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31st MEU delivers supplies, clears debris for Saipan
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Posted on Aug 17 2015
Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit continue to assist local and federal agencies on Saipan with typhoon relief efforts.
Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU, along with the USS Ashland (LSD 48), have been working to distribute relief supplies on Saipan since they arrived Aug. 7.
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- Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit maneuver amphibious assault vehicles toward the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland and its embarked 31st MEU are on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. NAVY/MC3 DAVID A. COX)
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- A man fills up a water jug at a water distribution site set up by U.S. Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marin Expeditionary Unit, as part of typhoon relief efforts on Saipan, Aug. 11, 2015. (U.S. MARINE CORPS/LANCE CPL. BRIAN BEKKALA)
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- U.S. Marine 7-ton trucks with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to distribute water and supplies from the USS Ashland to local civilians as part of typhoon relief efforts on Saipan, Aug. 11, 2015. (U.S. MARINE CORPS/LANCE CPL. BRIAN BEKKALA)
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- A young boy smiles at the camera as U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, distribute water to local civilians during typhoon relief efforts on Saipan, Aug. 11, 2015. (U.S. MARINE CORPS/LANCE CPL. BRIAN BEKKALA)
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- A mother loads water jugs into her car at a water distribution site set up by U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, as part of typhoon relief efforts on Saipan, Aug. 12, 2015. (U.S. MARINE CORPS/LANCE CPL. BRIAN BEKKALA)
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- U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, distribute water to local civilians as part of typhoon relief efforts on Saipan, Aug. 12, 2015. (U.S. MARINE CORPS/LANCE CPL. BRIAN BEKKALA)
Four MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Titlrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st MEU, have also been staged in nearby Guam. They have been providing aerial lift support as part of relief efforts.
To date, the 31st MEU has delivered more than 16,600 gallons of water and 47,000 individual meals provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to five distribution sites across the island. The Marines have distributed an additional 98,000 gallons of potable water to the people of Saipan, 68,000 gallons of which were purified utilizing a Light Water Purification System and a Tactical Water Purification System. Marines and sailors have also started to clear debris from Marianas High School.
The 31st MEU was conducting regularly scheduled training in the Asia-Pacific region when they were redirected to support the relief efforts after Saipan was struck by Typhoon Soudelor Aug. 2-3. (31st Marine Expeditionary Unit)
