National Guard Airmen reenlist while serving their state in Pierre

PIERRE, S.D. – Five Airmen of the South Dakota National Guard’s 114th Fighter Wing gather for photo on a levee overlooking the Missouri River in Pierre during flood operations June 7, 2011 after being administered the Oath of Enlistment. Pictured (back row, left to right): Col. Russ Walz, 114th Fighter Wing Commander, Staff Sgt. Emily Wallum, Tech Sgt. Matt Hendrickson, Brig. Gen. Wayne Shanks, Assistant Adjutant General for the S.D. Air National Guard. Front row (left to right): Master Sgt. Angela Pesicka, Master Sgt. Rochelle Prickett, and Tech. Sgt. Marne Haggert. The five Airmen were called to state active duty to help with Missouri River flooding. (SDNG Master Sgt. Chris Stewart)

National Guard Airmen reenlist while serving their state in Pierre

PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Wayne Shanks, assistant adjutant general for the S.D. Air National Guard, administers the Oath of Enlistment to five Airmen (left to right): Master Sgt. Angela Pesicka, Master Sgt. Rochelle Prickett, Sgt. Emily Wallum, Sgt. Matt Hendrickson, and Tech. Sgt. Marne Haggert on a levee in Pierre, June 7, 2011. The five Airmen were called to state active duty to help with Missouri River flooding. (SDNG photo by Spc. Manda Walters) (RELEASED)

Levee Patrol underway for 211th Engineers, 114th Fighter Wing at Dakota Dunes

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. - Staff Sgt. Josh Mork, a levee patrol noncommissioned officer in charge with the 114th Fighter Wing, shows his team an example of what to look for while they monitor the levee system on June 8. Soldiers and Airmen with the South Dakota National Guard are transitioning from sandbagging operations to a levee patrol mission on the Dakota Dunes levee system. (SDNG photo by Sgt. Charlie Jacobson)(RELEASED)

South Dakota National Guard Soldiers and Airmen during historic flood efforts

PIERRE, S.D. - Spc. Austin Jaeger (right) and Spc. Brandon Steiner, both members of the 147th Field Artillery, visit the Oahe Dam after a day of supporting flood operations. They were there to see the power of the water flowing out of each of the six gates. (SDNG photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Stewart)(RELEASED)

South Dakota Air National Guard heads to floods

PIERRE, S.D. -- Airmen and Soldiers from the South Dakota National Guard prepare for their next shift during flood fighting efforts in Pierre and Ft. Pierre, S.D. More than 900 Soldiers and Airmen from the South Dakota National Guard are now supporting flooding efforts along the Missouri River throughout South Dakota. (SDNG photo by Capt. Michael Frye) (RELEASED)

114th Fighter Wing mission evolving

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. - A wall unlike any other. Airmen from the 114th Fighter Wing, Sioux Falls SD, finish a section of levee in the Bay Hill area of Dakota Dunes June 5. The levees that Soldiers and Airmen have built with the joint effort of civilian contractors, civilian volunteers and several local, state and federal agencies, will require security and patrolling efforts. The 114th Fighter wing has been tasked with levee patrol and perform 24/7 patrols of the 3.8 mile stretch of levee along the shores of the Missouri River. (SDNG photo by Tech. Sgt. Quinton Young)(RELEASED)