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HESCO Barriers – a Photo Primer

UPDATE: HESCO barriers at work in the Gulf of Mexico, protecting Louisiana from the BP oil spill:
HESCO barriers go up in oil soaked Louisiana

LA National Guard Builds Barriers in Cameron Parish

The use of HESCO barriers for flood protection in North Dakota is new, and many do not know what they are. Here are a couple of pictures from the war front that show them under construction.

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (April 11, 2009) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 lift a HESCO barrier into during a project at Camp Bastion. NMCB-5 is deployed to Afghanistan providing contingency construction support to allies and members of the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). NMCB-5 is one of the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command warfighting support elements providing host nation contingency construction support and security. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick W. Mullen III/Released)

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (April 11, 2009) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 lift a HESCO barrier into alignment during a project at Camp Bastion. NMCB-5 is deployed to Afghanistan providing contingency construction support to allies and members of the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). NMCB-5 is one of the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command warfighting support elements providing host nation contingency construction support and security. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick W. Mullen III/Released)

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (April 11, 2009) A Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 uses an up-armored front end loader to fill HESCO barriers during a project at Camp Bastion. NMCB-5 is deployed to Afghanistan providing contingency construction support to allies and members of the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). NMCB-5 is one of the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command warfighting support elements providing host nation contingency construction support and security. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick W. Mullen III/Released)

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (April 11, 2009) A Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 uses an up-armored front end loader to fill HESCO barriers during a project at Camp Bastion. NMCB-5 is deployed to Afghanistan providing contingency construction support to allies and members of the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). NMCB-5 is one of the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command warfighting support elements providing host nation contingency construction support and security. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick W. Mullen III/Released)

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Table of contents for North Dakota Flooding 2009

  1. North Dakota Guard in Flood Fight
  2. 800 Guardsmen to Fight Flood in E North Dakota
  3. North Dakota Guard Joins Flood Relief
  4. Coast Guard Aids in North Dakota Flooding
  5. ND Guard Uses Iraqi War Skills to Fight Flood
  6. Sandbagging to Save Fargo
  7. Guard Working in Midwest Floods
  8. Current North Dakota Flood News
  9. Rescuing Rose – ND Guard Good News
  10. Morning News for Fargo Flooding
  11. Coast Guard Rescues in North Dakota
  12. Military Assistance to North Dakota Flooding
  13. Civil Air Patrol in Skies Over ND Flooding
  14. North Dakota Flood Operations Continues
  15. National Guard Defends Pembina From Flood
  16. Sheyenne River Nearing Crest in North Dakota
  17. HESCO Barriers – a Photo Primer
  18. Video of Coast Guard Flood Rescue Near Kindred
  19. Reinforcing the Cottonwood Creek Dam at Lake LaMoure
  20. Fighting the Flood in Southeast North Dakota
  21. Guardsmen Returning to Hometowns for Duty
  22. North Dakota Guard in Action During Flooding
  23. North Dakota Flooding Update: Cottonwood Creek Dam at Lake LaMoure
  24. A View From a Soldier Serving in LaMoure

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HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (April 11, 2009) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 lift a HESCO barrier into alignment during a project at Camp Bastion. NMCB-5 is deployed to Afghanistan providing contingency construction support to allies and members of the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). NMCB-5 is one of the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command warfighting support elements providing host nation contingency construction support and security. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick W. Mullen III/Released)
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HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (April 11, 2009) A Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 uses an up-armored front end loader to fill HESCO barriers during a project at Camp Bastion. NMCB-5 is deployed to Afghanistan providing contingency construction support to allies and members of the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). NMCB-5 is one of the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command warfighting support elements providing host nation contingency construction support and security. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick W. Mullen III/Released)
seabees-fill-hesco-barrier

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