The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, R.D. James, speaks to Mississippi River Commission members and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District leaders aboard the motor vessel Mississippi upon arriving in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Aug. 22, 2018, for the commission's annual low-water inspection and public hearing. The commission, who leads sustainable management and development of water related resources for the nation’s benefit and well-being, hear matters affecting flood control, the Mississippi River and Tributaries project, environmental issues, recreation, navigation and more. (USACE photos by Jared Eastman)