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Lt.Col. Dan Bertsch, a staff judge advocate (SJA) with the 119th Wing, North Dakota National Guard, swears in his daughter's boyfriend, Brian Smelden into the North Dakota Air National Guard at Hector International Airport in Fargo on June 11. The swearing in took place shortly after he returned from a year-long deployment in Afghanistan, prior to that he served in Iraq for seven months. In the last two years, Bertsch has been deployed more than 18 months; this was his 14th voluntary deployment since Sept. 11, 2001.


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Lt.Col. Dan Bertsch, a staff judge advocate (SJA) with the 119th Wing, North Dakota National Guard, swears in his daughter's boyfriend, Brian Smelden into the North Dakota Air National Guard at Hector International Airport in Fargo on June 11. The swearing in took place shortly after he returned from a year-long deployment in Afghanistan, prior to that he served in Iraq for seven months. In the last two years, Bertsch has been deployed more than 18 months; this was his 14th voluntary deployment since Sept. 11, 2001.

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U.S. Air Force retired Chief Master Sgt. Fred Quam, formerly of the North Dakota Air National Guard, holds his birthday cake at his 99th birthday celebration at the Fargo Air Museum, Fargo, North Dakota, Oct. 27, 2015. Quam’s birthday was October 2, but friends decided to hold a public celebration on a day of his choosing. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces (known as the Army Air Corp until June 20, 1941) in December, 1941 and served as a B-25 aircraft mechanic during WWII and then served 29 more years in the North Dakota Air National Guard. He is a charter member of the North Dakota Air National Guard, which he joined January 16, 1947. The U.S. Air Force became a separate branch from the Army Sept. 18, 1947, eight months after Quam joined the North Dakota Air Guard’s 178th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
Staff Sgt. Jacob Backer, of the 119th Civil Engineer Squadron, maneuvers a concrete barrier into a target area using a crane as he trains at the North Dakota Air National Guard Regional Training Site, Fargo, North Dakota, August 19, 2015. The North Dakota Air National Guard Regional Training Site is one of five contingency training locations in the United States used by Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force personnel in the civil engineer career fields. I provides wartime mission training as well as proficiency training on construction practices, utility support, emergency services, maintenance and repair of base infrastructure. Four separate groups totaling about 400 people are scheduled to train at the site in the month of August in 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
Staff Sgt. Austin Kemmer, of the 119th Civil Engineer Squadron, left, provides hand signals for Staff Sgt. Blake Robinson, of the 137th Civil Engineer Squadron, as he manipulates a concrete barrier into a target area using a crane as they train at the North Dakota Air National Guard Regional Training Site, Fargo, North Dakota, August 19, 2015. The North Dakota Air National Guard Regional Training Site is one of five contingency training locations in the United States used by Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force personnel in the civil engineer career fields. I provides wartime mission training as well as proficiency training on construction practices, utility support, emergency services, maintenance and repair of base infrastructure. Four separate groups totaling about 400 people are scheduled to train at the site in the month of August in 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
Staff Sgt. Austin Kemmer, of the 119th Civil Engineer Squadron, right, guides a rigging link onto a hook as Staff Sgt. Blake Robinson, of the 137th Civil Engineer Squadron, prepares to hoist a concrete barrier using a crane as they train at the North Dakota Air National Guard Regional Training Site, Fargo, North Dakota, August 19, 2015. The North Dakota Air National Guard Regional Training Site is one of five contingency training locations in the United States used by Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force personnel in the civil engineer career fields. I provides wartime mission training as well as proficiency training on construction practices, utility support, emergency services, maintenance and repair of base infrastructure. Four separate groups totaling about 400 people are scheduled to train at the site in the month of August in 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
Senior Master Sgt. John Erickson, a training instructor, in red cap, provides instruction about the operation of a global positioning system (GPS) surveying instrument for visiting members of the 142nd Civil Engineer Squadron Tech. Sgt. David Sherman, left, and Staff Sgt. Ken Gleckler during training at the North Dakota Air National Guard Regional Training Site, Fargo, North Dakota, August 18, 2015. The North Dakota Air National Guard Regional Training Site is one of five contingency training locations in the United States used by Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force personnel in the civil engineer career fields. I provides wartime mission training as well as proficiency training on construction practices, utility support, emergency services, maintenance and repair of base infrastructure. Four separate groups totaling about 400 people are scheduled to train at the site in the month of August in 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
Master Sgt. Dan Anderson, a training instructor, in red cap, provides instruction about the operation of an aircraft arresting system at the North Dakota Air National Guard Regional Training Site, Fargo, North Dakota, August 18, 2015. The aircraft arresting system provides emergency stopping capability if an aircraft experiences brake failure. The North Dakota Air National Guard Regional Training Site is one of five contingency training locations in the United States used by Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force personnel in the civil engineer career fields. I provides wartime mission training as well as proficiency training on construction practices, utility support, emergency services, maintenance and repair of base infrastructure. Four separate groups totaling about 400 people are scheduled to train at the site in the month of August in 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
Training cadre instructor Staff Sgt. Christopher Larson, of the 119th Civil Engineer Squadron, in red cap, provides operating instruction for connecting hydraulic lines of an asphalt mill to a skid steer loader for visiting members of the 121st Air Refueling Wing from left to right Senior Airman Joel Coppola and Staff Sgt. Shane Hatfield at the North Dakota Air National Guard Regional Training Site, Fargo, North Dakota, August 14, 2015. The North Dakota Air National Guard Regional Training Site is one of five contingency training locations in the United States used by Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force personnel in the civil engineer career fields. I provides wartime mission training as well as proficiency training on construction practices, utility support, emergency services, maintenance and repair of base infrastructure. Four separate groups totaling about 400 people are scheduled to train at the site in the month of August in 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James speaks to members of the 119th Wing during an all-staff meeting July 21, 2015 at the North Dakota Air National Guard base in Fargo. James’ visit to the 119th Wing included meetings with Guard leaders and elected and civic officials, followed by the all-staff meeting that was attended by N.D. Air National Guard members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp, 119th Wing/Released)
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James shakes the hand of Senior Airman Devon Brekke, a member of the 119th Wing, July 21, 2015 at the North Dakota Air National Guard base in Fargo. James’ visit to the 119th Wing included meetings with Guard leaders and elected and civic officials, followed by an all-staff meeting that was attended by N.D. Air National Guard members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp, 119th Wing/Released)
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, left, shakes hands with Col. Kent Olson, 119th Wing commander, as he greets her upon her arrival to the North Dakota Air National Guard Base Fargo, North Dakota, July 21, 2015, as Master Sgt. Kevin Meuhler, the 119th Wing command chief looks on. James’ visit included meetings with Guard leaders and elected and civic officials, followed by an all-staff meeting that was attended by N.D. Air National Guard members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
Senior Airman Amanda Wagemann, of the 119th Wing, right, leads a group of Airmen through the marching phase of drill testing of Airman Leadership School (ALS) at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, North Dakota, June 25, 2015. The ALS training prepares the Airmen for leadership roles within the Air National Guard. The five-week ALS course is being conducted by Tech. Sgt. James Richey, an instructor from the Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger Airman Leadership School at the Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, who traveled to the Air National Guard base to be more cost effective. This is the first flight of Airman to be taught by Richey, in his two and a half years of instructing, to have all students in the flight pass the summative test, which covers all concepts taught during the course. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
Senior Airman Zachary Johnson, front, and Senior Airman Joseph Manning, both of the 119th Civil Engineer Squadron, salute during the present arms portion of the stationary drill testing phase of Airman Leadership School (ALS) at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, North Dakota, June 25, 2015. The ALS training prepares the Airmen for leadership roles within the Air National Guard. The five-week ALS course is being conducted by an instructor from the Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger Airman Leadership School at the Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, who traveled to the Air National Guard base to be more cost effective. This is the first flight of Airman to be taught by Tech. Sgt. James Richey, in his two and a half years of instructing, to have all students in the flight pass the summative test, which covers all concepts taught during the course. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)