Local citizens wave goodbye to the crew a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 after they delivered water to help aid the victims of Tropical Cyclone Sidr. The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, as well as elements of Amphibious Squadron 8 and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting humanitarian assistance/disaster relief efforts in response to the government of Bangladesh's request for assistance. 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.