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This edition features a story on North Dakota Guardsmen continue to fight rising flood waters and monitor dykes along the Canadian border.

B-roll of Col Robert J. Ruch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, checking levee status on County Levee in Bismarck, ND. Includes shots of sandbags, water pumps and neighborhood flooding. Available in high definition.

B-roll of Col. Robert J. Ruch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, checking levee status on County Levee at Southport Marina and shots of the Marina flood damage and neighborhood flooding at the levee. Available in high definition.

B-roll of Aerial footage of Souris River in Minot and Burlington, North Dakota, 22 June 2011. Dike breeches, North Dakota National Guard, vehicles and personnel sandbagging are featured. Produced by Master Sgt. Eric Johnson.

Minot and Burlington, North Dakota are expecting severe flooding and Minot Air Force Base and the local community are working together to minimize damage on their towns. Produced by Airman 1st Class Geni Oslund.

Footage of the Minot flood from a helicopter

National Guardsmen from North Dakota's 816th Engineers wrap up work with their civilian counterparts after an attempt to dislodge a downed foot bridge in Souris River that threatens the integrity of the town's dikes. Engineers prepare their bulldozers for transport back to the armory after a visit from Brigadier General William Seekins. Produced by Sgt. 1st Class Michael Houk.

National Guardsmen from North Dakota's 816th Engineers wrap up work with their civilian counterparts after an attempt to dislodge a downed foot bridge in Souris River that threatens the integrity of the town's dikes. Engineers prepare their bulldozers for transport back to the armory after a visit from Brigadier General William Seekins. Produced by Sgt. 1st Class Michael Houk.

National Guardsmen from North Dakota's 816th Engineers work with local and state agencies to mitigate a threat to the Minot, ND. Guard bulldozers a civilian backhoe and a M-88 Armored Recovery Vehicle wrestle mid-stream for hours. NDFlood11, Flood11

Without sand, who can save the day? Guardsmen from Carrington, North Dakota's 835th Asphalt/897th Concrete team work to fill 1-ton sandbags, coordinating with other Guard engineer elements to shore up a levy, surrounded by water, protecting a school. See also Minot: Saving Perkett Elementary (Part 1) and Minot Interview: Capt. Gary Ripplinger. NDFlood11, Flood11

A boat ride into some of the hardest hit areas in Minot, North Dakota reviles severe flooding devastation. Street signs are almost completely in some areas, in others garages are floating above their foundations. The smell of diesel fuel is in the air.

B-Roll of the Souris (Mouse) river just after its historic flood crest in Minot, North Dakota. NDFlood11, Flood11

This edition features a story about how Black Hawk Helicopters sling-load one-ton sandbags to reinforce a levee in Minot, ND. The North Dakota Army National Guard Soldiers are responding to an urgent request for flood assistance from Minot city emergency management personnel in an effort to save a residential area from rising food water of the Souris River. Video by Master Sgt Eric Johnson, Photo by Senior Master Sgt David Lipp and Hosted by Tech Sgt. Marcie Mascaro.