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  • Senior Airman Nathanael Baardson, of the 119th Wing, uses a night-vision lens to videotape a pair of North Dakota National Guard quick response force (QRF) team members March 24 as they monitor floodwater along levees in Harwood, N.D. Baardson is a member of the N.D. National Guard public affairs team documenting the activities of the military flood mission for historical, internal Department of Defense briefings and civilian media relations purposes. (DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp) (Released)

    FLOOD NEWS: Guard's Nighttime Dike Patrols Allow Harwood Residents to Rest

    As bigger cities safely lessen their focus on floodwaters, the threat -- and the North Dakota National Guard's presence -- in outlying areas remains. Harwood, N.D., just north of Fargo, is one of those areas. Overland flooding continues, and the town's 600 or so residents, along with North Dakota Soldiers and Airmen, remain vigilant. During the
  • Sgt. Brian Steckler, of the 815th Engineer Company, jumps out of the back of a quick response force (QRF) truck March 22, as his QRF team responds to a request for assistance from the Cass County Sherriff's Dept. The QRF team is assisting an elderly rural resident to temporarily vacate her home because the rising flood water has left it inaccessible to automobile traffic.

    FLOOD NEWS: National Guard Evacuation Team Helps Elderly Woman from Home

    At 84 years old, Mili Sherman has spent nearly half of her life in her home just west of Harwood. It sits above the swollen Sheyenne River, just out of the water's reach. The road out, however, is a different story. Floodwaters rush quickly across the gravel road that runs out to the highway, making it dangerous for any vehicle to attempt to pass
  • Col. Ronald Solberg, emergency operations commander for regional response platform 4 briefs Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, N.D. adjutant general, Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau and Brig. Gen. Pat Martin, N.D. deputy adjutant general about the North Dakota National Guard flood operations currently taking place in the state on March 22. The Emergency Operations Center began operations at the 119th Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard on March 15 in response to flooding in the southeastern part of the state.

    FLOOD NEWS: Chief of National Guard Bureau Visits Fargo Flood Sites

    The chief of the National Guard Bureau visited Fargo, N.D., today to meet with North Dakota National Guard leaders and check on flood operations. Gen. Craig R. McKinley, the senior uniformed National Guard officer, surveyed sites where North Dakota Guardsmen have been working and patrolling this past week as the Red River rose to its crest. "I'm in

  • Both Air and Army Guard Family of the Year are Awarded

    Both the Air and Army Guard Family of the Year were honored today at a volunteer luncheon that took place at the Adjutant General's Symposium on Families at the Radisson Hotel in Bismarck. Each year, a family is chosen from each branch of service that has served the military community in an outstanding capacity. The two families were nominated by
  • A Minnesota Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter practices sling load operations March 19, Fargo, N.D. Sgt. 1st Class Todd Suderheimer, of the 2/147th Aviation Battalion, trains North Dakota Air National Guard members on the ground how to link a 1.5 ton sandbag unto the helicopter cable so that the sandbag can be transported to a simulated flood fighting location. The training and placement of the large sandbags are in preparation for UH-60 helicopter sling-load flood operations, should they be necessary in an emergency situation with rising flood waters anywhere in eastern North Dakota.

    FLOOD NEWS: Guardsmen Using New Tools in This Year's Flood Fight

    The first week of the 2010 flood fight has come with numerous familiar tools and tasks for the North Dakota National Guard. After spending nearly 100 days on flood duty in 2009, one might expect few new experiences less than a year later. To the contrary, the first five days of flood operations brought three new tools or methods in holding back the
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