181104-N-WR252-007 TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (Nov. 4, 2018) Marine Col. Robert “Bams” Brodie, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and senior officer-in-charge of Department of Defense forces on Tinian, talks to the Sailors of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 at their base camp about his expectations and to thank them for their efforts to help the people of Tinian following Super Typhoon Yutu. Service members from Joint Region Marianas and Indo-Pacific Command are providing Department of Defense support to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands' civil and local officials as part of the FEMA-supported Super Typhoon Yutu recovery efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Matthew R. White)