Students with the Tinian High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps salute during a tribute to fallen service members at the Veteran’s memorial park during a Veteran’s Day ceremony on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 12, 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 aid 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 Lance Cpl. Hannah Hall/Released)
Date Taken: | 11.12.2018 |
Date Posted: | 11.13.2018 05:06 |
Photo ID: | 4895273 |
VIRIN: | 181112-M-YY851-468 |
Resolution: | 4102x2735 |
Size: | 4.11 MB |
Location: | TINIAN, COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS , MP |
Web Views: | 16 |
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