Rear Adm. Carol Pottenger, commander of Joint Task Force 76, returns to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) aboard a CH-53E Sea Stallion after attending a Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief planning meeting in Bangladesh.
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BAY OF BEGAL (Nov. 23, 2007) Rear Adm. Carol Pottenger, commander of Joint Task Force 76, returns to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) aboard a CH-53E Sea Stallion after attending a Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief planning meeting in Bangladesh. Kearsrage and the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting humanitarian assistance and 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. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ash Severe File# 071123-N-1831S-117
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