Photos

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), talk with Army National Guard officials at a local community center to assist in the humanitarian effort for victims of Hurricane Maria in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Sept. 24, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Fransisco J. Rodriguez, right, the “Spartan Corporal” for Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), collects information from U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Rene Rodriguez, center, a local recruiter, to assist in relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Maria in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Sept. 24, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), speak with a member of the U.S. Army National Guard about hurricane relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Maria at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport, Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Sept. 23, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), establish communication operations to assist in the relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Maria at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport, Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Sept. 23, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exit U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Utility 1654 to assist in support relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Maria in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Sept. 25, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis C. Schneider)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis C. Schneider

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicholas K. Bryant, a combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), gets into position to cut a tree blocking a road in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 25, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jeffrey W. Hughes, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 2, reviews a visual presentation of route clearance operations being conducted by Marines and Sailors in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 25, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors with the Expeditionary Strike Group 2, unload food and supplies from a Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th MEU, to sustain relief operations at Henry E. Rohlson Airport, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 25, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), cut tree branches blocking a road in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 25, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicholas K. Bryant, a combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), cuts down a tree blocking a road in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 25, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicholas K. Bryant, above, a combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes a chainsaw to cut a tree blocking a road in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 25, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jeffrey C. Farrell, a combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), cut branches of a fallen tree blocking a road in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 25, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and U.S. Sailors with Expeditionary Strike Group 2 remove a tree branch blocking a road in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 25, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), cut branches of a fallen tree to clear a road in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 25, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Charles A. Poulton, left, a company commander with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), speaks with U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jeffrey W. Hughes, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 2, about ongoing relief operations in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 25, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez

A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), performs maintenance on a chainsaw prior to clearing a roadway blocked by debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 24, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and U.S. Sailors with Expeditionary Strike Group 2, clear of debris off a roadway affected by Hurricane Maria in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 24, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez

A U.S. Marine with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and U.S. Sailors with Expeditionary Strike Group 2, remove debris from a roadway affected by Hurricane Maria in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 24, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez

A U.S. Marine with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and a U.S. Sailor with Expeditionary Strike Group 2 (ESG-2) remove debris affected by Hurricane Maria in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 24, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), discuss plans prior to conducting route clearance on roadways affected by Hurricane Maria in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 24, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez