Army Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, commander of U.S. Army North, speaks to sailors in the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill, in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 26, 2017. The Defense Department was supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor A. Elberg