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Recently, U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command’s (Naval Oceanography) Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) tracked Super Typhoon 02W (MAWAR) through the Western Pacific as the storm reached historic proportions.
MAWAR’s peak intensity was reported to have reached upwards of 160ktnots (184 mph). In times of severe and impactful weather hazards due to tropical cyclones, JTWC plays a vital role in protecting the Navy; Ships and Sailors alike.

Recently, U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command’s (Naval Oceanography) Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) tracked Super Typhoon 02W (MAWAR) through the Western Pacific as the storm reached historic proportions. MAWAR’s peak intensity was reported to have reached upwards of 160ktnots (184 mph). In times of severe and impactful weather hazards due to tropical cyclones, JTWC plays a vital role in protecting the Navy; Ships and Sailors alike.

Photo by Jonathan Hollway

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, 27th U.S. Ambassador to Australia, poses with U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 1 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23 on Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, May 17, 2023. Working alongside Australian Allies, MRF-D is postured and ready to respond to crisis and contingency in the region, contributing to a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, 27th U.S. Ambassador to Australia, poses with U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 1 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23 on Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, May 17, 2023. Working alongside Australian Allies, MRF-D is postured and ready to respond to crisis and contingency in the region, contributing to a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Bryce Gross, a water support technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 1 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23, demonstrates water purification systems for Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, 27th U.S. Ambassador to Australia on Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, May 17, 2023. Working alongside Australian Allies, MRF-D is postured and ready to respond to crisis and contingency in the region, contributing to a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Bryce Gross, a water support technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 1 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23, demonstrates water purification systems for Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, 27th U.S. Ambassador to Australia on Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, May 17, 2023. Working alongside Australian Allies, MRF-D is postured and ready to respond to crisis and contingency in the region, contributing to a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Joseph L. Gill II, right, commanding officer, and 1st Sgt. Mark Albert, both with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, case the colors during the unit’s deactivation ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 26, 2023. The deactivation is in accordance with Force Design 2030’s modernization efforts. The battalion has played a valuable role in setting conditions for the 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, and future MLRs, to provide combat ready and lethal forces in the Indo-Pacific. 3d MLR and 12th Marines, which is scheduled to transition to an MLR in 2025, will provide ready and capable stand-in forces to the first island chain, bolstering the United States Indo-Pacific Command’s ability to support deterrence efforts and respond to potential crises with allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Joseph L. Gill II, right, commanding officer, and 1st Sgt. Mark Albert, both with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, case the colors during the unit’s deactivation ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 26, 2023. The deactivation is in accordance with Force Design 2030’s modernization efforts. The battalion has played a valuable role in setting conditions for the 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, and future MLRs, to provide combat ready and lethal forces in the Indo-Pacific. 3d MLR and 12th Marines, which is scheduled to transition to an MLR in 2025, will provide ready and capable stand-in forces to the first island chain, bolstering the United States Indo-Pacific Command’s ability to support deterrence efforts and respond to potential crises with allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio)

Photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio

U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 15, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, hook a Polaris MRZR, an ultra-light turbo diesel combat vehicle, beneath a CH-53E Super Stallion attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during external lift operations with a helicopter support team at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 9, 2023. CLB-15 and HMH-361 worked together to test an innovative lift method utilizing wheel nets to inform publication and standard operating procedure development for the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 15, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, hook a Polaris MRZR, an ultra-light turbo diesel combat vehicle, beneath a CH-53E Super Stallion attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during external lift operations with a helicopter support team at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 9, 2023. CLB-15 and HMH-361 worked together to test an innovative lift method utilizing wheel nets to inform publication and standard operating procedure development for the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

Photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker

U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 15, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, monitor a Polaris MRZR, an ultra-light turbo diesel combat vehicle, hooked beneath a CH-53E Super Stallion attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during helicopter support team lift operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 9, 2023. CLB-15 and HMH-361 worked together to test an innovative lift method utilizing wheel nets to inform publication and standard operating procedure development for the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 15, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, monitor a Polaris MRZR, an ultra-light turbo diesel combat vehicle, hooked beneath a CH-53E Super Stallion attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during helicopter support team lift operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 9, 2023. CLB-15 and HMH-361 worked together to test an innovative lift method utilizing wheel nets to inform publication and standard operating procedure development for the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

Photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Sohnwa Lee, logistics plans and posture dvision chief, U.S. Special Operations Command, Pacific, listens to a brief during the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Rehearsal of Concept Drill on Camp H.M. Smith, HI, May 23, 2023.The drill allowed attendees to develop a shared understanding of the unique infrastructure challenges and limitations throughout the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dillon Buck)

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Sohnwa Lee, logistics plans and posture dvision chief, U.S. Special Operations Command, Pacific, listens to a brief during the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Rehearsal of Concept Drill on Camp H.M. Smith, HI, May 23, 2023.The drill allowed attendees to develop a shared understanding of the unique infrastructure challenges and limitations throughout the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dillon Buck)

Photo by Cpl. Dillon Buck

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Issiaah Green, a data systems administrator with Marine Aircraft Group 12, poses for a photo with his Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal award at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 18, 2023. Green was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for establishing bilateral secured networks, broadening MAG-12 communication capabilities and enabling the use of streamlined logistics chain systems in deployed environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Harmon)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Issiaah Green, a data systems administrator with Marine Aircraft Group 12, poses for a photo with his Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal award at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 18, 2023. Green was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for establishing bilateral secured networks, broadening MAG-12 communication capabilities and enabling the use of streamlined logistics chain systems in deployed environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Harmon)

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Harmon

U.S. Marine Cpl. Issiaah Green, a data systems adminstrator with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares for another round during a groundfighting spar at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 1, 2021. The Martial Arts Instructor Course is designed to teach Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) principles and combat conditioning to prepare Marines as MCMAP instructors. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Danny Gonzalez)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Issiaah Green, a data systems adminstrator with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares for another round during a groundfighting spar at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 1, 2021. The Martial Arts Instructor Course is designed to teach Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) principles and combat conditioning to prepare Marines as MCMAP instructors. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Danny Gonzalez)

Photo by Sgt. Danny Gonzalez

Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz staff engages in an annual typhoon exercise on MCB Camp Blaz, Guam, April 21, 2023. MCB Camp Blaz participated in Joint Region Marianas’ typhoon exercise from April 20 – 27, 2023. This training prepared service members for typhoon season by rehearsing emergency situations and strengthening communication tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Garrett Gillespie)

Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz staff engages in an annual typhoon exercise on MCB Camp Blaz, Guam, April 21, 2023. MCB Camp Blaz participated in Joint Region Marianas’ typhoon exercise from April 20 – 27, 2023. This training prepared service members for typhoon season by rehearsing emergency situations and strengthening communication tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Garrett Gillespie)

Photo by LCpl. Garrett Gillespie

U.S. Navy pilots prepare to take flight in an EA-18G “Growler,” assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 132, during Northern Edge 23-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 8, 2023. NE 23-1 is a strong example of multilateral cooperation and stands in stark contrast to other examples in the regions, which challenge the international rules-based order through expansive and assertive security actions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rodriguez)

U.S. Navy pilots prepare to take flight in an EA-18G “Growler,” assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 132, during Northern Edge 23-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 8, 2023. NE 23-1 is a strong example of multilateral cooperation and stands in stark contrast to other examples in the regions, which challenge the international rules-based order through expansive and assertive security actions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rodriguez)

Photo by Airman 1st Class William Rodriguez

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jason Krumrie, the 0311 monitor with Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments 22, speaks to Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines about retention and reenlistment opportunities as part of the MMEA Roadshow in the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, April 26, 2023. During the MMEA Roadshow, career monitors met with members of the Fleet Marine Force to discuss continuing their careers with the new initiatives available under Talent Management 2030. 1st Battalion, 7th Marines is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Krumrie is a native of Manteno, Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaylen Davis)

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jason Krumrie, the 0311 monitor with Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments 22, speaks to Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines about retention and reenlistment opportunities as part of the MMEA Roadshow in the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, April 26, 2023. During the MMEA Roadshow, career monitors met with members of the Fleet Marine Force to discuss continuing their careers with the new initiatives available under Talent Management 2030. 1st Battalion, 7th Marines is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Krumrie is a native of Manteno, Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaylen Davis)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jaylen Davis

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, disembark from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during a readiness exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, May 5, 2023. The exercise was designed to enhance the combat and deployment readiness of the battalion, and prepare them to deploy as part of a crisis response force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Earik Barton)

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, disembark from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during a readiness exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, May 5, 2023. The exercise was designed to enhance the combat and deployment readiness of the battalion, and prepare them to deploy as part of a crisis response force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Earik Barton)

Photo by Cpl. Earik Barton

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Josiah Huston, a rifleman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, posts security during a readiness exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, May 6, 2023. The exercise was designed to enhance the combat and deployment readiness of the battalion, and prepare them to deploy as part of a crisis response force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Earik Barton)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Josiah Huston, a rifleman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, posts security during a readiness exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, May 6, 2023. The exercise was designed to enhance the combat and deployment readiness of the battalion, and prepare them to deploy as part of a crisis response force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Earik Barton)

Photo by Cpl. Earik Barton

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines provide security for a platoon attack during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec.11, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mario A. Ramirez)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines provide security for a platoon attack during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec.11, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mario A. Ramirez)

Photo by Sgt. Mario Ramirez

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines prepare to load CH-53E Super Stallions during Jungle Warfare Exercise 23 at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2023. JWX 23 is a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuvers, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Abrey Liggins)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines prepare to load CH-53E Super Stallions during Jungle Warfare Exercise 23 at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2023. JWX 23 is a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuvers, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Abrey Liggins)

Photo by Sgt. Abrey Liggins

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brendan Sullivan, Commanding Officer of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin 23, shakes hands with Captain Mitchell Livingstone, Commanding Officer Headquarters Northern Command, at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia Mar. 26, 2023. MRF-D 23 is focused on increasing interoperability with Allies and partners in the region to promote a stable and secure Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Gabriel Antwiler)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brendan Sullivan, Commanding Officer of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin 23, shakes hands with Captain Mitchell Livingstone, Commanding Officer Headquarters Northern Command, at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia Mar. 26, 2023. MRF-D 23 is focused on increasing interoperability with Allies and partners in the region to promote a stable and secure Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Gabriel Antwiler)

Photo by Cpl. Gabriel Antwiler

MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force - Darwin 23, prepare to depart Darwin Port, Northern Territory, Australia, April 28, 2023. Working alongside Australian Allies, MRF-D is postured and ready to respond to crisis and contingency in the region, contributing to a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adeola Adetimehin)

MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force - Darwin 23, prepare to depart Darwin Port, Northern Territory, Australia, April 28, 2023. Working alongside Australian Allies, MRF-D is postured and ready to respond to crisis and contingency in the region, contributing to a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adeola Adetimehin)

Photo by Cpl. Adeola Adetimehin

While firefighters respond to a simulated aircraft fire in the back, a joint command center is set up, to the right, for initial tasking to assist in the emergency response during the joint training exercise for a simulated air accident.

While firefighters respond to a simulated aircraft fire in the back, a joint command center is set up, to the right, for initial tasking to assist in the emergency response during the joint training exercise for a simulated air accident.

Photo by Yoshie Makiyama

Masaki Yasudome, director for Crisis Management in Okinawa, second from right, and Lt. Col. John Roach, provost marshal, Provost Marshal's Office, right, receive questions from 15 media agencies.

Masaki Yasudome, director for Crisis Management in Okinawa, second from right, and Lt. Col. John Roach, provost marshal, Provost Marshal's Office, right, receive questions from 15 media agencies.

Photo by Yoshie Makiyama

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