U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston Jr., the adjutant

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston Jr., the adjutant general for South Carolina, City of Columbia Mayor Stephen K. Benjamin, U.S. Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell O. Brush, the senior enlisted adviser for the National Guard Bureau, pose for a photo during a press conference announcing the completed repair at the riverfront canal in Columbia, S.C., Oct. 14, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard has been activated to support state and county emergency management agencies and local first responders as historic flooding impacted counties statewide. Currently, more than 2,200 South Carolina National Guard members have been activated in response to the floods. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)