Marines with 31st MEU lead multiservice response to ‘historic’ typhoon that hit Tinian
Nearly two-thirds of the island's population were without electric power or running water in the typhoon's wake.
By Todd South
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Military forces from Hawaii to Guam pitch in to save Saipan, Tinian in the wake of super typhoon
Tinian was battered by sustained winds clocked at 178 miles per hour, making it the most powerful cyclone on record to ever wallop U.S. soil, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
By Carl Prine