Yutu

Marine 2nd Lt. Maxwell Bennett, a Communications Strategy and Operations officer with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes a cell phone picture from the vantage point of an Imperial Japanese machine gunner More

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, lands at the Saipan International Airport, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 11, 2018, in sup More

A dog approaches Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Ray, 36th Civil Engineer Squadron structural craftsman, during a home roof assessment in the village of Koblerville, Saipan, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 12 More

A sign says "We got this CNMI" in front of a house that received tents from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in the village of San Antonio, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 16, More

Members of the 1224th Engineer Support Company load tin debris into the back of a 10-ton dump truck in the village of Chalan Konoa, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 17, 2018, in suppo More

U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Roesch, 36th Contingency Response Group commander, Chief Master Sgt. William Hebb, 36th CRG superintendent, lift relief supplies while 2nd Lt. Eric Baldwin, 36th Civil Engineering Squ More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Santos, marine science technician, assesses damage caused by Typhoon Yutu on Guam, Oct. 25, 2018. These team members are crucial in evaluating the conditions of ports and waterway More

Various Crewmembers throughout the Coast Guard's 14th District are preparing to head to Saipan, Oct. 26, 2018. The HC-130 Hercules air crew from U.S. Coast Guard Airsta Barbers Point will be conducting overflig More

Crewmembers from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia (WLB 215) load supplies to be transported to Saipan, Oct. 26, 2018. Members of the community on Guam donated many different items to be sent for relief efforts t More

Crewmembers from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Oahu, arrive in Saipan, Oct. 26, 2018. The crew conducted overflights assessing damages from Typhoon Yutu and made multiple trips transporting personnel a More

Staff Sgt. Marcus Wright, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides a fuel truck onto a C-130J Super Hercules, Oct. 26, 2018 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Service members from Joint Region Marianas and Indo-Pacific More

Bags of dog food wait to be loaded and taken to Saipan in response to Typhoon Yutu, Oct. 26, 2018. Members of the community on Guam donated many different supplies to be sent for relief efforts of those effecte More

Crewmembers from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kiska (WPB 1336), based out of Guam, unload supplies in Tinian, Oct. 27, 2018.The crew will be transported donated goods from the community to those effected by Typhoon More

Crews from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia (WLB 215) assess the waterways off Saipan, Oct. 27, 2018. The small boat launched with side-scan sonar while Sequoia assessed aids to navigation. (U.S. Coast Guard pho More

Crewmembers from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kiska (WPB 1336) help clean out a gym on Tinian to make a designated supply center, Oct. 27, 2018. The crew transported numerous supplies donated by the community on Gua More

Crewmembers from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia (WLB 215), based out of Guam, unload the vessel with supplies in Saipan, Oct. 27, 2018. The crew transported donated goods from the Guam community to those effec More

Airmen assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepare a C-130J Super Hercules to provide humanitarian aid Oct. 27, 2018, at Andersen AFB, Guam. Service members from Joint Region Marianas and Indo-Pacific Command a More

SAIPAN (Oct 27, 2018) — Combat Aircrew Two of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 patrols the Northern Mariana Islands conducting Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief in response to the aftermath of Typhoon Yutu. Th More

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules fixed-wing air crew based out of Air Station Barbers Point, Oahu, and a Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 air crew from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, arrive in Saipan, Oct. 27, 20 More

TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Oct. 28, 2018) —Children of Tinian take turns wearing a U.S. Marine Corps Cover as Marines of Marine Corps Activity Guam greet them upon providing support t More

TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Oct. 28, 2018) — Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Gov. Ralph Torres meets with Col. Brent Bien, Marine Corps Activity Guam officer in charge, an More

Crewmembers from throughout Coast Guard Sector Guam take a picture with a group of children after donating supplies to the Saipan Southern High School, Oct. 28, 2018. The school stood as a shelter for the commu More

Crewmembers from Coast Guard sector Guam unload supplies in Saipan, Oct. 28, 2018. The supplies were donated from the community on Guam and distributed to shelters and those effected by Typhoon Yutu. (U.S. Coas More

U.S. Navy Chief Aircrewman (Operator) Robert Hall, attached to Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, conducts flight operations aboard a P-8 Poseidon aircraft over the Philippine Sea while VP-47's Combat Aircrew Two patrols More

181029-N-XK398-1011 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 29, 2018) The Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 1633 departs the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Sailors and Marines from Ashland, part of More

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit signs a log to keep accountability after arriving on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Oct. 29, 2018. Marines with the 31st MEU and Combat Lo More

Crewmembers from Coast Guard Sector Guam pose after clearing out debris at Tenepag High School on Saipan, Oct. 29, 2018. The school was used as a shelter for the community during Typhoon Yutu. (U.S. Coast Guard More

181030-N-VR594-016 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 30, 2018) Engineman 2nd Class Jason Rogers, assigned to Costal Riverine Squadron 3, from Concord, North Carolina scans the horizon using a remote operating console for a 2 More

A Lightweight Water Purification System sits on a beach near a community park on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Oct. 30, 2018. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Combat L More

U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Roesch, 36th Contingency Response Group commander, fist-bumps another 36th CRG member after arriving in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Oct. 31, 2018. Roes More

Cpl. Jacob Arcidiacono, an electrician with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, records information from a citizen of Tinian while distributing purified water, Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, O More

181031-N-WR252-011 TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (Oct. 31, 2018) Construction Electrician 1st Class Brent Shepherd, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, connects a groundin More

Members of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency arrive at Tinian International Airport, Oct. 31, 2018. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Combat Logistics Battalion 31 arrived on Tinian More

SAIPAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Oct. 31, 2018) - An Antonov An-225 Mriya is parked on the flight line in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Oct. 31, to deliver needed di More

181101-N-WR252-012 TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (Nov. 1, 2018) A Sailor assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 removes downed trees and other debris from the Tinian Medical C More

Lance Cpl. Eric Russell, a 19-year-old water purification technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, inspects a Lightweight Water Purification System alongside a beach on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Norther More

Sgt. Cesar Delavera, an electrician with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, arm wrestles with a citizen of Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 1, 2018. Delavera, a native of Blakeslee, Pennsy More

SAIPAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands – Guam-based Soldiers with the 9th Mission Support Command, U.S. Army Reserve, and the Guam Army National Guard make their way out of a U.S. Air Force C-130 More

Rear Adm. Shoshanna Chatfield, Commander of Joint Region Marianas and Task Force-West, visits soldiers from Guam and Saipan Army National Guard units who are working to provide relief in the aftermath of Super More

U.S. Soldiers with Guam Army National Guard conduct road debris clearance along beach road on the island of Saipan in an effort to provide relief to their brothers and sisters in the CNMI in the aftermath of Su More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 01, 2018) Sailors and Marines, attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a fresh-water wash down on the boat deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48 More

A Saipan public worker picks up debris from inside of Saipan Community College after Super Typhoon Yutu, Nov. 2, 2018. Super Typhoon Yutu was the strongest tropical cyclone to pass over Saipan and Tinian in the More

A reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit repairs a chain-link fence during Defense Support of Civil Authorities relief efforts on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov More

A picture taken of Northern Marianas College in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Nov. 2, 2018 illustrates the destruction caused when Super Typhoon Yutu struck the island Oct. 25, 201 More

181102-N-WR252-014 TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (Nov. 2, 2018) Equipment Operator 2nd Class Michael Reaka, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, removes downed trees from T More

U.S. Airmen with Joint Region Marianas, Task Force-West, finish deploying a Land Radar System to allow long-range communication from the joint field office on Saipan supporting CNMI Civil Authorities, FEMA, and More

Eric David, the deputy chief of logistics for the Commonwealth Department of Homeland Security, and a Saipan native, speaks to Tinian citizens during U.S. Defense Support of Civil Authorities relief efforts on More

181104-N-XK398-1059 WATERS OFF THE COAST OF TINIAN (Nov. 04, 2018) Sailors and Marines, attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), load supplies into the Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 1633 in the well More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, 797th Engineer Company and 302nd Quartermaster Company distribute water and Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) to Saipan residents Nov. More

181103-N-WR252-006 TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (Nov. 3, 2018) Builder 2nd Class Anthony Desalvo, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, gives training to local Tinian offic More

TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Nov. 3, 2018) - USS Ashland (LSD 48) prepares to offload equipment from Combat Logistics Battalion 31 to the island of Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Nor More

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, More

WATERS OFF THE COAST OF TINIAN (Nov. 03, 2018) Marines, attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), assemble in the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) in order to debar More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 repair a preschool playground during U.S. Defense Support of Civil Authorities relief efforts on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 3, 2018. Bu More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, 797th Engineer Company and 302nd Quartermaster Company distribute water and Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) to Saipan residents Nov. More

U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Daniel Climes, 36 Logistics Readiness Squadron, directs a FEMA owned TH-67 utility helicopter carrying medical equipment to land at Saipan Airport, Nov. 4, 2018. Service Members f More

181104-N-WR252-007 TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (Nov. 4, 2018) Marine Col. Robert “Bams” Brodie, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and senior officer-in-charge of More

An Airman with the U.S. Air Force’s 36th Civil Engineer Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, off-loads U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency tents during U.S. Defense Support of Civil Authorities relief More

181105-N-XK398-1020 WATERS OFF THE COAST OF TINIAN (Nov. 05, 2018) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Timothy Dombrowski heaves in a mooring line as the Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 1634 departs the well deck of the am More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 greet the day at Commonwealth Ports Authority before starting work to support U.S. Defense Support of Civil Authorities relief efforts on Tinian, Commonwealth of the N More

Airmen from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron discuss a plan for loading and securing aircraft staircases and cargo onto a 517th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, a More

181105-N-WR252-026 TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (Nov. 5, 2018) Builder 3rd Class Jessie Martinez, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, and a local Tinian official set up a More

U.S. Airmen outside of Saipan Airport off-load equipment for the Guam Army National Guard with a forklift, Nov. 5, 2018. Service members from Joint Region Marianas and other units from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command More

Saipan citizens receive drinking water from a Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit (ROWPU) provided by the U.S. Air Force after Super Typhoon Yutu, Nov. 5, 2018. Service members from Joint Region Marianas an More

Members of the Saipan Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services demonstrate how to set up emergency field tents for Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, citizens to U.S. Soldiers of the More

SANTA RITA, Guam (Nov. 06, 2018) Landing craft utility (LCU) 1634, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan, embarked aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), appr More

SANTA RITA, Guam (Nov. 06, 2018) Sailors assigned to Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1634, attached to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan, embarked aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS As More

181106-N-XK398-1272 GUAM (Nov. 06, 2018) Sailors from Naval Beach Unit 7 remove a scoop loader from the Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 1634 to load heavy equipment from the Army Reserve, 1224 Engineering Support More

181106-N-PK355-0092 RESERVE CRAFT BEACH, Guam (Nov. 6, 2018) — Sailors assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, load a high-mobility excavator from the 1224th Engineering Support Company, Guam Army National Guard More

181106-N-WR252-033 TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (Nov. 6, 2018) Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, det. Tinian pose for a group photo at the Tinian Seabee Memorial. Service members f More

SAIPAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands – Army Reserve Soldiers with the 797th Engineer Company (Vertical), 9th Mission Support Command, learn how to setup a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FE More

Tinian residents fill out paperwork at the Department of Labor in order to obtain U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency-provided emergency shelter during U.S. Defense Support of Civil Authorities relief effo More

181107-N-WR252-022 TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (Nov. 7, 2018) Engineering Aide Constructionman Cameron Tanner, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, erects a FEMA-provided More

181107-N-WR252-100 TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (Nov. 7, 2018) The entrance to Naval mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1’s camp in Tinian, Camp Adams. NMCB 1 named their camp after S More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 wait at the port before beginning the day delivering U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency-provided emergency shelters for residents of Tinian, Commonwealth of the More

181108-N-XK398-1004 WATERS OFF THE COAST OF SAIPAN (Nov. 08, 2018) The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) heads to Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, for Defense Support to Civ More

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s, Marine Air Control Group Detachment 18, Marine Air Traffic Control Mobile Team drive an MRZR during U.S. Defense Support of Civil Authorities relief efforts o More

U.S. Sailors assigned to Naval Beach Unit 7, attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, disembark a U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility while riding on top of a Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo Vehicle to par More

Cargo is prepared to be offloaded from a 374th Airlift Wing’s C-130J Super Hercules from Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 7, 2018, at Saipan International Airport, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Serv More

Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, November 8, 2018 – U.S. Marines and the U.S. Navy work together to transport heavy equipment vehicles to Saipan after Super Typhoon Yutu made landfall, dama More

Guam Army National Guardsman Specialist Vanessa Sally, Higher Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Regiment combat medic, watches over Guam Army National Guardsmen from a medical vehicle during debris cle More

Army Capt. Karl Flores, left, a chaplain with the 9th Mission Support Command, and Capt. Cody Coolidge, a chaplain with the Guam Army National Guard, talk about chaplain services to support Task Force-West serv More

181108-N-WR252-020 TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (Nov. 8, 2018) Equipment Operator 3rd Class Cristian Benton directs the loading of debris into the bed of a medium tactical vehicle repla More

A girl looks on as Guam Air National Guardsmen from the 254th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers assigned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, evaluate a damaged house in the vil More

Debra Sessner, Federal Emergency Management division supervisor for central Saipan, briefs 254th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers of the days activities Nov. 8, 2018, in Sai More

181109-N-XK398-1020 WATERS OFF THE COAST OF SAIPAN (Nov. 09, 2018) The Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 1633 exits the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) with supplies to send to the More

Guam Army National Guardsmen assigned to the 1224th Engineer Support Company, Spc. Meliza Mangahas heavy equipment operator and Sgt. Jimmisaiah George team leader, place sheet metal into a high-mobility enginee More

181109-N-VR594-392 TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Nov. 9, 2018) Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Detachment Guam, participate in a softball game against a local More

Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, bottom right, commander, Joint Region Marianas, and the mayor of Tinian, bottom left, sign an airfield divert document during U.S. Defense Support of Civil Authorities relief effor More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 797th Engineer Company (Vertical), 9th Mission Support Command, and personnel with the Department of Fire and Emergency Services offload a FEMA tent as part of the Temporary More

Guam Army National Guardsmen assigned to the 1224th Engineer Support Company, secures a tarp on a dump truck during debris clean-up in the village of Chalan Kanoa, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana I More

Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 stand in line at a community relations baseball event during U.S. Defense Support of Civil Authorities relief efforts on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern M More

181110-N-XK398-1007 GUAM (Nov. 10, 2018) The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) transits toward Guam to resupply for Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) efforts. Sailors and Marines from More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 assemble a U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency-provided emergency shelter for residents of Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 9, 2018. Mar More

A C-130J Super Hercules with the 347th Airlift Wing from Yokota Air Base, Japan, lands at the Saipan International Airport, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 10, 2018, in support of the Super T More

181109-N-VR594-071 TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Nov. 9, 2018) Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Detachment Guam, and Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battal More

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 More

Guam Army National Guardsman Spc. Kent Manglona, 1224th Engineer Support Company engineer, shows the tree who’s boss during debris clean-up in the village of Susupe, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana More

181110-N-VR594-186 TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Nov. 10, 2018) Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Detachment Guam, attend the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and More

181110-N-VR594-065 TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Nov. 10, 2018) A Sailor assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Detachment Guam, and Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Batt More