Sgt. John Vorrath, Charlie Company, 2nd of the 147th Aviation Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard, operates a sling on a UH-60 Blackhawk above the swollen Missouri River. Iowa National Guard soldiers from central Iowa have been placed on state active duty to assist local and state authorities in the western Iowa town of Sioux City, Iowa, and North Sioux City, S.D. Guardsmen from the Iowa National Guard are working with their counter parts from the South Dakota National Guard to protect private properties and municipalities along the swollen Missouri River. Flight crews from Charlie Company 2nd of the 147th Aviation Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard from Boone, Iowa, are sling loading large sand bags to the affected areas near Dakota Dunes, South Dakota.
USAF Photo MSgt Vincent De Groot 185th Air Refueling Wing Iowa Air National Guard (released)
| Date Taken: | 06.04.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 06.04.2011 18:07 |
| Photo ID: | 410980 |
| VIRIN: | 110604-F-KZ880-118 |
| Resolution: | 4288x2848 |
| Size: | 905.06 KB |
| Location: | SIOUX CITY, IOWA, US |
| Web Views: | 97 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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