General Roberts, an Air Force Brigadier General, is wearing the blue striped fours of service longevity of service ribbon without any oak leaf clusters. He likely would not be wearing a ribbon without clusters, because the service ribbon, as he wears it, signifies less than even the second award, and it is likely a general officer would have four or five clusters for longevity of service befitting a Brigadier General.
The storm is called "Hurricane Elizabeth" but is happening in the Pacific. What is called a hurricane in the Atlantic is called a Typhoon in the Pacific.
The general is not wearing any rank on his shoulders, which is standard uniform wear in the military.