170930-N-SZ865-050 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Sept. 30, 2017) Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, left, commanding general of U.S. Army North; John Rabin, acting regional administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region II; U.S. Marine Corps Col.l Farrell Sullivan, commanding officer of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU); and Rear Adm. Jeff Hughes, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2, attend a briefing. The Department of Defense is supporting FEMA, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Irma to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Eduardo Jorge/Released)