150812-N-KM939-099 SAIPAN HARBOR, Saipan (Aug. 12, 2015) - Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) stage vehicles in front of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), during disaster relief efforts in Saipan after Typhoon Soudelor. 31st MEU are embarked on the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) and are on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David A. Cox/Released)