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Super Typhoon Yutu cleanup

  • Defense.gov
  • Nov. 15, 2018 | 1:00

Super Typhoon Yutu ripped through the Northern Mariana Islands in late October. If the storm were in the Atlantic or Northeast Pacific it would have been a strong Category 5 hurricane. Fortunately, for the residents of storm-damaged Saipan, the Army is there to help.