Sen. Thom R. Tillis, Rear Adm. Stephen P. Metruck and U.S. Rep. Bob Steinburg stand with members of the command from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., and Sector North Carolina, Wilmington, N.C., Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. Tillis visited to take a tour of the air station and Coast Guard base in Elizabeth City. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua L. Canup)
Sen. Thom R. Tillis speaks with Rear Adm. Stephen P. Metruck during their visit to Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. Tillis visited to take a tour of the air station and Coast Guard base in Elizabeth City. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua L. Canup)
Sen. Thom R. Tillis tours the hangars with Rear Adm. Stephen P. Metruck during his visit to Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. Tillis visited to take a tour of the air station and Coast Guard base in Elizabeth City. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua L. Canup)
Sen. Thom R. Tillis speaks with Rear Adm. Stephen P. Metruck during his visit to Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. Tillis visited to take a tour of the air station and Coast Guard base in Elizabeth City. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua L. Canup)
Sen. Thom R. Tillis speaks with Cmdr. Adam L. Kerr during his visit to Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. Tillis visited to take a tour of the air station and Coast Guard base in Elizabeth City. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua L. Canup)