CLB-31 Marines continue FEMA-directed relief efforts on Tinian [Image 1 of 8]

TINIAN, COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

11.09.2018

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

Clothes hang to dry on a repaired chain-link fence at the port during U.S. Defense Support of Civil Authorities relief efforts on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 9, 2018. Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Combat Logistics Battalion 31 are assisting local and civil authorities on Tinian to deliver Federal Emergency Management Agency shelters for families affected by Super Typhoon Yutu, which struck here Oct. 25 as the second strongest storm to ever hit U.S. soil. Marines and Sailors with the 31st MEU and CLB-31 arrived on Tinian Oct. 29-31 to lead relief efforts on Tinian in response to Yutu as part of Task Force-West. TF-W is leading the Department of Defense’s efforts to assist CNMI’s local and civil authorities provide critical assistance for citizens devastated by Yutu. 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: 11.09.2018
• Date Posted: 11.09.2018 02:27
• Photo ID: 4888309
• VIRIN: 181109-M-PJ332-015
• Resolution: 1200x800
• Size: 1.38 MB
• Location: TINIAN, COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, MP