarawa and embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Operations Capable 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 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 Daniel A Barker Released 2007-12-06 071206-N-4774B-004 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 53595 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 Aboard USS Tarawa LHA-1 |