Rear Adm. Meredith Austin, Commander, 5th Coast Guard District, prepares for launch aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at Base Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Virginia, Sept. 3, 2016, to view various locations within the 5th District area of responsibility in the wake of Tropical Storm Hermine. The Coast Guard is in the process of assessing storm damage in Virginia and North Carolina. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn)