Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston Jr. speaks with Columbia, S.C., Mayor Stephen K. Benjamin at a riverfront canal Oct. 14, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard has activated 2,200 members to support state and county emergency management agencies, and local first responders, as historic flooding impacted counties statewide. Livingston is the state adjutant general. South Carolina Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago