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Amphibious warship Ashland, Marines, toil to save Tinian

The amphibious dock landing ship Ashland is ferrying heavy equipment to Tinian, part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, in the wake of the devastating Super Typhoon Yutu.

By Carl Prine

5 years ago

Military forces from Hawaii to Guam pitch in to save Saipan, Tinian in the wake of super typhoon

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.

By Carl Prine

5 years ago

Overshadowed by Florence, Navy and Marines race to save typhoon-ravaged Rota

Packing winds higher than 201 miles per hour and driving waves 50-feet high, the eye of Super Typhoon Mangkhut is now about 500 miles west of Manila on a trek to tear apart the northern Philippines, destroying rice crops and pancaking houses in a rural region that’s home to 10 million residents.

By Carl Prine

6 years ago

Navy braces for Florence, digs out from Olivia and Mangkhut

The summer storm season affects Navy, Coast Guard, Marine and National Guard troops from the Western Pacific to the Atlantic seaboard.

By Carl Prine and Mark D. Faram

6 years ago

Military bases, troops brace for ‘monster’ Hurricane Florence on East Coast, ‘super’ typhoon in Pacific

Florence may be one of the most devastating hurricanes to hit the East Coast in decades.

By Staff Reports

6 years ago

Guam cleans up after Mangkhut, Hawaii and Norfolk brace for Olivia and Florence

Tropical cyclones threaten communities stretching from the western Pacific to the Atlantic seaboard.

By Tara Copp, AP and Carl Prine

6 years ago