Keywords: US Navy 071127-N-1831S-182 A CH-53E.jpg en BAY OF BENGAL Nov 26 2007 A CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter full of water prepares to lift off the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge LHD 3 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 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 Ash Severe Released 2007-11-26 071127-N-1831S-182 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 53187 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ash Severe PD-USGov-Military-Navy Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion Aboard USS Kearsarge LHD-3 Cyclone Sidr |