Vice President Joe Biden is briefed in Homestead, Fla. by U.S. Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, commander of the U.S. Southern Command and Rear Adm. Steve Branham, commander of the Seventh Coast Guard District, on current operations of the Haitian earthquake response in, Jan. 16. The Coast Guard is working closely with assisting agencies and first responders in response to earthquake relief in Haiti. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Blackwell)