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A Tinian resident and Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, speak of their experiences before, during and after Typhoon Yutu during the U.S. Defense support of civil authorities relief efforts on Tinian, commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov.15, 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 as the second strongest storm to ever hit U.S. soil. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Combat Logistics Battalion 31 arrived on Tinian Oct. 29-31 in the wake of Super Typhoon Yutu as part of Task Force-West. TF-W is providing Department of U.S. Defense support to the CNMI's civil and local officials as part of the FEMA-supported Super Typhoon recovery effort. 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 video by Lance Cpl. Angelo Garavito/Released)

A time lapse video shows Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Combat Logistics Battalion 31 assembling a U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency shelter after Super Typhoon Yutu devastated Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 7, 2018. Yutu is the second strongest storm to ever hit U.S. soil. The 31st MEU and CLB-31 arrived Oct. 29-31 to lead the DOD’s relief efforts here, a multi-service contingent of military units addressing Tinian’s urgent needs. Partnering with FEMA, CNMI and Tinian officials, the 31st MEU is the command element for Task Force-West here. FEMA and Tinian officials identified families most in need of emergency shelters during the days after Yutu passed on Oct. 25 – Now, the Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU and CLB-31 are helping assemble tents to house displaced Tinians as more aid continues to arrive. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) supported the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) during hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands from Aug. 30 through Oct. 16, 2017. The 26th MEU supported FEMA, the lead federal agency, as one component of the whole-of-government response effort in helping those affected by Hurricane Irma and Maria to minimize suffering. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan A. Soto-Delgado)

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participated in a wildland firefighting class aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 27, 2014. Due to the current drought in the Western United States, I Marine Expeditionary Force decided to pre-train a group of Marines to be ready if they are needed. These Marines are not being trained to be ready for an immediate response to routine local fires that are normally short in duration, but for those uncommon situations in which larger fires burn out of control for long periods, exhausting all primary firefighting resources. Military personnel may be deployed to respond to those types of emergencies in a supplementary capacity under the Defense Support of Civil Authorities process. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht) (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Tony Simmons) Also available in high definition.

Marines and sailors with 1st Marine Logistics Group, display humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities during a Defense Support of Civil Authorities conference in Southern Calif., April 29.

I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations West hosted the Defense Support of Civil Authorities disaster response conference aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 27. More than 300 major local, state, federal, and militarily leaders attended the event to discuss roles and responsibilities during a catastrophic regional humanitarian crisis. Also available in high definition.