The arrival of the carrier Ronald Reagan and its strike group in the Asian financial hub is being seen as a friendly gesture ahead of a planned meeting later this month between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Tinian was battered by sustained winds clocked at 178 miles per hour, making it the most powerful cyclone on record to ever wallop U.S. soil, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Guam hosts more than 7,000 U.S. troops and nearly a third of the land controlled by the military. Naval Base Guam is home to both fast attack submarines and their tenders.