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U.S. Marines clear debris at a high school as part of a typhoon relief mission in Saipan Aug. 12, 2015 The Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st MEU, assisted the locals of Saipan by clearing debris from several schools. The Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU were conducting training near the Mariana Islands when they were redirected to Saipan after the island was struck by Typhoon Soudelor Aug. 2-3.

Photo by Cpl. Ryan Mains

U.S. Marines clear debris at a high school as part of a typhoon relief mission in Saipan Aug. 12, 2015 The Marines with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st MEU, assisted the locals of Saipan by clearing debris from several schools. The Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU were conducting training near the Mariana Islands when they were redirected to Saipan after the island was struck by Typhoon Soudelor Aug. 2-3.

Photo by Cpl. Ryan Mains

Marines with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD) fire stinger missiles during a live shoot in Fort Irwin, California, Aug. 10. Marines also fired the 50 Caliber sniper rifle and the M240B machine gun during the five-day annual training.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams

Marines with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion return from firing a stinger weapons in Fort Irwin, California, Aug. 10. Marines fired stinger missiles, a 50 Caliber sniper rifle and an M240B machine gun during the five-day annual training.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams

A Marine with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion prepares a 50 Caliber sniper rifle for the live shoot on Fort Irwin, California, Aug. 10. Marines also fired stinger missiles during the five-day training exercise.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, perform lunges on the ramp of the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage, Aug. 10, during a squad competition. The 15th MEU is embarked on the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

Photo by Sgt. Steve Lopez

Brazilian Major Rafael Pires Ferreira, an artillery officer with Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais, observes the tactical capabilities of 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment’s M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 9, 2015. The two Brazilian officers visited to share and discuss information on military operations, unit structure and different weapons systems.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

Brazilian Captain Rodrigo Cerqueira Gomes, an artillery officer with Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais, observes the tactical capabilities of 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment’s M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 9, 2015. The two Brazilian officers visited to share and discuss information on military operations, unit structure and different weapons systems.

Photo by Cpl. William Perkins

U.S. Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the USS Ashland offload relief supplies from the ship for typhoon recovery efforts in Saipan, Aug. 8, 2015. The MEU and the ships of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group will assist the Federal Emergency Management Agency in delivering the supplies to the victims of Typhoon Soudelor in Saipan. The island, part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, was struck by the typhoon Aug. 2-3.

Photo by Cpl. Ryan Mains

U.S. Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the USS Ashland offload relief supplies from the ship for typhoon recovery efforts in Saipan, Aug. 8, 2015. The MEU and the ships of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group will assist the Federal Emergency Management Agency in delivering the supplies to the victims of Typhoon Soudelor in Saipan. The island, part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, was struck by the typhoon Aug. 2-3.

Photo by Cpl. Ryan Mains

Two MV-22B Ospreys prepare to take off from the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), Aug. 8, 2015. The 31st MEU is staging Ospreys in Guam in support of typhoon recovery efforts in Saipan. The aircraft will be on standby in the event their aerial lift capacity is needed to deliver emergency supplies to remote areas. Saipan, the most populated island in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, was struck by Typhoon Soudelor Aug. 2-3.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Ngiraswei

U.S. Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit load into an MV-22B Osprey aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, Aug. 8, 2015. The 31st MEU is staging Ospreys in Guam in support of typhoon recovery efforts in Saipan. The aircraft will be on standby in the event their aerial lift capacity is needed to distribute emergency supplies to remote areas. Saipan, the most populated island in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, was struck by Typhoon Soudelor Aug. 2-3.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Ngiraswei

Marines, veterans and civilians gathered at Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort, S.C. for a Vietnam Veterans Tribute, Aug 8. The event was organized by veteran services to give Vietnam War veterans the welcome that many of them never received.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Lovy

The Veterans of Foreign Wars organization hands out refreshments at a Vietnam Veterans Tribute, Aug. 8, at Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort, S.C. Veterans of Foreign Wars is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support military veterans and their families.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Lovy

Retired Army Major General Robert Livingston Jr. speaks at a Vietnam Veterans Tribute, Aug. 8, at Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort, S.C. The ceremony featured performances from the Parris Island Marine Corps Band as well as local performers from the Beaufort area.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Lovy

U.S. Marines with Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, sight in on simulated enemy combatants during helicopter raid training Aug. 7 at the Kangaroo Flats Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. Along with the Marines, Australian soldiers with Delta Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, Australian Army, Australian Defence Force, used the bilateral training to familiarize their units with conducting a platoon-level assault on a simulated enemy encampment and securing intelligence. The rotational deployment in Darwin enables Marines to more effectively train, exercise and operate with their partners, enhancing regional security and building a capacity to respond more rapidly to natural disasters and crises throughout that region.

Photo by Cpl. Reba James

Corporal Chris Stewart, the senior crew chief aboard an MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), communicates with pilots during a para-operations training with an 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 6, 2015. Reconnaissance Marines, rigged with parachutes, jumped from an altitude of 13,000 feet with the assistance of Marines with VMM-365 (Rein) to practice the airborne insertion.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Fatmeh Saad

Elements of 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, supported by Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), freefall out of an MV-22B Osprey aircraft during para-operations training aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 6, 2015. Reconnaissance Marines, rigged with parachutes, jumped from an altitude of 13,000 feet with the assistance of Marines with VMM-365 (Rein) to practice the airborne insertion.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Fatmeh Saad

Elements of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced) and 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted para-operations training aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 6, 2015. Reconnaissance Marines, rigged with parachutes, jumped from an altitude of 13,000 feet with the assistance of Marines with VMM-365 (Rein) to practice airborne insertion.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Fatmeh Saad

Elements of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced) and 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted para-operations training aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 6, 2015. Reconnaissance Marines, rigged with parachutes, jumped from an altitude of 13,000 feet with the assistance of Marines with VMM-365 (Rein) to practice airborne insertion.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Fatmeh Saad