Keywords: US Navy 071128-N-7955L-062 Local residents wait for bags of fresh water at the back of a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 261.jpg en KALAPARA Bangladesh Nov 28 2007 Local residents wait for bags of fresh water at the back of a U S Marine Corps CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron HMM 261 The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge LHD 3 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 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 Christopher Lange Released 2007-11-28 071128-N-7955L-062 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 53221 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher Lange PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Kalapara Bangladesh Cyclone Sidr |