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  • Guardsmen to Fill, Practice Lifts of 1.5-Ton Sandbags

    For the first time in the 2010 flood fight, Guardsmen will be working with extra-large sandbags. Tomorrow morning North Dakota National Guard members will be filling the giant, 1.5-ton (3,000 pound) sandbags with a cement truck loaded with sand. Once about 50 bags are filled, the crew will use

  • FLOOD NEWS: Guardsmen Volunteer to Help a Deployed Soldier's Family

    "I've been deployed before. I know what it's like to worry about back home."With those words, Sgt. 1st Class Larry Jacobson, of Fargo, and his crew of seven set to work. They've been here in Lisbon since yesterday to provide five traffic control points to facilitate the steady truck movement needed

  • FLOOD NEWS: Guardsmen Install Flood Barrier Never Before Used in Fargo

    North Dakota Air National Guard members became the first to install a new tool in the flood fight today when they placed a section of AquaFence in Fargo. The city has never used the product before, so the effort served as a demonstration of the ease with which it can be installed. As the Red River

  • FLOOD NEWS: Sandbagging Major Focus of Day 2 Flood Operations

    Day 2 of flood operations came in overcast and cold in North Dakota, but the faces of those fighting the flood remain bright and warm. Already, 300-plus Guardsmen on State Active Duty are working side-by-side with community members to hold back the rising Red River, which fills the border between