170915-N-PC620-0143 KEY WEST, Fla. (Sept. 15, 2017) Gov. Rick Scott of Florida thanks Quartermaster 3rd Class Kaitlynn Hardy of Gardner, Massachusetts, who is assigned to USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), for her 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)