Ahmed Fakhuddin, chief advisor of the Government of Bangladesh steps off a helicopter during a visit to Barisal Airfield, Bangladesh, Nov. 27, 2007. Barisal was one of the stops Fakhuddin made on his tour of areas affected by Tropical Cyclone Sidr. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe) (Released) - Ahmed Fakhuddin, chief advisor of the Government of Bangladesh steps off a helicopter during a visit to Barisal Airfield, Bangladesh, Nov. 27, 2007. Barisal was one of the stops Fakhuddin made on his tour of areas affected by Tropical Cyclone Sidr. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe) (Released)

Lance Cpl. Dale R. McNett (left), a Taylor, Mich., native and rifleman with 2nd Platoon, India Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), fills a plastic bag with water while Lance Cpl. James R. Tingen, of Camden, S.C., a generator mechanic with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, caps the bags in the hangar deck of the USS Kearsarge, Nov., 27, 2007. The 22nd MEU (SOC) and USS Kearsarge are answering the Bangladeshi Government?s request for assistance after a cyclone ripped through the country, killing more than 3,000 people, and leaving several hundred thousand people homeless. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter R. Miller) - Lance Cpl. Dale R. McNett (left), a Taylor, Mich., native and rifleman with 2nd Platoon, India Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), fills a plastic bag with water while Lance Cpl. James R. Tingen, of Camden, S.C., a generator mechanic with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, caps the bags in the hangar deck of the USS Kearsarge, Nov., 27, 2007. The 22nd MEU (SOC) and USS Kearsarge are answering the Bangladeshi Government?s request for assistance after a cyclone ripped through the country, killing more than 3,000 people, and leaving several hundred thousand people homeless. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter R. Miller)

A Bangladeshi soldier unloads boxes of medical supplies from a Marine CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Nov. 26, 2007. The supplies, from a World Health Organization medical kit, were delivered to Patuakhali, Bangladesh, along with US military medical personnel and a load of food and water. USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and elements of the 22nd MEU (SOC) are providing humanitarian aid to the victims of Tropical Cyclone Sidr, which tore through Bangladesh, Nov. 15. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter R. Miller) - A Bangladeshi soldier unloads boxes of medical supplies from a Marine CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Nov. 26, 2007. The supplies, from a World Health Organization medical kit, were delivered to Patuakhali, Bangladesh, along with US military medical personnel and a load of food and water. USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and elements of the 22nd MEU (SOC) are providing humanitarian aid to the victims of Tropical Cyclone Sidr, which tore through Bangladesh, Nov. 15. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter R. Miller)

Bangladeshi soldiers use a stretcher to unload a shipment of bottled water delivered by Marines of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (Reinforced), the aviation element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), in Barisal, Bangladesh, Nov. 23, 2007. This mission marked the first US military aid arriving in Bangladesh. USS Kearsarge and the 22nd MEU (SOC) are supporting relief operations at the request of the Government of Bangladesh. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter R. Miller) - Bangladeshi soldiers use a stretcher to unload a shipment of bottled water delivered by Marines of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (Reinforced), the aviation element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), in Barisal, Bangladesh, Nov. 23, 2007. This mission marked the first US military aid arriving in Bangladesh. USS Kearsarge and the 22nd MEU (SOC) are supporting relief operations at the request of the Government of Bangladesh. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter R. Miller)

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Sgt. Zachary Leffke (left), of Lynchburg, Va., satellite communications chief of the MEU?s Joint Task Force Enabler, and Cpl. Ryan Butler, a New York native and Command Element supply clerk, work through a math problem during the Introduction to College Mathematics class being held aboard Kearsarge, Nov. 17, 2007. The 22nd MEU(SOC) is currently on a scheduled six-month. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter R. Miller) - Sgt. Zachary Leffke (left), of Lynchburg, Va., satellite communications chief of the MEU?s Joint Task Force Enabler, and Cpl. Ryan Butler, a New York native and Command Element supply clerk, work through a math problem during the Introduction to College Mathematics class being held aboard Kearsarge, Nov. 17, 2007. The 22nd MEU(SOC) is currently on a scheduled six-month. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter R. Miller)

Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (reinforced), the Aviation Combat Element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, sprint across the USS Kearsarge flight deck bearing dual guidons during a 232 lap salute to the U.S. Marine Corps? 232nd birthday, Nov. 7, 2007. The 22nd MEU (SOC) is on a scheduled deployment to Central Command?s area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter R. Miller) - Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (reinforced), the Aviation Combat Element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, sprint across the USS Kearsarge flight deck bearing dual guidons during a 232 lap salute to the U.S. Marine Corps? 232nd birthday, Nov. 7, 2007. The 22nd MEU (SOC) is on a scheduled deployment to Central Command?s area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter R. Miller)

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Cpl. Hannah J. Lisowsky, of San Diego, Calif., a 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Command Element administrative clerk, takes notes during a period of instruction of the Corporals? Course class held aboard USS Kearsarge recently. The Marines and sailors of the 22nd MEU (SOC) are on a scheduled six-month deployment. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe) - Cpl. Hannah J. Lisowsky, of San Diego, Calif., a 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Command Element administrative clerk, takes notes during a period of instruction of the Corporals? Course class held aboard USS Kearsarge recently. The Marines and sailors of the 22nd MEU (SOC) are on a scheduled six-month deployment. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe)