South Carolina National Guard Maj. Gen. Robert E.

South Carolina National Guard Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, S.C.'s adjutant general, greets Sen. Katrina Shealy, Lexington County's state senator, before a briefing detailing the current state of South Carolina's waterways at the South Carolina Emergency Management Division on Oct. 8, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard has been activated to support state and county emergency management agencies and local first responders as historic flooding impacts counties statewide. Currently, more than 2,600 South Carolina National Guard members have been activated in response to the floods. (U.S. National Guard photo by Sgt. Tashera Pravato/Released)