180609-Z-NM086-0312: Soldiers of the South Dakota Army
180609-Z-NM086-0312: Soldiers of the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 200th Engineer Company ride on an improved ribbon bridge (IRB) while transporting vehicles across the Missouri River during the Golden Coy... More
Airman 1st Class Jeremy Nelson, Sioux Falls, with the
Airman 1st Class Jeremy Nelson, Sioux Falls, with the 114th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron, reports in while patrolling the causeway to LaFramboise Island along the Missouri River, June 3. The National G... More
Missouri River flood waters claim a residential property,
Missouri River flood waters claim a residential property, June 6, 2011. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released water from Gavins Point Dam at 120,000 cubic feet per second June 6. Officials estimate by June ... More
Two members of the South Dakota Air National Guard's
Two members of the South Dakota Air National Guard's 114th Fighter Wing from Sioux Falls team up to fill a sandbag, Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the Dakota Valley High School. Airmen have provided much needed sup... More
Soldiers from the South Dakota Army National Guard's
Soldiers from the South Dakota Army National Guard's 139th Brigade Support Battalion, Mitchell, work as a team to reinforce the backside of the Mud Lake sandbag wall in Dakota Dunes, S.D., June 24, 2011. The Mu... More
Sgt. Stephanie Johnson (left) from Jasper, Minn., a
Sgt. Stephanie Johnson (left) from Jasper, Minn., a member of Medical Command based out of Rapid City, and Master Sgt. Angela Pesicka from Parker, a member of the 114th Fighter Wing Medical Group, stop to check... More
A Vertol CH-47 Chinook helicopter of the Illinois National
A Vertol CH-47 Chinook helicopter of the Illinois National Guard approaches the Helibase landing site in North Sioux City, S.D., June 3. The Chinook and three UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters are delivering up to 3... More
Civilian contractors work to finish up the wet side
Civilian contractors work to finish up the wet side of the Fort Pierre barrier while the South Dakota Air National Guard’s 114th Fighter Wing provides levee security June 5. SDNG personnel and equipment are in ... More
City of Pierre Mayor Laurie Gill examines a map of
City of Pierre Mayor Laurie Gill examines a map of Pierre as South Dakota Army National Guard's Maj. Martin Yost, Task Force 147th operations officer, points out areas of levee placement and quick reaction forc... More
U.S Army Soldiers with the 200th Engineer, South Dakota
U.S Army Soldiers with the 200th Engineer, South Dakota Army National Guard, load military vehicles from the 1138th Transportation Company, Missouri Army National Guard on to an Improved Ribbon Bridge during a ... More
The U.S. Corps of Engineers increased the output of
The U.S. Corps of Engineers increased the output of the Gavins Point Dam spillway to 150, 000 cubic feet per second, June 14, 2011. The release rate is now at the highest point in the dam's history to help regu... More
South Dakota Department of Correction inmates help
South Dakota Department of Correction inmates help the flood relief efforts at Gateway facility, June 3, in North Sioux City, S.D. Inmates, National Guard members, and volunteers are producing up to 150,000 san... More
City of Pierre Mayor Laurie Gill and South Dakota Army
City of Pierre Mayor Laurie Gill and South Dakota Army National Guard's Maj. Martin Yost, Task Force 147th operations officer, survey levees in and around Pierre June 10, 2011. Yost described to Gill levee plac... More
Contractors rush to fix a section of the levee holding
Contractors rush to fix a section of the levee holding back the surging Missouri River, June 16. At 6:20 a.m., the levee patrol located a section of the levee that was being eroded away by the river current of ... More
South Dakota Air National Guard Tech. Sgt Kodi Ingle,
South Dakota Air National Guard Tech. Sgt Kodi Ingle, a weather technician from Chamberlain, monitors the Fort Pierre berm with Airmen 1st Class Spencer Daniels, a hydraulics technician from Canton, June 6. Bot... More
Pfc. Trever McDaniel, Aberdeen, 740th Transportation
Pfc. Trever McDaniel, Aberdeen, 740th Transportation Company (left) and Spc. Jim DeHoogh, Sioux Falls, 153rd Engineer Battalion, Forward Support Company, pass sandbags down to a crew of soldiers here June 24. T... More
South Dakota Army National Guard Spc. Wes Sudbeck hands
South Dakota Army National Guard Spc. Wes Sudbeck hands a sandbag to Spc. Kyle Boehmer as they build a pallet of sangbags during flood relief operations, June 3, at the Gateway facility in North Sioux City, S.D... More
This is the same home as pictured above in the Riv-r-land
This is the same home as pictured above in the Riv-r-land housing development five days later. Neighbors and friends within this community have spent countless hours sandbagging, and hauling in dirt and rock to... More
South Dakota Air National Guard, 114th Fighter Wing
South Dakota Air National Guard, 114th Fighter Wing members, Command Chief Master Sgt. Jim Welch (right), Col. Al Bolton (left), Director of Intelligence for the S.D. National Guard joint staff and Master Sgt. ... More
Soldiers and airmen with the South Dakota National
Soldiers and airmen with the South Dakota National Guard are transitioning from sandbag operations to a levee patrol mission on the Dakota Dunes levee system, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The team of service member... More
Task Force 153 becomes Task Force 114
Lt. Col. Greg Lair (left), Lt. Col. Joe Eining (middle) and Lt. Col. Barry Whitney discuss logistical information regarding the upcoming change from Task Force 153 to Task Force 114 here June 21. The 114th Figh... More
Private Jordan Barthel, an Elkton native, with the
Private Jordan Barthel, an Elkton native, with the South Dakota Army National Guard's 115th Network Support Company, Brookings, places sandbags on a levee at the city Water Reclamation Plant to protect the faci... More
Soldiers of 211th Engineering Company of the South
Soldiers of 211th Engineering Company of the South Dakota Army National Guard receive a load of sandbags as they work to complete an area of the primary levee being constructed here, June 5, 2011. The unit, bas... More
Spc. Patty Heermann, Pierre, a service member of the
Spc. Patty Heermann, Pierre, a service member of the 235th Military Police Company, checks the ID card of a resident returning to their Dakota Dunes home, June 17. Heermann and other members of the 235th Milita... More
Brig. Gen. Wayne Shanks (right), the assistant adjutant
Brig. Gen. Wayne Shanks (right), the assistant adjutant general for Air of the South Dakota National Guard, takes a few moments to visit with some soldiers of the 211th Engineer Company who are conducting levee... More
Members of the South Dakota National guard unload a
Members of the South Dakota National guard unload a 2,000 pound helibag filled with sand onto a Heavy Expanded Mobility Truck at the Helibase site at North Sioux City, S.D., June 5. Soldiers of the 153rd Forwar... More
Soldiers from the 740th Transportation Company and
Soldiers from the 740th Transportation Company and 153rd Engineer Battalion work together to unload sandbags off of a Palletized Load System here June 24. The South Dakota National Guard has been activated to h... More
Members of the South Dakota Air National Guard's 114th
Members of the South Dakota Air National Guard's 114th Fighter Wing from Sioux Falls team up to fill sandbags for local residents, Saturday, June 4, at the Dakota Valley High School. Crews of airmen have provid... More
Dave Becker, Gavins Point Dam project manager explains
Dave Becker, Gavins Point Dam project manager explains different functions of the spillway, June 14, 2011. The flow of the dam was increased to 150,000 cubic feet per second to help regulate the Missouri River ... More
South Dakota Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Sean Gilstorf,
South Dakota Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Sean Gilstorf, 114th Fighter Wing, Sioux Falls, is on his first day of levee patrol in Fort Pierre, June 4, transitioning to new duties after four days of filling sand... More
Members of the United States Customs and Border Patrol
Members of the United States Customs and Border Patrol respond to an alarm from a residence inside of the evacuated area June 29, 2011. The alarm was heard by the night shift levee patrol and reported to the Bo... More
Members of the United States Border Patrol check the
Members of the United States Border Patrol check the perimeter of a residence June 29, 2011. The Border Patrol agents were deputized by the Union County Sheriff’s Department and are helping provide security for... More