170911-N-PC620-0085 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Ray Clark, from Los Angeles, signals to raise an aircraft elevator in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD) 7 as part of preparations for potential humanitarian relief efforts. The preparations ensure Iwo Jima is ready to respond to any requests to bolster Northern Command's support of Federal Emergency Management Agency's assistance to federal, state and local authorities' ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Lehman/Released)