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U.S. Coast Guard Post-Typhoon Mawar Update 5

U.S. Coast Guard Incident Management Assist Team members observe efforts to refloat the tug Polaris on June 11, 2023, in the Port of Guam. The vessel was affected by high winds and rain from Typhoon Mawar. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Anita Wade)
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Came to Train, Stayed to Help: 3rd MAW Marines Assist in Typhoon Recovery Efforts

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 from Miramar, Calif., move a tree blocking the road on Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, Guam, June 2, 2023. A Combined Joint Task Force led by U.S. Army Pacific and Task Force West are the DOD representatives supporting FEMA and the governments of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as we continue recovery efforts in the wake of Typhoon Mawar. Commander Task Force West Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, and all military installation commanding officers in Guam are diligently working to restore steady state to the bases, and dedicate resources to all FEMA mission assignments. Typhoon Mawar moved through the area as a Category 4 storm on May 24, bringing hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and high seas marking the strongest storm to affect the island since Typhoon Pongsona in 2002. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Garrett Gillespie)
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U.S. Coast Guard Post-Typhoon Mawar Update 4

Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam and other District 14 units are joined by U.S. Coast Guard Incident Management Team members from Virginia on June 1, 2023, as the recovery operations continue in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas on May 28, 2023. Typhoon Mawar hit Guam with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph and gusts of up to 165 mph, the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)
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Typhoon Mawar recovery continues

Marine Science Technicians stationed at U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia / Sector Guam conduct a routine certificate of compliance inspection on a vessel in Apra Harbor on June 1, 2023. The U.S. Coast Guard ensures the safe operations of commercial vessels as Typhoon Mawar recovery continues. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Graham)
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Andersen AFB Updates on Services post Typhoon Mawar

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul Fast, 36th Wing commander, updates members of Team Andersen on current conditions during a town hall meeting about Super Typhoon Mawar at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 29, 2023. Fast discussed recovery priorities on base and the recovery progress since the storm. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaitlyn Preston)
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Andersen AFB remains operational after Typhoon Mawar

Airmen assigned to the 734th Air Mobility Squadron assist with cargo of Federal Emergency Management Agency personnel on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, 26 May, 2023. FEMA personnel arrived to Guam to assist with Typhoon Mawar relief efforts. Typhoon Mawar was a Category 4 storm, producing winds of at least 130 mph (209 km) making it one of the stronger typhoons to hit Guam in decades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Divine Cox)
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U.S. Coast Guard Post-Typhoon Mawar Update 1

Station Apra Harbor 45-foot Response Boats weather the residual storm as U.S. Coast Guard crews in Guam begin assessments and reconstitution efforts on May 25, 2023, after Typhoon Mawar devastated the island. Crews are working to resume operations and reopen the ports. (U.S. Coast Guard photo Lt. j.g. Drew Lovullo)
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Andersen AFB Updates on Services post Typhoon Mawar

Satellite image of Typhoon Mawar taken May 25, 2023. Image courtesy 325th Operational Support Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
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U.S. Coast Guard, partners prepare for arrival of Typhoon Mawar to Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

U.S. Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor 45-foot Response Boat Mediums are hauled out and attached to heavy weather tie-downs on May 21, 2023, in advance of Forces Micronesia Sector Guam crews ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Mawar. Tropical-storm-force winds are anticipated to hit Guam and May 23 and continue through early May 25, with heavy rainfall throughout the week. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)
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Maintainer camaraderie leads to strategic deterrence in the Indo Pacific

A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana receives aerial refueling from a KC-135 near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 26, 2023. In order to provide a safe, secure, effective and ready strategic deterrent, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command forces must be ready to respond to regional threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt Jonathan Villegas)
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Air advisor course comes to Guam

U.S. Air Force members assigned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during the air advisor course at Pacific Regional Training Center-Andersen, Guam, April 14, 2023. During this course, students were trained in combat skills such as Tactical Combat Casualty Care, convoy procedures, driving skills and advanced combat firearm training.
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Maintainer camaraderie leads to strategic deterrence in the Indo Pacific

A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana receives maintenance at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam in support of a Bomber Task Force mission, April 11, 2023. Together with our allies and partners, the United States is dedicated to maintaining a region composed of nations that adhere to the international rule of law. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Pugh)
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USCGC Oliver Henry returns to Guam after strengthening partnerships in Oceania during mission to combat illegal fishing in Pacific

The crew of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) approaches a Philippine-flagged purse seine fishing vessel in the North Pacific Ocean on March 31, 2023. The team returned to Guam on April 9, 2023, following the 30-day patrol supporting the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency's Operation 365 and Operation Rematau to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the Pacific.
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Exercise Cope Tiger 23

Col. Paul Davidson, left, U.S. Air Force exercise director, Col. Maxmillion Goh, center, Royal Singapore Air Force exercise director and Group Capt. Anurruk Romnarak, right, Royal Thailand Air Force exercise director, pose for a photo with students, faculty members, and community leaders during a combined civic action engagement during Exercise Cope Tiger 23 at Nongpednam School, Korat, Kingdom of Thailand, March 23, 2023. The combined civic action engagement provides an opportunity for countries participating in CT 23 to give back to the community surrounding Korat Royal Thai Air Base. CT 23 is an annual exercise meant to improve readiness and the ability of participating forces to operate together while enhancing military relations and combined capabilities.
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Canada, India, Japan, Korea, and the U.S. Complete Multilateral Guam-Based Exercise Sea Dragon 2023

Sea Dragon anti-submarine warfare (ASW) competition participants pose for a group photo after the “Dragon Belt” was awarded to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for earning the highest average score all given ASW criteria, March 23. Participating nations include Royal Canadian Air Force, Indian Navy, JMSDF, Republic of Korea Navy, and the United States. Sea Dragon is a U.S.-led, multinational exercise designed to practice and discuss anti-submarine warfare tactics to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Guam 37th Legislature visits Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Christopher Bopp, commanding officer Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz, provides a command brief to members and staff of the Guam 37th Legislature before a tour of MCB Camp Blaz facilities on Guam, March 17, 2023. MCB Camp Blaz coordinated with the Chairman for the Committee on the Guam Buildup, Senator Roy Quinata and his staff to invite all members of the Guam Legislature on a base tour to learn more about the Marine Corps' construction progress and to showcase the ongoing efforts to avoid, minimize, and offset the impact to Guam’s natural and cultural resources. In attendance were Sen. Roy Quinata, Sen. Jesse Lujan, and Sen. Joanne Brown. Staff members from the offices of Sen. Thomas Fisher and Sen. Amanda Shelton as well as the Executive Director of the Community Defense Liaison Office from the governor’s office Vera Topasna and the State Historic Preservation Officer Patrick Lujan were also in attendance. Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, commander of Joint Region Marianas (JRM) and JRM’s Command Master Chief William Webster participated alongside MCB Camp Blaz leadership and staff.
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U.S. Coast Guard, Guam Fire Department conduct rescue hoist training in Guam

Guam Fire Department and U.S. Coast Guard members conduct rescue hoist training at Sella Bay Overlook in Guam on March 8, 2023. The exercise allowed the crews to assess the procedures each agency is familiar with and practice hoisting a rescue basket and a rescue swimmer from the aircraft. For the aircrew, it also served as an area familiarization to better understand the terrain and winds common on Guam's southwest coast.
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U.S. Coast Guard invites public in Saipan to view Coast Guard helicopter, meet the crew

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew deployed to Guam from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point in Hawaii flies patterns to assess winds and terrain before conducting rescue hoist training at Sella Bay Overlook in Guam on March 8, 2023. Eight members of GFD's Battalion A worked with the aircrew and personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam response department.
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Five Indo-Pacific Nations begin Exercise Sea Dragon

A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon from the "Red Lancers" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 takes off from Kadena Air Base, March 3. The Red Lancers are based in Jacksonville, Florida, and are currently operating from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. The squadron conducts maritime patrol and reconnaissance, as well as theater outreach operations, as part of a rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.
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U.S. Coast Guard delivers 4,500 lbs of supplies to Federated States of Micronesia atolls

The crew of the USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) offload donated supplies in Falalop Island, Woleai, on Feb. 24, 2023. The crew of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) conducted a week-long deployment to the Federated States of Micronesia in support of Operation Rematau, countering illegal fishing and strengthening partnerships with the local island communities of several Yap outer island atolls.
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