Service members build tent systems for Yutu survivors
U.S. Army Spc. John Blas, a Soldier with the 797th Engineer Company (Vertical), 9th Mission Support Command, currently assigned to Joint Task Group-Saipan, Task Force-West, stakes a metal rod into the ground to secure a FEMA tent, which will be used as temporary shelter for Saipan residents impacted by Typhoon Yutu, Nov. 9, 2018. Service members from Joint Region Marianas and other units from within U.S. Indo-Pacific Command assigned to Task Force-West are providing Department of Defense support to the CNMI’s civil and local officials as part of the FEMA-supported Super Typhoon Yutu recovery efforts.