180913-M-GT736-295 ROTA, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Sept. 13, 2018) A Marine engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 uses a chainsaw to clear debris after Typhoon Mangkhut as part of typhoon relief efforts in Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Sept. 13, 2018. Service members from the Indo-Pacific Command are providing Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and working with Guam and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana civil and local officials for Typhoon Mangkhut recovery efforts. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bernadette Plouffe/Released)