Service members of the Navy Expeditionary Medical Facility
Service members of the Navy Expeditionary Medical Facility Dallas, Detachment N and Army Reserve 98th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Alpha Company, rehearse passing the guard move during a Modern Army Combativ... More
Spc. Terry Severson (left) and Sgt. Kirk Surat cut
Spc. Terry Severson (left) and Sgt. Kirk Surat cut steel roofing material July 25, 2011, at the Pater van der Pluym School in Suriname's Brokopondo district. The Soldiers are carpentry and masonry specialists a... More
Lt. Col. John Blackwell, Task Force commander New Horizons
Lt. Col. John Blackwell, Task Force commander New Horizons Suriname 2011, congratulates Sgt. 1st Class Henrico Lingaard of the Surinamese Military Security Civil Affairs Team, Dental Readiness Exercise on his W... More
Spc. Weston Blasius, (left) Spc. Waylon Blasius, (middle)
Spc. Weston Blasius, (left) Spc. Waylon Blasius, (middle) and Sgt. Kirk Surat, measure and cut steel roofing material July 25, 2011, at the Pater van der Pluym School in Suriname's Brokopondo district. The Sold... More
John R. Nay, U.S. ambassador, interacts with school
John R. Nay, U.S. ambassador, interacts with school children after unveiling the plaque July 29, 2011, which marks the contributions of the U.S. Air Force's 820th Red Horse Squadron to New Horizons 2011. The pl... More
Army 1st Lt. Samuel Otto, a public affairs officer
Army 1st Lt. Samuel Otto, a public affairs officer in the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, connects a cable to the Defense Video Imagery Distribution System’s mobile Sa... More
Soldiers with the South Dakota Army National Guard's
Soldiers with the South Dakota Army National Guard's Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery Quick Response Force get their feet wet during their first response call to water backing up into a parki... More
Water continues to swell at the Oahe Dam on the Missouri
Water continues to swell at the Oahe Dam on the Missouri River, upstream from the city of Pierre, June 3. The Army Corps of Engineers continues to elevate the volume of water moving through the dam as a direct ... More
John R. Nay, the U.S. ambassador to Suriname (left),
John R. Nay, the U.S. ambassador to Suriname (left), H.E. Lamure Latour, Suriname’s minister of defense (middle) and H.E. Raymond Sapoen, the Suriname minister of education and community development, congratula... More
Soldiers with the South Dakota Army National Guard's
Soldiers with the South Dakota Army National Guard's Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery Quick Response Force lay plastic over a manhole where water was backing up into a parking lot near Marian... More
Sgt. Michael H. Ordal, a heavy equipment operator with
Sgt. Michael H. Ordal, a heavy equipment operator with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery of Salem, uses a crane to move a 4,000-pound sandbag off a Load Handling System at Steamboat Memorial P... More
British army Maj. Taylor Fox, commander of the 216th
British army Maj. Taylor Fox, commander of the 216th Royal Artillery, talks about similarities between the British territorial army and the South Dakota National Guard with Capt. Chad Wika, training officer wit... 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
Lt. Col. John Blackwell, New Horizons 2011 Task Force
Lt. Col. John Blackwell, New Horizons 2011 Task Force commander (left), looks on as Col. Wm. Bruce Danskine, commander, 474th Air Expeditionary Group, 612th TOG, Headquarters Twelfth Air Force of Davis-Mothan A... More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Jennifer Flammang, a structural
Air Force Staff Sgt. Jennifer Flammang, a structural craftsman with the 820th Expeditionary "Red Horse" Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., places clothes on a line at Noskagita, an orphanage, day care and a... More
Water continues to surge at the Oahe Dam, on the Missouri
Water continues to surge at the Oahe Dam, on the Missouri River, upstream from the city of Pierre, June 3. The Army Corps of Engineers continues to elevate the volume of water moving through the dam as a direct... More
Members of the U.S. Army Reserve's 486th Engineer Company
Members of the U.S. Army Reserve's 486th Engineer Company of Southfield, Mich., unload electrical supplies for completing an engineering project at the buffalo corral complex at Custer State Park during the Sou... More
Water continues to surge at the Oahe Dam, on the Missouri
Water continues to surge at the Oahe Dam, on the Missouri River, upstream from the city of Pierre, June 3. The Army Corps of Engineers continues to elevate the volume of water moving through the dam as a direct... More
Mr. Reita Joemratie, Wanica assistant district commissioner
Mr. Reita Joemratie, Wanica assistant district commissioner (left); John R. Nay, U.S. ambassador; and Lt. Col. John Blackwell, Task Force commander New Horizons Suriname 2011 (right), perform a ribbon cutting c... More
South Dakota Army National Guard's Combatives Instructor
South Dakota Army National Guard's Combatives Instructor Maj. Greg Darlow, demonstrates the rear mount on Spc. Nathan Darrach, during a Modern Army Combatives Program at Range Road Armory June 12, 2012. This r... More
Capt. Johann Stokes, 147th Forward Support Company
Capt. Johann Stokes, 147th Forward Support Company commander, administers the oath of enlistment to Staff Sgt. Todd Moss, the mess sergeant with the 147th Forward Support Company of Mitchell, at the World War I... More
Mr. Leo Soetosenojo, technical schools director (left);
Mr. Leo Soetosenojo, technical schools director (left); John R. Nay, U.S. ambassador (center); and Mr. Ravin Jiawan, Wanica District commissioner, participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony July 29, 2011, at the ... More
Cpl. Nagelbloem Antonius, a Surinamese army medic,
Cpl. Nagelbloem Antonius, a Surinamese army medic, serves as a translator for a young Surinamese patient while Capt. Tyson Chung (right), and Sgt. Donald Davis (left), both of the 60th Dental Group Travis Air F... More
Spc. Brian Jackson, a carpentry and masonry specialist,
Spc. Brian Jackson, a carpentry and masonry specialist, drives a skid steer and Sgt. James Daly, an interior electrician, both members of the U.S. Army Reserve's 486th Engineer Company of Southfield, Mich., pro... More
Water continues to surge at the Oahe Dam, on the Missouri
Water continues to surge at the Oahe Dam, on the Missouri River, upstream from the city of, upstream from Pierre, June 3. The Army Corps of Engineers continues to elevate the volume of water moving through the ... More
Soldiers with the South Dakota Army National Guard's
Soldiers with the South Dakota Army National Guard's Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery Quick Response Force finish up the first of four square dikes constructed to stop the flow of water backi... More
City pump at the ready while National Guard monitor levee
A water pump rests on the dry side of a levee in Fort Pierre while media personnel survey Missouri River flooding and South Dakota National Guard soldiers and airmen monitor and secure the levee, June 7. The pu... More
Capt. Johann Stokes, 147th Forward Support Company
Capt. Johann Stokes, 147th Forward Support Company commander, congratulates Staff Sgt. Todd Moss, the mess sergeant with the 147th Forward Support Company of Mitchell, on his six month re-enlistment at the Worl... More
Chief Master Sgt. Lee Horstman, South Dakota National
Chief Master Sgt. Lee Horstman, South Dakota National Guard's New Horizons construction coordinator, updates Lt .Col. John Blackwell, task force commander New Horizons Suriname 2011, on the status of the renova... More
Staff Sgt. Todd Moss, the mess sergeant with the 147th
Staff Sgt. Todd Moss, the mess sergeant with the 147th Forward Support Company of Mitchell, stands at the World War II Memorial near the capitol building in Pierre prior to his six month re-enlistment June 3. M... More
Rapid City policeman helps with security in Pierre.
Officer Eric Holmquist, with the Rapid City Police Department, talks with South Dakota Air National Guard Master Sgt. Chris Stewart, Rapid City, a photographer with the 114th Fighter Wing public affairs, on a l... More
Ambassador of the United States of America, John R.
Ambassador of the United States of America, John R. Nay (left), Mininster of Defense, H.E. Lamure Latour (middle) and Minister of Education and Community Development, H.E. Raymond Sapoen unveil the plaque given... More
City of Pierre Mayor Laurie Gill, along with Capt.
City of Pierre Mayor Laurie Gill, along with Capt. Joe Hardin (driving), 114th Fighter Wing detachment officer in charge, and South Dakota Army National Guard's Maj. Martin Yost, Task Force 147th operations off... More
Air Guard assistant adjunct general administers oath
South Dakota Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Wayne Shanks, assistant adjutant general for the South Dakota Air National Guard, (left) Sioux Falls, administers the Oath of Enlistment to five airmen (left to right)... More
Capt. Jonathan Sussman, the New Horizons Judge Advocate,
Capt. Jonathan Sussman, the New Horizons Judge Advocate, catches a box of donations from Master Sgt. Steven Parides, Civil Affairs staff non commissioned officer, July 29, 2011, at the KST storage facility in P... More
First Lt. Brian Jutila, of U.S. Army Reserve's 486th
First Lt. Brian Jutila, of U.S. Army Reserve's 486th Engineer Company of Southfield, Mich., buffalo corral worksite officer-in-charge, identifies one of the freeze-proof hydrants emplaced by engineers at the bu... More
Kenneth Popelas, deputy commander of the 612th Theater
Kenneth Popelas, deputy commander of the 612th Theater Operations Group (left), and Col. William Bruce Danskine, commander, 474th Air Expeditionary Group, 612th TOG, Headquarters Twelfth Air Force, both of Davi... 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 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
Soldiers of the Army Reserve 98th Signal Battalion,
Soldiers of the Army Reserve 98th Signal Battalion, Alpha Company practice Drill 2 Escape the Mount Shrimp to Guard as participants in Modern Army Combatives Program at Range Road Armory June 12, 2012. Drill 2... 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
Flags fly at Golden Coyote South Dakota
Flags from the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada wave near the entrance to the South Dakota National Guard's Golden Coyote training site in Custer State Park, June 17, 2012. A total of six foreign natio... More
Sgt. Michael H. Ordal, a heavy equipment operator with
Sgt. Michael H. Ordal, a heavy equipment operator with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery of Salem, checks a stake that marks how much fill is necessary to construct the levee being built at St... More
Capt. Jonathan Sussman, the New Horizons judge advocate,
Capt. Jonathan Sussman, the New Horizons judge advocate, and Master Sgt. Steven Parides, Civil Affairs staff non commissioned officer, carry donations out of a container at the KST storage facility in Paramarib... More
Rex Newling, a City of Pierre electrician, checks the
Rex Newling, a City of Pierre electrician, checks the gauges of a generator placed adjacent to Well House 1 at Pierre's Steamboat Memorial Park June 2. Should flood waters reach the well house, and power to the... More
South Dakota Army National Guard's Maj. Greg Darlow,
South Dakota Army National Guard's Maj. Greg Darlow, lead instructor guides soldiers in the Escape the Mount Arm Trap and Roll, a part of Drill 1 in the Modern Army Combatives Program at the Range Road Armory J... More