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U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Forces Pacific band and color guard with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment take part in a ceremonies on the islands of Saipan and Tinian, June 14-17, 2019. Marines and citizens conducted the ceremonies to recognize the 75th anniversary of the Battles of Saipan and Tinian. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jacob Wilson)

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 with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines took part in Jeanne D' Arc 2017, a joint training exercise with French Special Forces, British Royal Marines, and Japanese soldiers on the island of Tinian. This exercise gave an opportunity for those participating to train together and work with partner nations while sharing tactics, strengthening coordination and communication, and increasing interoperability.

Marines with Bridge Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group and Marines with 10th Marine Regiment conduct rafting and live-fire operations as they move across the water during exercise Saipan Rain at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 4, 2016. Saipan Rain is an exercise comprised of multiple components of II Marine Expeditionary Force showcasing the MEF’s capabilities.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Philip Zimmerman, Officer in Charge of Marine Corps Activity Guam and Capt Jon Smith, Supply Officer for Marine Corps Activity Guam, reflect on the relief efforts by the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit after typhoon Soudelor. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jacob Snouffer/Released)

Residents on Tinian and Saipan gathered information and submitted comments during public scoping meetings regarding proposed development of live-fire ranges and training areas on Tinian and Pagan islands in CNMI. The meetings, which concluded Friday, allowed government officials to provide information, answer questions and seek public input on the current preliminary alternatives proposed in the CNMI Joint Military Training Environmental Impact Statement and Overseas EIS.