Keywords: Defense.gov News Photo 071203-N-5642P-124.jpg en Bangladeshi men and U S Marines pass boxes of food from hand-to-hand as they unload a U S Marine Corps CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter in Barisal Bangladesh on Dec 3 2007 The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge LHD 3 and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Operations Capable are conducting humanitarian assistance/disaster relief efforts in response to Bangladesh's request for assistance after Tropical Cyclone Sidr struck their coast on Nov 15 2007 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 The helicopter is attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 071203-N-5642P-124 Navy http //www defense gov/photos/newsphoto aspx newsphotoid 9744 2007-12-03 en Petty Officer 3rd Class William S Parker U S Navy PD-USGov-Military Import by User Slick-o-bot/Defense gov News Photos Sikorsky CH-53A/D Sea Stallion U S Marine Corps United States Marine Corps aviation United States Agency for International Development 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit USS Kearsarge LHD-3 |