Suzanne Van Cooten, hydrologist-in-charge of the National Weather Service’s Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center, and Maj. Gen. Richard Kaiser, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Mississippi Valley Division, present Bill Frederick with the U.S. Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award during the interagency hurricane synchronization exercise in Vicksburg, Miss., June 14, 2018. Frederick, a meteorologist and National Weather Service liaison at MVD, was recognized for providing life-saving and innovative support services during the unprecedented 2015 – 2016 winter flooding of the Mississippi River. (USACE photo by Jared Eastman)