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FORT PIERRE, S.D. - 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, 2011. The pump is used when the natural accumulation of water caused by drainage becomes excessive. The cities of Fort Pierre and Pierre work in direct cooperation with SDNG’s quick reaction force. (SDNG photo by Spc. Manda Walters) (RELEASED)

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PIERRE, S.D. - Officer Eric Holmquist, Rapid City Police Department, talks with Master Sgt. Chris Stewart, a photographer with the 114th Fighter Wing public affairs, on a levee in Pierre, June 6, 2011. In addition to civilian authorities, South Dakota National Guard Airmen and Soldiers are conducting levee security and surveillance of the flooded Missouri River. (SDNG photo by Spc. Manda Walters) (RELEASED)

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PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Air National Guard Col. Al Bolton (right), Director of Intelligence for the S.D. National Guard joint staff, returns from a survey of the Missouri River from a UH-60 Black Hawk, as aircrew members (left) discuss the follow-on mission, June 6, 2011. The S.D. National Guard response in Pierre and other cities along the Missouri River is a direct result of record snowfall in Montana that is begun to melt, along with heavy rainfall in eastern Wyoming, Montana and the western Dakotas. (SDNG photo by Manda Walters) (RELEASED)

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Riv-r-land development

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. - 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. Mike Clausen visit the very end of the Riv-r-land housing development June 4, 2011. The Missouri River continues to advance on the homes and the residents continue to fortify their neighborhoods. (SDNG photo by Tech. Sgt. Quinton Young)(RELEASED)

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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, along with 114th Fighter Wing commander, Col. Russ Walz (far right), congratulates five Airmen after being administered the Oath of Enlistment (left to right): Master Sgt. Angela Pesicka, Master Sgt. Rochelle Prickett, Sgt. Emily Wallum, Matt Hendrickson, and Tech. Sgt. Marne Haggert. The 114th FW after administering the Oath of Enlistment to them 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 Master Sgt. Chris Stewart) (RELEASED)

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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)

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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)

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

DUNES, S.D. - Brig. Gen. Wayne Shanks, assistant adjutant general of the South Dakota Air National Guard, Sioux Falls, tours the levee system at Dakota Dunes with Lt. Col. Brandon Eskam of the 114th Fighter Wing on June 8. Soldiers and Airmen with the South Dakota National Guard are transitioning from sandbagging operations to a patrol mission on the Dakota Dunes levee system. (SNDG photo by Sgt. Charlie Jacobson)(RELEASED)

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

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. - Brig. Gen. Wayne Shanks, assistant adjutant general of the South Dakota Air National Guard, takes a few moments to visit with Soldiers of the 211th Engineer Company, who are conducting levee patrols at Dakota Dunes on June 8. Soldiers and Airmen with 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)

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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)

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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)

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South Dakota National Guard Soldiers and Airmen during historic flood efforts

PIERRE, S.D. – Staff Sgt. Megan Carter, 114th Fighter Wing, and Sgt. William Carter, 147th Field Artillery, are a married couple from Sioux Falls, S.D. were both called to state active duty by their individual units to help with flooding operations along the Missouri River in Pierre. Megan works the day shift, while William works nights, making it difficult to see each other. They have a baby at home who took her first step while they were placed on state active duty in support of the historic flooding event along the Missouri River in Pierre. (SDNG photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Stewart)(Released)

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Director of Staff briefs unit members

PIERRE, S.D. - Col. Russ Limke, Director of Staff for the South Dakota Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, visits with airmen at the Pierre Indian Learning Center prior to shift change here June 4. Airmen from the 114th Fighter Wing were activated to assist with sandbagging, levee patrol and other security operations. Nearly 1,300 South Dakota National Guardsmen have been called to perform various flood response duties throughout the state in this historic flooding event. They continue to work side by side with local, state and federal agencies to help South Dakotans in their time of need. (SDNG photo by Capt. Michael Frye) (RELEASED)

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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)

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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)

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114th Fighter Wing mission evolving

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. - Lt. Col. Brandon Eskam, 114th Fighter Wing, briefs unit personnel in a classroom at the University of South Dakota campus in Vermillion, S.D. June 5. Eskam discusses their recent change in missions at the flooding support along the Missouri River. The 114th will be finishing its sandbagging mission June 6 and beginning its new levee patrol mission on Tuesday, June 7. The Airmen will be assisted with Soldiers from the South Dakota Army National Guard to complete their new mission. (SDNG photo by Tech. Sgt. Quinton Young)(RELEASED)

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Role of activated Soldiers, Airmen changing

FT. PIERRE, S.D. - Tech. Sgt. Sean Gilstorf, 114th Fighter Wing is on his first day of levee patrol in Fort Pierre June 4 transitioning to new duties after four days of filling sandbags. Although Soldiers and Airmen are being re-tasked for different missions, sandbagging efforts still continue in the Pierre, Fort Pierre and Dakota Dunes areas. Currently, nearly 1,300 South Dakota Air and Army National Guard members are performing flood operations support throughout the state during this historic Missouri River flooding event. (SDNG photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Stewart) (RELEASED)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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