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    U.S. Marines aid Saipan with typhoon relief efforts [Image 16 of 21]

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    Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are distributing drinking water to civilians from a large water tank mounted on a vehicle. The scene appears to be a post-disaster humanitarian relief operation, with damaged palm trees visible in the background suggesting recent storm or typhoon damage. Large 5-gallon water jugs are being filled and loaded into a civilian vehicle.

    SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

    08.15.2015

    Photo by Cpl. Ryan Mains 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    U.S. Marine Cpl. Darien Ramos hands a water jug to a local as a part of a typhoon relief mission in Saipan Aug. 15, 2015. The Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st MEU, assisted the locals of Saipan by producing and distributing potable water. The Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU were conducting training near the Mariana Islands when they were redirected to Saipan after the island was struck by Typhoon Soudelor Aug. 2-3. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan C. Mains/Released)

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    Date Taken: 08.15.2015
    Date Posted: 08.22.2015 11:30
    Photo ID: 2136780
    VIRIN: 150815-M-WM612-441
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 2.78 MB
    Location: SAIPAN, MP
    Web Views: 68
    Downloads: 12

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