31st MEU spearheads multi-service, FEMA-led Yutu response on Tinian – USS Ashland arrives [Image 1 of 30]

TINIAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

11.03.2018

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit plan with local officials at the mayor’s office as part of the U.S. Defense Support of Civil Authorities relief effort in response to Super Typhoon Yutu, Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 3, 2018. Businesses, government buildings, homes and schools were heavily damaged by Super Typhoon Yutu, which made a direct hit with devastating effect on Tinian Oct. 25 packing 170 MPH winds – it is the second strongest storm to ever hit U.S. soil and the strongest storm of 2018. Marines with the 31st MEU and Combat Logistics Battalion 31 have been leading a multi-service contingent since Oct. 29 as part of the DSCA mission here. The Marines arrived at the request of CNMI officials and the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist relief efforts in the wake of Yutu, the largest typhoon to ever hit a U.S. territory. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations across the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)

• Date Taken: 11.03.2018
• Date Posted: 11.03.2018 05:50
• Photo ID: 4870378
• VIRIN: 181103-M-PJ332-004
• Resolution: 1200x800
• Size: 678.15 KB
• Location: TINIAN, MP