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North Dakota Guardsmen respond to civilian need during training

North Dakota Guardsmen respond to civilian need during training

North Dakota Soldiers at a training exercise in South Dakota started today reacting to a real-life, not training, situation. Members of the North Dakota Army National Guard’s 191st Military Police Company are in Rapid City, S.D., taking part in Golden Coyote, a two-week exercise that began yesterday (June 14 2010). While performing maintenance checks on their vehicle near the south gate of Camp Rapid, four North Dakota Soldiers heard an accident occur just outside of the … Read entire article »

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Fighting the Flood in Southeast North Dakota

The southeast corner of North Dakota remains active with National Guard members. Soldiers and Airmen are in many small towns along back roads of the North Dakota countryside; many have never even heard of these towns until now. As the flood fight operations continue, members of the North Dakota Army and Air National Guard and Minnesota Army National Guard are working together for the same fight. Affected by the Sheyenne River, Guardsmen of the 112th Aviation Battalion (Bismarck), 231st Brigade Support Battalion (Valley City) and 188th Engineer Battalion (Wahpeton) were at Clausen Springs Dam on April 16 supporting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Together, their mission was the same – to fill a portion of the dam and control the amount of water being released. In two days, more than 100 one-ton … Read entire article »

Filed under: Disasters, Military

Veterans’ Day: Charley’s Angels

Veterans’ Day: Charley’s Angels

Reprinted from November 24, 2004 National Guard Sgt. Angela Magnuson, Sgt. Kristen Pagel and Sgt. Jessica Fisher Angel 1: Sgt. Jessica Fisher Fisher grew up in Jamestown, N.D. She lives in Fargo, where she is studying to be a dental hygienist. She has plans to marry and raise a family when her combat duty is done. Fisher’s father also serves in the North Dakota Army National Guard and is retiring before the end of the year after having served … Read entire article »

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THEY CALL THEM “CHARLIE’S ANGELS”

THEY CALL THEM “CHARLIE’S ANGELS”

National Guard Sgt. Angela Magnuson, Sgt. Kristen Pagel and Sgt. Jessica Fisher Angel 1: Sgt. Jessica Fisher Fisher grew up in Jamestown, N.D. She lives in Fargo, where she is studying to be a dental hygienist. She has plans to marry and raise a family when her combat duty is done. Fisher’s father also serves in the North Dakota Army National Guard and is retiring before the end of the year after having served 28 years in the … Read entire article »

Filed under: Heroes, Military, Our Best: Military Women, War on Terror