Rear Adm. Keith Smith, the Coast Guard 5th District commander, discusses response techniques with Capt. Bion Stewart, the Sector North Carolina commander, at the Incident Command Post in North Carolina, Sept. 18, 2018. The Incident Command Post served as an operations center for the Coast Guard’s response to Hurricane Florence. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Shannon Kearney)