Keywords: US Navy 071127-N-5642P-210 Rear Adm. Carol Pottenger, commander, Task Force 76, watches as Sailors fill water bags that will be sent as relief assistance to Bangladesh aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).jpg en BAY OF BENGAL Nov 27 2007 Rear Adm Carol Pottenger commander Task Force 76 watches as Sailors fill water bags that will be sent as relief assistance to Bangladesh aboard 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 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 William S Parker RELEASED 2007-11-27 071127-N-5642P-210 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 53243 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William S Parker PD-USGov-Military-Navy Cyclone Sidr Images from US Navy location Bay of Bengal Aboard USS Kearsarge LHD-3 Carol M Pottenger Water bags |