Amphibious warship Ashland, Marines, toil to save Tinian
By: Carl Prine  
In the wake of devastating Super Typhoon Yutu, the Navy diverted the amphibious warship Ashland, ordered her crew to embark the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit on Okinawa, and then rushed south to save the ravaged island of Tinian.
On Oct. 25, the Category 5 storm tore across the southern slab of Saipan but speared directly into Tinian, part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands.
Operating about 100 miles away out of Guam, Coast Guard cutters, the “Island Knights†of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 and detachment of Seabees immediately began helping thousands of Americans without electricity, water or shelter. But far more aid was needed, so the 7th Fleet in Japan took the rescue call.
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2018/11/04/amphibious-warship-ashland-marines-toil-to-save-tinian/
