Cooperation guides transition from levee construction to oversight

PIERRE, S.D. - Airman 1st Class Jeremy Nelson, 114th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron, Sioux Falls, S.D., radios in a status report on the causeway connecting Pierre, S.D. and Laframboise Island while searching for degradation in the structure and any unauthorized visitors June 3, 2011. More than 1,000 Soldiers and Airmen remain on state active duty providing flood relief efforts along the Missouri River. (SDNG photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Stewart) (RELEASED)

Cooperation guides transition from levee construction to oversight

FORT PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Air National Guard Tech. Sgt Kodi Ingle, native of Chamberlain, a weather technician with the 114th Fighter Wing, monitors the Fort Pierre berm with Airmen 1st Class Spencer Daniels, native of Canton, a hydraulics technician with the 114th FW June 6, 2011. In addition to maintaining levee security, personnel and equipment are in place to provide quick reaction forces for levee reinforcement if needed. Water levels continue to rise along the Missouri River as the Oahe Dam releases a historic 150 thousand cubic feet per second out of its gates today. (SDNG photo by Spc. Manda Walters)(RELEASED)

SD National Guard Adjutant General visits Airmen, Soldiers on flood duty

PIERRE, S.D. -- Maj. Gen. Tim Reisch, adjutant general of the South Dakota National Guard, takes a moment to thank Senior Airman Sarah Callies, 114th Fighter Wing Intelligence, and Staff Sgt. Kevin Callies, 114th Fighter Wing Communications Flight, at the Ft. Pierre Expo Center May 31, 2011. Both Sarah and Kevin, siblings within the 114th Fighter Wing, volunteered for state active duty to assist with flood relief. To date, more than 900 Soldiers and Airmen from the South Dakota National Guard have been called to support the flood fighting efforts along the Missouri River. (SDNG photo by Capt. Michael Frye) (RELEASED)

National Guard continues levee construction, working with community in Dakota Dunes

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. - Lt. Col. Brandon Eskam, 114th Fighter Wing, Sioux Falls, uses a two-way radio to guide an Army National Guard UH-60 Helicopter hauling 2,500 pound sandbags in Dakota Dunes, Thursday, June 2, 2011. The large sandbags will help strengthen the levee at Division D of the Dakota Dunes levee project. Soldiers and Airmen are working around the clock in this historic flooding event and continue to work side by side with local, state and federal agencies and volunteers to provide flooding assistance to the citizens of South Dakota. (SDNG photo by Tech. Sgt. Quinton Young)(RELEASED)

Morale remains high during National Guard flood activation

Children from the Children's Castle and East Side Day Care delivered bags of treats to Soldiers of the South Dakota National Guard filling sandbags at the Georgia Morse Middle School in Pierre, Friday, June 3, 2011. The children wanted to do something for the troops who have worked side-by-side with the Pierre community. More than 1,150 Soldiers and Airmen of the South Dakota National Guard are currently on duty to help South Dakota citizens during this historic flood event occurring along the Missouri River. (SDNG photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Stewart) (RELEASED)

Morale remains high during National Guard flood activation

Children from the Children's Castle and East Side Day Care delivered bags of treats to Soldiers of the South Dakota National Guard filling sandbags at the Georgia Morse Middle School in Pierre, Friday, June 3, 2011. The children wanted to do something for the troops who have worked side-by-side with the Pierre community. More than 1,150 Soldiers and Airmen of the South Dakota National Guard are currently on duty to help South Dakota citizens during this historic flood event occurring along the Missouri River. (SDNG photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Stewart) (RELEASED)