Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sailors with Expeditionary Strike Group Two, employ life preserving units prior to departure off the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) to Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean Sea, Sept. 23, 2017. The Department of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort.

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