page_title: Jeffrey W. Hughes
section_title: Hurricane Maria
hierarchical_section_title: Jeffrey W. Hughes / Hurricane Maria
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jeff Hughes, left, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 2, amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), and President Donald J. Trump, prepare to shake hands with Marines and Sailors during the president’s visit aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Caribbean Sea, Oct. 3, 2017. During the visit, President Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump, interacted with Marines and Sailors who are supporting Hurricane Maria relief efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis C. Schneider)
context_page_description: Jeffrey W. Hughes is a United States Navy rear admiral.
context_section_description: On September 24, 2017, Hughes' command, Expeditionary Strike Group Kearsarge which included the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge and the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill along with the 2,400 marines of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed off the coast of Puerto Rico to coordinate naval relief efforts after Hurricane Maria. The ships had previously been prepositioned to the south of the island to assist in the recovery efforts once the hurricane had passed.
caption: Jeff Hughes escorts President Donald Trump during his October 2017 visit to USS Kearsarge
exif: {"Image ImageWidth": "4423", "Image ImageLength": "2949", "Image BitsPerSample": "[8, 8, 8]", "Image PhotometricInterpretation": "2", "Image ImageDescription": "U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jeff Hughes, left, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 2, amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), and President Donald J. Trump, prepare to shake hands with Marines and Sailors during the president\u2019s visit aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Caribbean Sea, Oct. 3, 2017. During the visit, President Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump, interacted with Marines and Sailors who are supporting Hurricane Maria relief efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis C. Schneider)", "Image Make": "Canon", "Image Model": "Canon EOS-1D X", "Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image SamplesPerPixel": "3", "Image XResolution": "240", "Image YResolution": "240", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Artist": "Lance Cpl. Alexis Schneider", "Image Copyright": "Public Domain", "Image ExifOffset": "280", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "240", "Thumbnail YResolution": "240", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "958", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "6564", "EXIF ExposureTime": "1/160", "EXIF FNumber": "71/10", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Manual", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "100", "EXIF SensitivityType": "Recommended Exposure Index", "EXIF RecommendedExposureIndex": "100", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0230", "EXIF ShutterSpeedValue": "915241/125000", "EXIF ApertureValue": "2827819/500000", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "0", "EXIF MaxApertureValue": "4", "EXIF MeteringMode": "Spot", "EXIF Flash": "Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode", "EXIF FocalLength": "85", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "4423", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "2949", "EXIF FocalPlaneXResolution": "1440", "EXIF FocalPlaneYResolution": "1440", "EXIF FocalPlaneResolutionUnit": "3", "EXIF CustomRendered": "Normal", "EXIF ExposureMode": "Manual Exposure", "EXIF WhiteBalance": "Auto", "EXIF SceneCaptureType": "Standard", "EXIF BodySerialNumber": "322011000094", "EXIF LensSpecification": "[24, 105, 0/0, 0/0]", "EXIF LensModel": "EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM", "EXIF LensSerialNumber": "00001669be"}