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Coast Guard Rescues in North Dakota
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Guard Working in Midwest Floods
The next few days will be critical as North Dakota braces for record-setting Red River water levels, officials in the affected area said on March 26. A National Guard task force brought strong communication with other agencies and the physical effort of 1,200 citizen-soldiers and -airmen to a fight against time. “The biggest issue is if the dike breaks,” Army Col. James Hrdlicka, commander, Joint Task Force East, said by telephone from Fargo, N.D., the state’s largest city, with about 100,000 residents facing potentially disastrous flooding. “It’s supposed to crest approximately this Saturday,” Hrdlicka said, emphasizing that weather forecasting is an uncertain art. “One or two days — don’t take this for gospel — during that time frame is when it’s going to be critical that that thing holds. Once it starts to … Read entire article »
ND Guard Uses Iraqi War Skills to Fight Flood
While deployed in Iraq, the towering Hesco barriers that ringed the base became a familiar sight to Army Spc. Ryan L. Karsky. These large, modular steel baskets, lined with a fine, mesh material, held compacted desert sand, gravel and chunks of concrete. They served as an effective shield against hostile fire and shrapnel. Now back home in North Dakota, Karsky, a member of the North Dakota Army National Guard’s 817th Engineer Company, has found a different … Read entire article »
Coast Guard Aids in North Dakota Flooding
A Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich. helicopter crew rescued five adults and a 14-month-old child from their home in Abercrombie, N.D., Wednesday, at approximately 1:30 p.m. The HH-65 Dolphin crew successfully hoisted the residents, who were trapped in their home by the Midwest flood waters, and transported them to Wahepton Airport. No injuries were reported. For video of the rescue CLICK HERE. The Coast Guard helicopter is one of several Ninth Coast Guard District … Read entire article »
North Dakota Guard Joins Flood Relief
Rain and melting snow continue to increase flooding in five states across the northern United States today. More than 1,200 National Guard soldiers and airmen have been called up in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming to help state residents deal with the early spring storm. In North Dakota, the number of Guard members called up has quadrupled since the weekend to 800. “We have soldiers and airmen working around the clock to respond to communities’ … Read entire article »
800 Guardsmen to Fight Flood in E North Dakota
With the crest prediction coming faster and bigger, the North Dakota National Guard has stepped up efforts in the Red River Valley. About 800 Guardsmen should be on duty in the eastern part of the state by the end of today. The Soldiers and Airmen are based heavily in Fargo and Wahpeton, although contingents have been assisting other towns in need. Additional Soldiers are responding in the Bismarck-Mandan area other western North Dakota communities. “We have … Read entire article »
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