U.S. Army Sgt. Jordan Osowski, right, and Spc. Jacob Weible, both with 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, patrol a dike in Neche, N.D., April 21, 2011. About a dozen North Dakota National Guardsmen were on flood duty in Neche checking for levee erosion.(DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp, U.S. Air Force/Released)
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A Missouri National Guard member stages vehicles at the Cape Girardeau armory in preparation for possible use in state emergency duty. More than 200 Missouri Guard members were activated in anticipation of possible flooding in the southern portion of the state. (Photo by M. Queiser/Missouri National Guard)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Mark Hutton, with 115th Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard, prepares to release fire retardant from a C-130J Hercules aircraft near Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 22, 2011. The aircraft was equipped with the modular airborne firefighting system, which was designed to dispense approximately 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than 5 seconds. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris/Released)
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Texas National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk crew members stowing their gear after a day of fighting wildfires. The crews launched out of the Austin Army Aviation Support Facility to help fight the North Texas wildfires. The aircraft are equipped with a Bambi Bucket, which carries over 600 gallons of water, to fight fires. (Photo by SSG Malcolm McClendon, Texas Military Forces Public Affairs Office.)
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Army Sgt. Frank, an infantryman in Company A, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment of the Indiana National Guard, counts life jackets at an armory April 25, 2011, during the National Guard's response to flooding in the area. The 151st Infantry and several other units amounting to approximately 250 Soldiers were mobilized to state active duty in response to the flooding in Gibson, Knox, Daviess and Posey counties due to near record numbers of rainfall. Soldiers are assisting in sandbagging operations, transporting displaced civilians to shelters, search and rescue missions, debris removal and damage assessment. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. John Crosby) (Released)