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2011 NDNG Flood Fight

Rural Cass County resident Roger Larsen, right, stands in flood water April 10, as he directs the placement of sandbags onto a flood barrier with quick response force members of the Lisbon, N.D.-based 815th Engineer Co., Det. 2, Spc. Sam Liebel, left, and Spc. Joshua Peterson. The Soldiers are members of a North Dakota National Guard quick response force team that has been sent to the rural home just west of West Fargo, N.D. by the Cass County tactical operations center. About 500 Guardsmen are currently conducting flood operations in North Dakota, with the vast majority in Cass County.
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2011 NDNG Flood Fight

Sgt. Nathan Bratlie, of the 815th Engineer Company, Det. 2, based in Lisbon, N.D., picks up sandbags in the rain to place them onto a temporary ring-dike flood levee around a rural home west of West Fargo, N.D., which is in a farmyard that is surrounded by miles of flood water. The Soldier is a members of a North Dakota National Guard quick response force team that has been sent to the rural home by the Cass County tactical operations center. About 500 Guardsmen are currently conducting flood operations in North Dakota, with the vast majority in Cass County.
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2011 NDNG Flood Fight

From right to left, Spc. Eric Wiederholt, Spc Joshua Lanzdorf, and Spc. Randy Birchfield, all of the 815th Engineer Company, Det. 2, based in Lisbon, N.D., carry sandbags in the rain, along a flood levee for placement in a flood barrier April 10, at a rural farmstead in Cass County, N.D. The Soldiers are members of a North Dakota National Guard quick response force team that has been sent to the rural home, which has been surrounded by miles of flood water, by the Cass County tactical operations center. About 500 Guardsmen are currently conducting flood operations in North Dakota, with the vast majority in Cass County.
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2011 NDNG Flood Fight

From right to left, Spc. Eric Wiederholt, Spc Joshua Lanzdorf, and Spc. Randy Birchfield, all of the 815th Engineer Company, Det. 2, based in Lisbon, N.D., carry sandbags in the rain, along a flood levee for placement in a flood barrier April 10, at a rural farmstead in Cass County, N.D. The Soldiers are members of a North Dakota National Guard quick response force team that has been sent to the rural home, which has been surrounded by miles of flood water, by the Cass County tactical operations center. About 500 Guardsmen are currently conducting flood operations in North Dakota, with the vast majority in Cass County.
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2011 NDNG Flood Fight

Spc. Eric Wiederholt sits among civilian flood fighting volunteers and soldiers April 10, as they ride through the rain in the back of a North Dakota National Guard dump truck in rural Cass County, N.D. The Soldiers from the Lisbon, N.D.-based 815th Engineer Company, Det. 2, are part of a North Dakota National Guard quick response force team that has been sent to rural, farmstead home, which has been surrounded by miles of flood water, by the Cass County tactical operations center. About 500 Guardsmen are currently conducting flood operations in North Dakota, with the vast majority in Cass County.
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2011 NDNG Flood Fight

Capt. Grant Larson, of the 119th Maintenance Squadron, left, and Tom Hall, a Cass County Sherriff's deputy, assist 87-year-old Orbert Tenold to his feet April 9, as Tenold is helped out of a Cass County Otter Team airboat near Harwood, N.D. A joint government agency team is evacuating Tenold from his home, at his request, as floodwater surrounds his residence, making it impossible for him to get out on his own. The team is an example of how agencies are working together to help others during the 2011 Red River Valley flood. As of Saturday April 9, about 480 N.D. Air and Army Guardsmen are conducting flood operations.
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2011 NDNG Flood Fight

Master Sgt. Eric Johnson, of the 119th Wing, wades into floodwater April 9 to record a joint government agency evacuation from the flooded rural home of Obert Tenold near Harwood, N.D. As of Saturday April 9, about 480 N.D. Air and Army Guardsmen are conducting flood operations.
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2011 NDNG Flood Fight

From left to right, Staff Sgt. Matthew Hebl and Staff Sgt. Luke Christians, both of the 815th Engineer Company, and Chris Denis, of the Cass County Sheriff's Department, wade into the home of World War II veteran Obert Tenold April 9, near Harwood, N.D. The three are initially checking to see how Tenold is doing, and later determined that Tenold would need assistance to evacuate his home. The Soldiers and deputy scrambled from the Harwood Community Center quick response force location to assist the elderly man. As of Saturday April 9, about 480 N.D. Air and Army Guardsmen are conducting flood operations.
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2011 NDNG Flood Fight

From right to left, Staff Sgt. Matthew Hebl, of the 815th Engineer Company, Lt. Col. Nathan Erstad, of the 119th Wing, and Capt. Grant Larson, of the 119th Maintenance Squadron, visit with Cass County Sherriff's deputies April 9 as they plan to check in on an elderly man trapped by floodwaters near Harwood, N.D. The Guardsmen are members of a North Dakota National Guard quick response force team, which was scrambled from the Harwood Community Center to assist Obert Tenold, 87, whose rural home was surrounded by the flowing water. As of Saturday April 9, about 480 N.D. Air and Army Guardsmen are conducting flood operations.
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2011 NDNG Flood Fight

Staff Sgt. Robert Benton, of the 119th Maintenance Squadron, checks a pump in the evening hours of April 8, so make sure that water is not pooling behind temporary flood barriers in a backyard of a residential home in Fargo, N.D. Benton is one of several North Dakota National Guard members monitoring temporary flood barriers for possible problem areas and is also watching for unauthorized people on, or near the levees. The North Dakota National Guard members are monitoring the flood protection levees on 12-hour shifts, 24-hours a day until the flood waters recede. As of Saturday April 9, appoximately 450 N.D. Air and Army Guardsman are on flood response for the 2011 flood fight.
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2011 NDNG Flood Fight

Staff Sgt. Robert Benton, of the 119th Maintenance Squadron, left, and Staff Sgt. Steven Kennedy, of the 219th Security Forces Squadron, shine flashlights on an earthen flood levee as they monitor for possible problem areas of the flood protection barrier April 8, near 40th Ave. south in Fargo, N.D. The North Dakota National Guard members are monitoring the flood protection levees on 12-hour shifts, 24-hours a day until the flood waters recede. As of Saturday April 9, appoximately 450 N.D. Air and Army Guardsman are on flood response for the 2011 flood fight.
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2011 NDNG Flood Fight

Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, contributes the N.D. National Guard perspective to the 2011 Red River Valley flood fight April 8 at the Fargo City Hall, Fargo, N.D. Dr. Tim Mahoney, a Fargo City Commissioner, sits to the right of Sprynczynatyk. The Red River flood in the Fargo area is projected to be among the highest in city history.
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2011 NDNG Flood Fight

North Dakota Air National Guard volunteers place sandbags onto a ring dike levee April 7 north of Fargo, N.D., around the home of Senior Master Sgt. Sandi and Master Sgt. Charles Renville, who also are members of the North Dakota Air National Guard. A combination of civilian and National Guard volunteers showed up on their own time to make sure the home is safe from rising floodwaters.
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2011 NDNG Flood Fight

Staff Sgt. Nickolas Kosen, of the 119th Civil Engineer Squadron, signals a fork-lift as Tech. Sgt. Gary Anderson, of the 119th Logistics Readiness Squadron, holds open a one-ton sandbag April 7 at the North Dakota Air National Guard in Fargo, N.D. The flood-fighting sandbag is one of several bags being filled in preperation for possible flood emergencies in the Red River Valley area of eastern North Dakota. The one-ton sandbags can be lowered into place using a N.D. National Guard U-60 Blackhawk helicoptor in the event of a flood emergency.
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2011 NDNG Flood Fight

Staff Sgt. Robert Benton, of the 119th Maintenance Squadron, left, and Airman 1st Class Kelli Eidem, of the 119th Security Forces Squadron, patrol a flood dike April 7, along the Red River in downtown Fargo, N.D. The pair of North Dakota Air National Guard members are among the first North Dakota National Guard members tasked with keeping sightseers off of the flood dikes during the 2011 flood and also to monitor the clay dikes for possible trouble spots that could become breaches in the dike if they are left unchecked.
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2011 NDNG Flood Fight

Col. Ron Solberg, the deputy-commander of N.D. National Guard Joint Task Force East, Left, and Chief Master Sgt. Paula Johnson, N.D. state command chief, look over memoes concerning flood fighting logistics in the operations center of N.D. National Guard Joint Task Force East April 6, at the North Dakota Air National Guard. The high tech flood fighting operations center is being manned 24-hours per day until it is no longer necessary.
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2011 NDNG Flood Fight

Staff Sgt. Nick Suko, left and Sgt. Justin Valenti are members of the North Dakota National Guard Joint Task Force East participating in flood flood fighting operations April 6, at the North Dakota Air National Guard, Fargo, N.D. The high tech flood fighting operations center is being manned 24-hours per day until it is no longer necessary.
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Col. Michael Wobbema

Col. Michael Wobbema, Chief of Joint Staff, North Dakota National Guard.
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Hometown Heroes at the NDANG

Col. Ron Solberg, the 119th Maintenance Squadron commander, right, shakes hands with North Dakota Governor John Hoeven, as Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, the North Dakota adjutant general, looks on during the Hometown Heroes Salute ceremony at the 119th Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard on Sept. 11, 2010. The ceremony is honoring over 250 Airmen who have deployed away from home station for more than 30 consecutive days on contingency orders from Sept 11, 2001 to Dec. 31, 2008. This ceremony was a catch-up ceremony for the members of 119th Wing. Next year they will honor all Airmen who have deployed from 2009 to 2010. From then on, the Hometown Heroes Salute will be a yearly ceremony honoring Airmen who have deployed that year. Since September 11, 2001, more than 1,800 Happy Hooligans have deployed in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
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Hometown Heroes at the NDANG

Col Rick Gibney, the 119th Wing commander, left, shakes hands with Senior Airman Kelli Jo Eidem, of the 119th Security Forces Squadron, during the Hometown Heroes Salute ceremony at the 119th Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard on Sept. 11, 2010. The ceremony is honoring over 250 Airmen who have deployed away from home station for more than 30 consecutive days on contingency orders from Sept 11, 2001 to Dec. 31, 2008. This ceremony was a catch-up ceremony for the members of 119th Wing. Next year they will honor all Airmen who have deployed from 2009 to 2010. From then on, the Hometown Heroes Salute will be a yearly ceremony honoring Airmen who have deployed that year. Since September 11, 2001, more than 1,800 Happy Hooligans have deployed in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
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