North Dakota National Guard

The original database describes this as: Title: Sand bagging at the Fargodome in Fargo, ND Production Date: 03/24/2009 Caption: Fargo, N. D. , March 24, 2009 -- Members of the North Dakota National Guard and More

U.S. Air Force personnel assigned to the 119th Fighter Wing "Happy Hooligans," North Dakota Air National Guard, pose for a photo in front of a F-51D Mustang aircraft at Camp Williams, Wisconsin in 1953. Picture More

The original database describes this as: Title: Military vehicles ready in Valley City, North Dakota Production Date: 04/14/2009 Caption: Valley City, N. D. , April 14, 2009 -- North Dakota National Guard st More

The original database describes this as: Title: ND National Guard dump trucks at Clausen Springs Recreation Complex Production Date: 04/16/2009 Caption: Clausen Springs, N. D. , April 16, 2009 -- North Dakot More

The original database describes this as: Title: Guardsman and sand bags, Sheyenne River, Valley City, North Dakota Production Date: 04/14/2009 Caption: Valley City, N. D. , April 14, 2009 -- North Dakota Na More

The original database describes this as: Title: National Guardsmen checking a dike, Sheyenne River, Valley City, North Dakota Production Date: 04/14/2009 Caption: Valley City, N. D. , April 14, 2009 -- Nort More

The original database describes this as: Title: North Dakota National Guard assistanting in preperation for flooding Production Date: 03/26/2009 Caption: Wahpeton, N. D. , March 26, 2009 -- Members of the N More

The original database describes this as: Title: Guardsman walking on sand bags, Sheyenne River, Valley City, North Dakota Production Date: 04/14/2009 Caption: Valley City, N. D. , April 14, 2009 -- North Da More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hector International Airport State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT David H. Lipp, USAF R More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fargo State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ARNG Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT David H. Lip More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fraine Barracks State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Billie Jo Lorius, USA Release Status More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Gilbert C. Grafton State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ARMY Scene Camera Operator: More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Gilbert C. Grafton State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ARMY Scene Camera Operator: More

Lt. Col. Dean Eckmann (then a major) waves Sept. 28, 2006, as he prepares to take-off in a North Dakota Air National Guard 119th Wing F-16A fighter jet. Eckmann was one of the North Dakota Air National Guardsma More

Sgt. Maj. William Leach kisses his wife, Marie, after his return from Iraq. Leach was deployed with the 164th Engineer Battalion, security forces. The 164th was stationed in Baghdad providing security for the B More

Pfc. Brandon Nelson (left) and Sgt. Jeff Hawn move an engine into a mount for rebuild while Mr. Williams checks for clearance of the mount. Both Soldiers are with the 3662nd Maintenance Company. The 3662nd cond More

Keith Anderson of T.F. Powers Construction works at removing flag poles at the current main entrance to the North Dakota Air National Guard. The flag poles will be moved and placed at the new entrance located n More

First Lt. Yacob Makonnen, N.D. Army National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard photo)

The original database describes this as: Title: National Guard and Residents fill "big bags" in North Dakota Production Date: 03/18/2010 Caption: Fargo, N. D. , March 18, 2010 -- North Dakota National Guard More

The original database describes this as: Title: National Guard and residents build a dike in North Dakota Production Date: 03/18/2010 Caption: Fargo, N. D. , March 18, 2010 -- North Dakota National Guard and More

The original database describes this as: Title: Residents and National Guard build a dike with "big bags" in North Dakota Production Date: 03/18/2010 Caption: Fargo, N. D. , March 18, 2010 -- North Dakota Na More

North Dakota Guardsman Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kyle Skager, Mandan, N.D. participating in the North Dakota National Guard’s annual flood response exercise Feb. 12-13, at Fraine Barracks in Bismarck, N.D. The pu More

North Dakota National Guard soldiers place poly over temporary emergency levees built by the Corps of Engineers in Minot, N.D., June 2. The Corps and the National Guard are supporting the City of Minot fight hi More

Charles Boyd, left, levee safety team engineer; Capt. Steve Bohl, North Dakota National Guard; and Grant Riddick, geotechnical engineer, discuss floodfight operations for the City of Minot in the Minot Emergenc More

North Dakota National Guard soldiers with the 817th Engineer Company from Jamestown, N.D., support the Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, by building a sandbag levee in Minot, N.D., June 5. The Corps number More

Soldiers of the North Dakota National Guard's 816th Engineer Company (Horizontal) responded to a call June 14, to perform a sandbagging mission raising the levee near Burlington, N.D. Because of the heavy amoun More

Soldiers with the North Dakota National Guard wait for their sandbag-loaded truck to be unloaded in Burlington, N.D., June 21. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the National Guard, are cu More

Soldiers with the North Dakota National Guard places sandbags on a temporary levee in Minot, N.D., June 22. The city of Minot enforced a mandatory evacuation shortly before 1 p.m. The U.S. Army Corps of Enginee More

Airmen assist residents of Burlington, N.D., June 22, with the flooding in Minot.

Soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard assist in clearing levees from Third Street in Minot, N.D., on July 8. This action will enable the Third Street Bridge to reopen. One hundred and twenty soldiers from More

The original database describes this as: Title: FCO Discusses Temporary Housing Production Date: 07/12/2011 Caption: Minot, N. D. , July 12, 2011 --Willie Nunn(right), Federal Coordinating Officer, talks wit More

Team Engineer, Minnesota National Guard, cleans debris remaining from the Souris River flood in June out of the 16th Street underpass in Minot, N.D., Monday, July 18. (Photo by: Master Sgt. Marvin Baker)

Sgt. Rodney Cabezas, of Bismarck, N.D., hugs his sons before loading the bus destined for his unit’s post-mobilization duty station, Camp Atterbury, Ind., Sept. 24. Earlier in the day his unit, the North Dakota More

Frank K. Salvas Sr., director, Veterans Cemetery Grants Service for the VA presented a large ceremonial check to Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota National Guard adjutant general and Brig. Gen. Alan D More

Bailey Garnett and her dad, Tech. Sgt. Allan Garnett, of East Grand Forks, Minn., pose for a photo to commemorate the 1,000th and 1,001st customers to the North Dakota National Guards Military Service Center at More

Guard members 1st Lt. Robbie Meland, Sgt. 1st Class Kent Pulst and Pfc. Conrad Roberts ski together during the Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships in Vermont, Feb. 29, 2012. The three Nort More

Col. Lannie D. Runck (center), commander of the 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, presents a framed plaque of appreciation to Command Sgt. Maj. Guy V. Boschee, outgoing senior enlisted leader of the brigade. More

Staff Sgt. Heith Dokken, center, is joined by Gov. Jack Dalrymple and Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, at a Purple Heart medal presentation ceremony at the 164th Regional Training I More

Col. Lannie D. Runck (far left), commander of the Fargo-based 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, accepts a check in the amount of $13,677.77 from Charles Weible, West Fargo VFW Post No. 7564, to help nine loca More

Members of the North Dakota Army National Guard's Fargo, N.D., based Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade carry a sanitation bin into a tent at Camp Grafton Training Center, More

The North Dakota National Guard’s 81st Civil Support Team conducted a change of command ceremony in Bismarck, N.D., July 9, 2012. Incoming commander Lt. Col. Mark Quire (left) passes the unit’s guidon to the 81 More

Capt. Jay Sheldon was named Company-Grade Officer of the Year. He serves as a company commander for the Fargo-based 191st Military Police Company. He also works full-time for the North Dakota National Guard’s J More

Capt. Brad Loween, of the North Dakota Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 112th Aviation Regiment (Security and Support), hugs his children Sept. 13, 2012, upon his return to Fargo, N.D., after a year-long de More

Soldiers of the North Dakota Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, practice for a visual aircraft recognition test as part of their initial assessment by the 5th Armored Bri More

North Dakota National Guard's 1st Sgt. Russell Garrett (left) of Mandan, N.D., was recognized for serving on his fourth deployment by Chief Warrant Officer 4 Travis Bridwell, Bismarck, N.D., during the Detachme More

Sgt. Christopher Granston, right, an observer controller/trainer with 1st Battalion, 362nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Task Force Renegade, 5th Armored Brigade, Division West, evaluates a crew from the Nort More

U.S. Army Spc. Donovan Dobler, a communication specialist with the 231st Brigade Support Battalion, North Dakota Army National Guard, helps move a Satellite Transportable Terminal in to place in Douala, Cameroo More

Col. Giselle "Gigi" Wilz, Task Force Central commander for Central Accord 2013.

Elizabeth Somdahl, Moorhead, Minn., was given the Youth Volunteer award, which is awarded to National Guard military youth 15-17 years old who exhibits exemplary commitment to and support of the Family Program More

Family and friends await the return of U.S Soldiers with the 818th Engineer Company (Sapper), North Dakota National Guard in Bismark, N.D., March 22, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Bill Prokopyk/Released)

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Shelly Sizer, of Bismarck, N.D., will become the new state command chief warrant officer for the North Dakota National Guard during a May 4, 2013, change of responsibility ceremony in Bismarck.

First Sgt. Joshua D. Entzel (center), of Bismarck, N.D., places a streamer on the guidon for the North Dakota Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment during an April 28 ceremon More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, presents Chief Warrant Officer 5 David Jundt with the Legion of Merit for his 42 years of service, during Jundt's retirement ceremony at t More

The North Dakota National Guard Military Funeral Honors Team renders the cannon salute at the Memorial Day Ceremony at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, in Mandan, N.D., on May 27, 2013. (U.S. Army National G More

Josephine Anderson places Col. Jerry Anderson's new rank on his uniform during his promotion ceremony to colonel. Josephine, Col. Jerry Anderson's daughter, as well as the rest of his family joined him at his p More

Sgt. James Landman, of Fargo, N.D., conducts the North Dakota National Guard 188th Army Band's Clarion of Freedom ensemble during a June 21, 2013, lunchtime concert in downtown Fargo. Landman was honored during More

U.S. Army Col. Giselle Wilz, the commander of the 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, North Dakota Air National Guard and Task Force Central commander for Central Accord 2013, poses for a portrait in Bismark, N More

Tech. Sgt. Josh Von Bank, of the 119th Wing, advances to the firing line during the Rifle Excellence-in-Competition portion of the North Dakota National Guard's 2013 Adjutant General's Combat Marksmanship Match More

Stock photo of Camp Gilbert C. Grafton Training Center near Devils Lake, N.D. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jonathan Haugen, Joint Force Headquarters, North Dakota National Guard, Released)

U.S. Air Force Col. Kent Olson, 119th Wing commander, speaks to unit members of the 119th Wing and civilian journalists at a press conference prior to the departure of the last C-21 aircraft number 40064, Aug. More

NDNG Foundation contribution.jpg: Mr. Andrew Coppersmith, manager of the WalMart in Mandan, N.D., presents Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, with a check on Sept. 11, 2013 for the No More

Bob Kupper (right), owner of Kupper Automotive, presents Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, with a check for the North Dakota National Guard's Emergency Relief Fund (ERF) on Oct. 2, 2 More

Sgt. 1st Class Billie Jo Lorius assumed duties as the North Dakota National Guard's public information officer in October 2013.

Sgt. 1st Class Heidi Sigl, senior enlisted leader, and Maj. Michael Lowe, commander of the Bismarck-based 1919th Contingency Contracting Team, present Gov. Jack Dalrymple with a North Dakota flag during a Freed More

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple and Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, present the North Dakota flag to the command team of the 814th Medical Company during a send-off ceremony on De More

Airmen with the North Dakota Air National Guard's 119th Security Forces Squadron stand to be recognized during a welcome home event Dec. 14, 2013, at the Doublewood Inn in Fargo, N.D. The airmen and their famil More

Col. Craig Lambrecht to retire Feb. 9.

Col. Craig Lambrecht, right, is presented the federal Legion of Merit by Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, during his retirement ceremony Feb. 9 at Raymond J. Bohn Armory in Bismarck More

Participants in the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships prepare to begin the 7.5-kilometer relay race event at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vt. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Col. D More

Holter Bridwell and his brother, Hauser, are congratulated for their support of their father, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Travis Bridwell, Detachment 42 Operational Support Airlift commander, during a Freedom Salut More

Army Commendation Medals are displayed before presentation to Georgia Army National Guard soldiers.

Alabama National Guard Capt. Ryan Bean, 1151st Engineer Company commander, vertical construction, briefs Gen. Frank Grass on the descope of wooden barracks as part of a transistion to Camp Phoenix.

Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk (left), North Dakota adjutant general, and Brig. Gen. Abalo Kadangha, Chief of Defense Staff of the Togolese Armed Forces, shake hands in Lome, Togo, April 4, 2014. The exchange fo More

Brig. Gen. Alan Dohrmann, North Dakota deputy adjutant general, speaks to the Shanley High School student body in Fargo, April 9 before presenting an award to Alivia Fraase, a junior, who was one of 15 students More

Col. Robert A. Fode, North Dakota National Guard, is pictured here. (U.S. Army National Guard photo)

Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, right, presents a North Dakota flag to Vice Adm. Mathew Quashie, the Ghanaian armed forces chief of the Defence Staff, during an anniversary celebra More

A Soldier with the 191st Military Police Company, North Dakota National Guard, waits as the driver of the principal’s vehicle before a personal security detail at Camp Ripley on Aug. 20, 2017. The 191st, which More

Acting Director of the Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Judd H. Lyons visits with Spc. Shelby L. Moen, center, and Sgt. 1st Class Sy Hansana, right, from the 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, North Dakota Nation More

U.S. Sen. John Hoeven presents a U.S. Flag that was flown over nations capital, to Lt. Col. Jonathan Erickson and Command Sgt. Maj. Wallace Keller during a Freedom Salute for 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Ar More

First Sgt. Ken Baer, of Garrison, N.D., welcomes Sgt. Carol Kauk to the Fort Hood, Texas, area today where she will conduct the demobilization process before returning to Piedmont, S.C., where she resides. Kauk More

Sgt. 1st Class Nick Kane, of Horace, N.D., holds his daughter, Harper, during the 231st Brigade Support Battalion Logistical Support Element sendoff ceremony today at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Fargo, N More

Retired Maj. Gen. Mike Haugen, former North Dakota adjutant general, far left, and Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce President Craig Whitney, far right, present the Legacy Leader Award to retired Ma More

Spc. Nathan Nelson helps serve a lunch meal from inside a U.S. Army containerized kitchen to Soldiers of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 112th Aviation Regiment during the unit's month More

Volunteers Phil Ehli, Vern Fetch, Quirin Friese, Earl Hannel, Les Hornbacher, Ben Kemp, Fred Kraft, Marv Martel, Herb Mittelstedt and Howie Unterseher (not pictured) received jackets from the North Dakota Veter More

About 15 Airmen of the North Dakota Air National Guard's 219th Security Forces Squadron returned to North Dakota at around 10:30 a.m. today from a deployment to Southwest Asia. The group left in March for a six More

Master Sgt. Grant Lonski, of the 119th Security Forces Squadron, visits the accident scene that he responded to while performing his full-time North Dakota Highway Patrol duties near Churchs Ferry, N.D. Lonski More

Maj. Gen. Sprynczynatyk, adjutant general for the North Dakota National Guard, was awarded the Army Engineer Regiment's "The Silver Order of the de Fleury Medal" in Bismarck, N.D., Dec. 5, 2014. The prestigious More

Capt. Russ Sundby, left, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 285th Aviation Regiment commander, and Staff Sgt. William McCoy, the unit's readiness noncommissioned officer, present Gov. Jack Dalrymple with a North Dakota More

Heather Mattson, North Dakota National Guard sexual assault response coordinator. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer 4 Kiel Skager, Joint Force Headquarters)

Staff Sgt. Kellynn Fosse, of the 119th Security Forces Squadron, is the 2014 Outstanding Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the North Dakota Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Mas More

Staff Sgt. Jason Dittus, of the North Dakota Army National Guard’s 818th Engineer Company, puts the finishing touches on the third and final weapon during the "Pandora's Box" event at the Region 6 Best Warrior More

This is a photo of North Dakota National Guard Soldier Spc. Charles “Charlie” Tweten. (Courtesy photo)

The public is invited to participate in the dedication of the POW MIA Memorial at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery July 3 at 11 a.m.

North Dakota National Guard Capt. Nicolette Daschendorf, of the Fargo-based 231st Brigade Support Battalion Logistical Support Element (BSB LSE), hugs her sons after arriving at Bismarck Airport on July 21, 201 More

Brig. Gen. Robert Becklund was promoted Dec. 5 to that rank during a ceremony held at the Air National Guard base in Fargo. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released)

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Harvey and Staff Sgt. Stewart Lee, operating room specialists assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, playfully arm wrestle before their shift as the Surgical Head N More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Tucker, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, observes Ghanaian dental interns drain an infection in a patient’s cheek during M More

U.S. military and Ghanaian medical personnel partner to carefully move a patient with a spinal injury in the Emergency Room during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-2 at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Neil McMullin, a plastic surgeon assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center, assists his Ghanaian counterpart perform a burn contracture release surgery during Medical Readiness Training Exercise More

MEDRETE 17-2 includes participants from the Ghanaian government, U.S. Army Africa, Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, and the North Dakota National Guard. It is the second in a series of medical More