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Caption:
BAWFAL, Bangledesh (Dec. 4, 2007) -- A Marine assigned to
the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade loads food rations aboard a
CH-46E attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 166 (REIN),
11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC).
The amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) and the embarked 11th
MEU (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 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. Marine Corps photo by
Sgt. Bryson K. Jones (Released)
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