170911-N-YL073-0111 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2017) Capt. Todd Vandegrift, commanding officer of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), addresses the crew on the ship’s flight deck during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony as the ship prepares for potential humanitarian relief efforts. The preparations ensure New York 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 1st Class Shamira Purifoy/Released)