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  • 09-105 Flood Feature: Guard Works to Keep Troops Fed for Flood Fight

    Military cooks fed thousands of hungry people a day during the Red River Valley flood crisis and they are still serving hundreds a day as the flood fight moves west. In Valley City, military cooks are now feeding more than 300 troops a day from their kitchen at the armory, said Sgt. 1st Class Allen

  • 09-099 Flood Feature: Soldiers and Airmen Fight the Flood in Southeast N.D.

    The southeast corner of North Dakota remains active with National Guard members. Soldiers and Airmen are in many small towns along back roads of the North Dakota countryside; many have never even heard of these towns, until now. As the flood fight operations continue, members of the North Dakota

  • 09-093 Flood Feature: On the Ground and in the Air, the Guard is Everywhere

    During the flooding in North Dakota this spring, the National Guard has not only had a heavy presence on the ground, but in the air. Capt. Doug A. Larsen, commander of the 2-285th Aviation Company, said that the air support during the flood battle has been critical, but only part of the whole

  • 09-092 Flood Feature: Ready Response in Barnes County

    The National Guard is standing ready in North Dakota to provide assistance to those fighting back high waters. The Guard has responded to the flood by building and patrolling levees, setting up traffic control points, providing aerial assistance, shoring up breaches in the temporary dike system and

  • 09-085 Flood Feature: Guardsmen in a Statewide Flood Fight

    The number of National Guardsmen fighting rising water levels in North Dakota has more than doubled from last week. More than 1,000 additional members of the North Dakota National Guard were activated Monday, adding to a force of about 900 who were already on active duty. This is about 500 fewer