31st MEU to assist Saipan during typhoon recovery [Image 5 of 7]

USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD 6), USPACOM, AT SEA

08.08.2015

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Ngiraswei 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

U.S. Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit load into an MV-22B Osprey aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), Aug. 8, 2015. The 31st MEU is staging Ospreys in Guam in support of typhoon recovery efforts in Saipan. The aircraft will be on standby in the event their aerial lift capacity is needed to distribute emergency supplies to remote areas. Saipan, the most populated island in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, was struck by Typhoon Soudelor Aug. 2-3. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Ngiraswei/ Released)

• Date Taken: 08.08.2015
• Date Posted: 08.08.2015 02:08
• Photo ID: 2111562
• VIRIN: 150808-M-AZ394-003
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 3.59 MB
• Location: USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD 6), USPACOM, AT SEA