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South Dakota Guard defends school from floodwaters
March 31, 2009
"Sand bombs" were delivered by a UH-60 helicopter to the Oak Grove Lutheran School in an effort to stop the water from flowing into the school on Sunday, March 29, 2009.
Pennsylvania Guard teaches life saving skills in Germany
March 30, 2009
Pennsylvania Army National Guardsman Sgt. 1st Class Ronald James (left), the noncommissioned officer in charge of the mobile training team teaching combat life saver skills to 21st Theater Sustainment Command Soldiers at Panzer Kaserne, keeps a close eye on a Soldier, who is practicing his needle-chest decompression skills March 25.
Exchange officer reflects on Air Guard experience
March 30, 2009
Staff Sgt. Bryon Best, left, an F-16 crew chief assigned to the 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, goes over maintenance issues with Chilean Air Force exchange officer 1st Lt. Cristobal Desmaras.
Wisconsin Guard to help with North Dakota flood relief efforts
March 30, 2009
South Dakota Guardsmen assist North Dakota flooding operations
March 30, 2009
Soldiers from Battery A, 1st Battalion 147th Field Artillery of the South Dakota Army National Guard, perform sandbagging operations on Thursday, March 26 along Brown County Highway 14 to help stop flooding waters from flowing into Moccasin Creek.
South Dakota Soldiers observe water levels near capital
March 30, 2009
A look out over the flooded streets one block from the Fargo City Hall from the top of a dike where Soldiers of the 153 rd Engineer Battalion out of Huron went on a recon this afternoon to become familiar with the dikes they are assigned to patrol during their 12 hour shift to report leaks or breaches to the North Dakota joint operations center.
North Dakota community takes break from flood duty to send off deploying troops
March 30, 2009
North Dakota chaplains ensure military flood fighters' spirits are up
March 30, 2009
Spc. Joshua Klundt, of the 817th Engineer Company (Sappers), pulls one end of a collapsible barrier device called a HESCO March 24 in Fargo, N.D. The sections of HESCO are being linked together and filled with sand to create a flood barrier from the rising waters of the Red River.
N.D. Guard uses giant sandbags to plug dike near school
March 30, 2009
North Dakota National Guard - Fact Sheet - Flooding Operations 2009
March 30, 2009
Azerbaijani surgeons observe EMEDS during Vigilant Guard
March 27, 2009
North Dakota Guardsmen work side-by-side with civilian volunteers to save Fargo
March 27, 2009
Spc. Christopher M. Rasmussen (in uniform), of Dickinson, works with civilian volunteers near the El Zagel Shrine and Masonic Temple in north Fargo, N.D. Rasmussen and other North Dakota National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have been completely integrated with the civilian populace as they work together to fight the flood.
Time critical in North Dakota Guard's battle against flooding
March 27, 2009
Army Col. Jim Hrdlicka, commander, Joint Task Force-East, and his deputy, Air Force Col. Ron Solberg, discuss efforts to corral the Red River in the face of potentially historic water levels during a meeting at the task force's operations center at the Armed Forces reserve Center in Fargo, N.D..
Guardsman honored by Canadian military for bravery
March 27, 2009
U.S. Army Col. Steve R. Williams (center) receives a framed citation and the Canadian Meritorious Service Medal from Canadian ambassador Michael Wilson (left) and Canadian Maj. Gen. Douglas Langton, commander Canadian Defense Liaison Staff, Washington, March 24 at the Canadian Embassy in Washington.
EMEDS put to the test in disaster exercise in Puerto Rico
March 27, 2009
Senior Airman Kara Nicholas, a medic with the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Arizona National Guard, and 2nd Lt. Tomas Chavez, a flight surgeon candidate with the same, check the vital signs of an incoming patient during Exercise Vigilant Guard, Wednesday, March 25, 2009, in Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico. Vigilant Guard is an exercise that tests disaster readiness, and the 161st's response with the Expeditionary Medical Support system, a full-service deployable field hospital.
Wyoming amputee pilot completes third deployment
March 27, 2009
Major Alan Brown rides a stationary bicycle March 21 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Major Brown is an amputee C-130 Hercules pilot deployed with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from the 187th Airlift Squadron of the Wyoming Air National Guard. He lost his leg in a hunting accident 10 years ago, and after seven years he regained his qualifcations to fly. Major Brown works out daily riding the stationary bike using a custom strap developed by the unit's life support crew.
South Dakota Guard moves from blizzard support to flood support mission
March 27, 2009
Minnesota Guard joins with community to battle flood
March 27, 2009
Residents of Moorhead, Minn., unload sandbags from the back of a Palletized Loading System truck from the Minnesota Army National Guard's E Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry regiment, and stack them in an area along the Red River, Thursday, March 26, 2009. Moorhead is expected to be hit with major flooding as the Red River continues to rise as a result of rain and snowmelt and is expected to crest at 41 feet by the end of the week. More than 250 Minnesota National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have been calle dup to state active duty to assist local authorities with traffic control, security as well as other tasks.
Guard leaders stress the importance of equipment on Capitol Hill
March 27, 2009
Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt, director of the Air National Guard, (left) and Clyde A. Vaughn, director of the Army Guard, testify before the U.S. Senate's Subcommittee on Appropriations-Defense in Washington March 25.
Communication key to success during Vigilant Guard
March 27, 2009
Brig. Gen. Antonio J. Vicens-Gonzalez, the adjutant general for the Puerto Rico National Guard, stands with civilian and military authorities during a press conference of Exercise Vigilant Guard in Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Vigilant Guard is a National Guard exercise that sharpens coordination between the National Guard and civilian agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.