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Guardsmen Combat Rising Flood Waters
U.S. Army Sgt. Arlin Tiegen stands ready to escort Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and Adjutant General U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Don Dunbar on a flood damage assessment of southern Wisconsin, June 11, 2008. Serious flooding throughout the state prompted Doyle to declare a state of emergency, allowing Dunbar to activate National Guard troops to assist in the relief effort. Tiegen is a UH-60 Blackhawk crew chief assigned to the 147th Army Aviation Battalion.U.S. soliders pass sandbags to build an extra barrier along the banks of the Des Moines River in Des Moines, Iowa, June 11, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Bravo Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Military Intellegence from Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa.Iowa National Guard soldiers help load sandbags onto a boat to help stem flooding on Highway 6 in Coralville, Iowa, June 17, 2008. An aerial view of flood damage to southern Indiana from an UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, June 12, 2008. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels declared disaster relief efforts for Indiana. An aerial view of flood damage to southern Indiana from an UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, June 12, 2008. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels declared disaster relief efforts for Indiana. An aerial view of flood damage to southern Indiana from an UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, June 12, 2008.
U.S. Army Sgt. Arlin Tiegen stands ready to escort Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and Adjutant General U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Don Dunbar on a flood damage assessment of southern Wisconsin, June 11, 2008. Serious flooding throughout the state prompted Doyle to declare a state of emergency, allowing Dunbar to activate National Guard troops to assist in the relief effort. Tiegen is a UH-60 Blackhawk crew chief assigned to the 147th Army Aviation Battalion.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman