170915-N-PC620-0137 KEY WEST, Fla. (Sept. 15, 2017) Gov. Rick Scott of Florida thanks Sailors from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and Marines, from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), for their hard work during humanitarian assistance efforts following Hurricane Irma’s landfall in Key West, Florida. The Department of Defense is supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead agency, in helping those affixed by Hurricane Irma to minimize suffering and as one component of the overall whole-of-government response efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Lehman/Released)