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Missouri National Guardsmen assigned to the Joint Operations

Missouri National Guardsmen assigned to the Joint Operations

Missouri National Guardsmen assigned to the Joint Operations Center receive an activation briefing, Dec. 29, 2015, at the Ike Skelton Training Site, Jefferson City, Mo.

Lt. Col. Amy Anderson, chief of operations, Joint Operations

Lt. Col. Amy Anderson, chief of operations, Joint Operations

Lt. Col. Amy Anderson, chief of operations, Joint Operations Center, briefs Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, the adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, on updates and procedures for Operation Show-Me Burning W... More

Gov. Jay Nixon, Maj. Gen. Steve Danner and members

Gov. Jay Nixon, Maj. Gen. Steve Danner and members

Gov. Jay Nixon, Maj. Gen. Steve Danner and members of the governor's emergency management team met with local officials and emergency response leaders in Pacific, Mo., Dec. 30, 2015. They also conducted an aeri... More

Soldiers from the 1137th MP company wait for motorists

Soldiers from the 1137th MP company wait for motorists

Soldiers from the 1137th MP company wait for motorists to assist at a notification point in Perryville, Mo., Dec. 30, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)

A hay bale that couldn't be saved before the Mississippi

A hay bale that couldn't be saved before the Mississippi

A hay bale that couldn't be saved before the Mississippi River waters rose is pictured in Commerce, Mo. (Missouri National Guard photo)

Missouri National Guardsmen of the 1137th MP Company

Missouri National Guardsmen of the 1137th MP Company

Missouri National Guardsmen of the 1137th MP Company arrive for a morning EOC briefing in Perryville, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)

Soldiers from the 311th Brigade Support Battalion staged

Soldiers from the 311th Brigade Support Battalion staged

Soldiers from the 311th Brigade Support Battalion staged vehicles carrying potable water at the High Ridge Elementary School in High Ridge, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. The water will be used to supply local residents w... More

A Missouri National Guardsman provides security outside

A Missouri National Guardsman provides security outside

A Missouri National Guardsman provides security outside of a flood-damaged gas station in Union, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. Soldiers and airmen with the Missouri National Guard volunteered to support the Missouri Depa... More

Combat engineers with the 220th, 880th and 1138th

Combat engineers with the 220th, 880th and 1138th

Combat engineers with the 220th, 880th and 1138th Engineering Company fill sandbags supporting Missouri Department of Transportation workers in Arnold, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)

Military police officers of the 2175th Military Police

Military police officers of the 2175th Military Police

Military police officers of the 2175th Military Police Company, Missouri National Guard, discuss a shift change during flood response in Valley Park, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015.

U.S. Soldiers with the 1175th Military Police Company,

U.S. Soldiers with the 1175th Military Police Company,

U.S. Soldiers with the 1175th Military Police Company, Missouri National Guard work alongside the Union Police Department in patrolling the area to ensure public safety during flood relief efforts in Union, Mo.... More

The crew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry based

The crew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry based

The crew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry based out of Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala., and Marine Safety Unit Paducah responders survey flooding and high water from New Madrid, Mo., to Chester, Ill.,... More

MSU Paducah supports communities during Midwest floods

MSU Paducah supports communities during Midwest floods

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Rachel Crowe gives a status summary to command staff on operations that occurred throughout the day at Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Paducah, Ky., Jan. 2, 2016.

Air Force Capt. Rhonda Brown with the 139th Airlift

Air Force Capt. Rhonda Brown with the 139th Airlift

Air Force Capt. Rhonda Brown with the 139th Airlift Wing, and Army Spc. John Talbert with the 1140th Engineer Battalion, Missouri National Guard observe a flooded roadway from a levee near East Prairie, Mo., Ja... More

Soldiers from the 334th Brigade Support Battalion perform

Soldiers from the 334th Brigade Support Battalion perform

Soldiers from the 334th Brigade Support Battalion perform their water purification mission in High Ridge, Mo., Jan. 3, 2016. The water will be used to supply local residents with potable water that is currently... More

Army Maj. Gen. Steve L. Danner (left), adjutant general

Army Maj. Gen. Steve L. Danner (left), adjutant general

Army Maj. Gen. Steve L. Danner (left), adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, and Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits with National Guardsmen, law enforcement and aid worke... More

Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau,

Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau,

Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits with law enforcement officers and first responders in Pacific, Mo., Jan. 5, 2016. Pacific was one of many communities in the Midwest where the Missou... More

Louisiana National Guard’s Sgt. Maj. Christopher Maxwell,

Louisiana National Guard’s Sgt. Maj. Christopher Maxwell,

Louisiana National Guard’s Sgt. Maj. Christopher Maxwell, operations sergeant major for the 225th Engineer Brigade, discusses operations plans with Master Sgt. Shawn Krill, assistant operations sergeant, at Cam... More

La. Guard monitoring levee conditions during river flooding

La. Guard monitoring levee conditions during river flooding

Louisiana National Guard Sgt. Aerrial Fredricks, a chemical, biological and radiological and nuclear specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 528th Engineer Battalion, and Steven Evans, a construc... More

Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the

Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the

Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, joins Gov. Bobby Jindal, Gov. Elect John Bel Edwards and other officials in a unified command group meeting to discuss plans to prote... More

Louisiana National Guardsmen and local officials load

Louisiana National Guardsmen and local officials load

Louisiana National Guardsmen and local officials load HESCO barriers onto a light medium tactical vehicle to be used to construct a 12,550-foot-long levee on Avoca Island in St. Mary Parish in advance of expect... More

Louisiana National Guard Spc. Scott Mouton, of Baton

Louisiana National Guard Spc. Scott Mouton, of Baton

Louisiana National Guard Spc. Scott Mouton, of Baton Rouge, Spc. Mason Guidry, of Breaux Bridge, and other Guardsmen carry a HESCO barrier on Avoca Island near Morgan City, La., Jan. 9, 2016. The barrier will b... More

U.S. Coast Guardsmen operate an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter

U.S. Coast Guardsmen operate an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter

U.S. Coast Guardsmen operate an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to aid in disaster relief efforts in New Orleans, Jan. 10, 2016. U.S. Soldiers and National Guardsmen from several states, as well as the U.S. Coast Guar... More

The Louisiana National Guard continues to work around

The Louisiana National Guard continues to work around

The Louisiana National Guard continues to work around the clock, constructing HESCO barrier levees on Avoca Island, La., Jan. 10, 2016. The project will prevent backwater flooding from reaching Morgan City and ... More

Missouri National Guardsmen assigned to the Joint Operations

Missouri National Guardsmen assigned to the Joint Operations

Missouri National Guardsmen assigned to the Joint Operations Center receive an activation briefing, Dec. 29, 2015, at the Ike Skelton Training Site, Jefferson City, Mo.

Gov. Jay Nixon, Maj. Gen. Steve Danner and members

Gov. Jay Nixon, Maj. Gen. Steve Danner and members

Gov. Jay Nixon, Maj. Gen. Steve Danner and members of the governor's emergency management team met with local officials and emergency response leaders in Pacific, Mo., Dec. 30, 2015. They also conducted an aeri... More

Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, the adjutant general of the

Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, the adjutant general of the

Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, the adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, discusses plans and operations of Operation Show-Me Burning Wood with guardsmen at the Ike Skelton Training Site, Jefferson City, Mo.... More

Spc. Kyle Rhamy, Spc. Brandon Jewell and Pfc. Myca

Spc. Kyle Rhamy, Spc. Brandon Jewell and Pfc. Myca

Spc. Kyle Rhamy, Spc. Brandon Jewell and Pfc. Myca Martin, of the 1137th MP Company, wait for motorists to assist at a notification point in Perryville, Mo., Dec. 30, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)

The Meramac River rises over a fence on the Valley

The Meramac River rises over a fence on the Valley

The Meramac River rises over a fence on the Valley Park levee Dec. 31, 2015. Soldiers and airmen with the Missouri National Guard volunteered to support the Missouri Department of Transportation in flood relief... More

Capt. Scott McCollum, of the 1137th MP Company, talks

Capt. Scott McCollum, of the 1137th MP Company, talks

Capt. Scott McCollum, of the 1137th MP Company, talks with Hank Voelker, Perry County, Mo., Emergency Management director, before a morning EOC briefing in Perryville, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)

Water is pumped out of the affected areas back over

Water is pumped out of the affected areas back over

Water is pumped out of the affected areas back over the Valley Park levee on the Meramec River, Dec. 31, 2015. Soldiers and airmen with the Missouri National Guard volunteered to support the Missouri Department... More

Sheriff Rick Walter of Scott County, Mo., talks with

Sheriff Rick Walter of Scott County, Mo., talks with

Sheriff Rick Walter of Scott County, Mo., talks with soldiers from the 1137th MP Company as they start their shift in Commerce, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)

Soldiers from the 311th Brigade Support Battalion staged

Soldiers from the 311th Brigade Support Battalion staged

Soldiers from the 311th Brigade Support Battalion staged vehicles carrying potable water at the High Ridge Elementary School in High Ridge, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. The water will be used to supply local residents w... More

Combat engineers with the 220th, 880th and 1138th

Combat engineers with the 220th, 880th and 1138th

Combat engineers with the 220th, 880th and 1138th Engineering Companies fill sandbags supporting Missouri Department of Transportation workers in Arnold, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)

A levee wall in Valley Park, Mo., is pictured during

A levee wall in Valley Park, Mo., is pictured during

A levee wall in Valley Park, Mo., is pictured during flood response Dec. 31, 2015. Valley Park is being guarded by local authorities during this time and are supplemented by the military police officers of the ... More

The crew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry based

The crew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry based

The crew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry based out of Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala., and Marine Safety Unit Paducah responders survey flooding and high water from New Madrid, Mo., to Chester, Ill.,... More

Army Pvt. John Nead, with the 70th Mobile Public Affairs

Army Pvt. John Nead, with the 70th Mobile Public Affairs

Army Pvt. John Nead, with the 70th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, and Air Force Capt. Rhonda Brown with the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri National Guard conduct an interview on a levee near East Prairie, Mo.,... More

Soldiers from the 334th Brigade Support Battalion perform

Soldiers from the 334th Brigade Support Battalion perform

Soldiers from the 334th Brigade Support Battalion perform their water purification mission in High Ridge, Mo., Jan. 3, 2016. The water will be used to supply local residents with potable water that is currently... More

Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard

Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard

Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits with National Guardsmen, law enforcement and aid workers in Pacific, Mo., Jan. 5, 2016. Soldiers and Airmen with the Missouri National Guard... More

Lt. Col. Larry Benton, deputy brigade commander of

Lt. Col. Larry Benton, deputy brigade commander of

Lt. Col. Larry Benton, deputy brigade commander of the 225th Engineer Brigade, along with other members of the brigade staff brief the battalions of their missions in response to the Mississippi River flooding ... More

Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau,

Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau,

Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits with soldiers assigned to the 1175th Military Police Company, Missouri Army National Guard, in Pacific, Mo., Jan. 5, 2016. Missouri National Guardsme... More

Members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role

Members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role

Members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, based out of Marrero and Slidell, assemble an Improved Ribbon Bridge in Amelia, La.,... More

A Louisiana National Guardsman and local officials

A Louisiana National Guardsman and local officials

A Louisiana National Guardsman and local officials load HESCO barriers onto a light medium tactical vehicle in Morgan City, La., to be used to construct a 12,550-foot long levee on Avoca Island in St. Mary Pari... More

Louisiana National Guard 2nd Lt. Robert Parker, of

Louisiana National Guard 2nd Lt. Robert Parker, of

Louisiana National Guard 2nd Lt. Robert Parker, of Mandeville, briefs Capt. David Haydel, task force commander, and Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, LANG adjutant general, on a levee construction project on Avoca Isl... More

U.S. Coast Guardsmen operate an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter

U.S. Coast Guardsmen operate an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter

U.S. Coast Guardsmen operate an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to aid in disaster relief efforts in New Orleans, Jan. 10, 2016. U.S. Soldiers and National Guardsmen from several states, as well as the U.S. Coast Guar... More

Louisiana National Guard Staff Pfc. Dustin Mooney,

Louisiana National Guard Staff Pfc. Dustin Mooney,

Louisiana National Guard Staff Pfc. Dustin Mooney, a horizontal construction engineer with the 843rd Engineer Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, from Bush, La., fills HESCO barriers to c... More

Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, the adjutant general of the

Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, the adjutant general of the

Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, the adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, discusses plans and operations of Operation Show-Me Burning Wood with guardsmen at the Ike Skelton Training Site, Jefferson City, Mo.... More

Spc. William Frailer, of the 1137th MP Company, waits

Spc. William Frailer, of the 1137th MP Company, waits

Spc. William Frailer, of the 1137th MP Company, waits for drivers to assist at a notification point in Perryville, Mo., Dec. 30, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)

Gov. Jay Nixon, Maj. Gen. Steve Danner and members

Gov. Jay Nixon, Maj. Gen. Steve Danner and members

Gov. Jay Nixon, Maj. Gen. Steve Danner and members of the governor's emergency management team met with local officials and emergency response leaders in Pacific, Mo., Dec. 30, 2015. They also conducted an aeri... More

Capt. Scott McCollum, of the 1137th MP Company, discusses

Capt. Scott McCollum, of the 1137th MP Company, discusses

Capt. Scott McCollum, of the 1137th MP Company, discusses a plan with 1st Lt. Markland Anderson before the morning EOC briefing in Perryville, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)

Combat engineers with the 220th, 880th and 1138th

Combat engineers with the 220th, 880th and 1138th

Combat engineers with the 220th, 880th and 1138th Engineering Company fill sandbags supporting Missouri Department of Transportation workers in Arnold, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)

City of Valley Park Public Works officials construct

City of Valley Park Public Works officials construct

City of Valley Park Public Works officials construct hoses to pump water out of the affected areas back over the Valley Park levee on the Meramec River, Dec. 31, 2015. Soldiers and airmen with the Missouri Nati... More

Soldiers from the 311th Brigade Support Battalion staged

Soldiers from the 311th Brigade Support Battalion staged

Soldiers from the 311th Brigade Support Battalion staged vehicles carrying potable water at the High Ridge Elementary School in High Ridge, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. The water will be used to supply local residents w... More

A local resident heads out in a boat to check on his

A local resident heads out in a boat to check on his

A local resident heads out in a boat to check on his home in Commerce, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)

A levee wall in Valley Park, Mo., is pictured during

A levee wall in Valley Park, Mo., is pictured during

A levee wall in Valley Park, Mo., is pictured during flood response Dec. 31, 2015. Valley Park is being guarded by local authorities during this time and are supplemented by the military police officers of the ... More

Water is pumped out of the affected areas back over

Water is pumped out of the affected areas back over

Water is pumped out of the affected areas back over the Valley Park levee on the Meramec River, Dec. 31, 2015. Soldiers and airmen with the Missouri National Guard volunteered to support the Missouri Department... More

The crew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry based

The crew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry based

The crew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry based out of Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala., and Marine Safety Unit Paducah responders survey flooding and high water from New Madrid, Mo., to Chester, Ill.,... More

Missouri Guardsman Pvt. John Nead, with the 70th Mobile

Missouri Guardsman Pvt. John Nead, with the 70th Mobile

Missouri Guardsman Pvt. John Nead, with the 70th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, conducts an interview with Spc. Cole Schreiner with the 1140th Engineer Battalion, Missouri National Guard on a levee near East... More

Soldiers from the 334th Brigade Support Battalion,

Soldiers from the 334th Brigade Support Battalion,

Soldiers from the 334th Brigade Support Battalion, Iowa National Guard, perform their water purification mission in High Ridge, Mo., Jan. 3, 2016. The water will be used to supply local residents with potable w... More

Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard

Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard

Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits with National Guardsmen, law enforcement, and aid workers in Pacific, Mo., Jan. 5, 2016. Soldiers and Airmen with the Missouri National Guard... More

Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau,

Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau,

Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits with soldiers assigned to the 1175th Military Police Company, Missouri Army National Guard, in Pacific, Mo., Jan. 5, 2016. Missouri National Guardsme... More

Members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role

Members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role

Members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, based out of Marrero and Slidell, assemble an Improved Ribbon Bridge in Amelia, La.,... More

Louisiana National Guard Pfc. Austin Burdette, of Walker,

Louisiana National Guard Pfc. Austin Burdette, of Walker,

Louisiana National Guard Pfc. Austin Burdette, of Walker, La., assigned to the 769th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, repairs a levee in Krotz Springs, La., in advance of expected... More

The Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role Bridge

The Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role Bridge

The Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company ferries a fuel truck from Amelia, La., to Avoca Island to support a mission to build 2 miles of levees to protect Morgan City from backwater flood... More

U.S. Coast Guardsmen operate an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter

U.S. Coast Guardsmen operate an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter

U.S. Coast Guardsmen operate an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to aid in disaster relief efforts in New Orleans, Jan. 10, 2016. U.S. Soldiers and National Guardsmen from several states, as well as the U.S. Coast Guar... More

The Louisiana National Guard continues to work around

The Louisiana National Guard continues to work around

The Louisiana National Guard continues to work around the clock, constructing HESCO barrier levees on Avoca Island, La., Jan. 11, 2016. The project will prevent backwater flooding from reaching Morgan City and ... More

Gov. Jay Nixon, Maj. Gen. Steve Danner and members

Gov. Jay Nixon, Maj. Gen. Steve Danner and members

Gov. Jay Nixon, Maj. Gen. Steve Danner and members of the governor's emergency management team met with local officials and emergency response leaders in Pacific, Mo., Dec. 30, 2015. They also conducted an aeri... More

Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, the adjutant general of the

Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, the adjutant general of the

Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, the adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, discusses plans and operations of Operation Show-Me Burning Wood with guardsmen at the Ike Skelton Training Site, Jefferson City, Mo.... More

Capt. Scott McCollum, of the 1137th MP Company, talks

Capt. Scott McCollum, of the 1137th MP Company, talks

Capt. Scott McCollum, of the 1137th MP Company, talks with members of his unit at a notification point in Perryville, Mo., Dec. 30, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)

Soldiers from the 1137th MP Company talk with Sheriff

Soldiers from the 1137th MP Company talk with Sheriff

Soldiers from the 1137th MP Company talk with Sheriff Rick Walter of Scott County, Mo., as they start their shift at a notification point Dec. 31, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)

Soldiers from the 311th Brigade Support Battalion staged

Soldiers from the 311th Brigade Support Battalion staged

Soldiers from the 311th Brigade Support Battalion staged vehicles carrying potable water at the High Ridge Elementary School in High Ridge, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. The water will be used to supply local residents w... More

Water is pumped out of the affected areas back over

Water is pumped out of the affected areas back over

Water is pumped out of the affected areas back over the Valley Park levee on the Meramec River, Dec. 31, 2015. Soldiers and airmen with the Missouri National Guard volunteered to support the Missouri Department... More

Military police officers of the 2175th Military Police

Military police officers of the 2175th Military Police

Military police officers of the 2175th Military Police Company, Missouri National Guard, speak with Valley Park Mayor Mike Pennise during flood response in Valley Park, Mo., on Dec. 31, 2015.

Law enforcement and county officials ready for the

Law enforcement and county officials ready for the

Law enforcement and county officials ready for the morning EOC briefing in Perryville, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)

Combat engineers with the 220th, 880th and 1138th

Combat engineers with the 220th, 880th and 1138th

Combat engineers with the 220th, 880th and 1138th Engineering Companies fill sandbags supporting Missouri Department of Transportation workers in Arnold, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)

Water is pumped out of the affected areas back over

Water is pumped out of the affected areas back over

Water is pumped out of the affected areas back over the Valley Park levee on the Meramec River, Dec. 31, 2015. Soldiers and airmen with the Missouri National Guard volunteered to support the Missouri Department... More

The crew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry based

The crew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry based

The crew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry based out of Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala., and Marine Safety Unit Paducah responders survey flooding and high water from New Madrid, Mo., to Chester, Ill.,... More

Missouri Guardsmen with the 1140th Engineer Battalion,

Missouri Guardsmen with the 1140th Engineer Battalion,

Missouri Guardsmen with the 1140th Engineer Battalion, Missouri National Guard provides security on a levee near East Prairie, Mo., Jan. 2, 2016. Soldiers and Airmen with the Missouri National Guard, volunteer... More

Soldiers from the 334th Brigade Support Battalion perform

Soldiers from the 334th Brigade Support Battalion perform

Soldiers from the 334th Brigade Support Battalion perform their water purification mission in High Ridge, Mo., Jan. 3, 2016. The water will be used to supply local residents with potable water that is currently... More

Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard

Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard

Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits with National Guardsmen, law enforcement, and aid workers in Pacific, Mo., Jan. 5, 2016. Soldiers and Airmen with the Missouri National Guar... More

Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau,

Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau,

Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits with soldiers assigned to the 1175th Military Police Company, Missouri Army National Guard, in Pacific, Mo., Jan. 5, 2016. Missouri National Guardsme... More

Louisiana National Guard Pvt. Taner Mansur, of Walker,

Louisiana National Guard Pvt. Taner Mansur, of Walker,

Louisiana National Guard Pvt. Taner Mansur, of Walker, La., assigned to the 769th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, drives an M105 Deployable Universal Combat Earthmover to repair ... More

Members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role

Members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role

Members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, based out of Marrero and Slidell, assemble an Improved Ribbon Bridge in Amelia, La.,... More

The Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role Bridge

The Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role Bridge

The Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company ferries a fuel truck from Amelia, La., to Avoca Island to support a mission to build 2 miles of levees to protect Morgan City from backwater flood... More

U.S. Coast Guardsmen operate an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter

U.S. Coast Guardsmen operate an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter

U.S. Coast Guardsmen operate an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to aid in disaster relief efforts in New Orleans, Jan. 10, 2016. U.S. Soldiers and National Guardsmen from several states, as well as the U.S. Coast Guar... More

The Louisiana National Guard continues to work around

The Louisiana National Guard continues to work around

The Louisiana National Guard continues to work around the clock, constructing HESCO barrier levees on Avoca Island, La., Jan. 11, 2016. The project will prevent backwater flooding from reaching Morgan City and ... More

Gov. Jay Nixon, Maj. Gen. Steve Danner and members

Gov. Jay Nixon, Maj. Gen. Steve Danner and members

Gov. Jay Nixon, Maj. Gen. Steve Danner and members of the governor's emergency management team met with local officials and emergency response leaders in Pacific, Mo., Dec. 30, 2015. They also conducted an aeri... More

Lights are set up at a notification point where the

Lights are set up at a notification point where the

Lights are set up at a notification point where the 1137th MP Company is working in Perryville, Mo., Dec. 30, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)

220th Combat Engineers support flood relief efforts

220th Combat Engineers support flood relief efforts

220th Combat Engineers support flood relief efforts with the Missouri Department of Transportation in Arnold, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)

Water is pumped out of the affected areas back over

Water is pumped out of the affected areas back over

Water is pumped out of the affected areas back over the Valley Park levee on the Meramec River, Dec. 31, 2015. Soldiers and airmen with the Missouri National Guard volunteered to support the Missouri Department... More

Updates on the levee are given to law enforcement and

Updates on the levee are given to law enforcement and

Updates on the levee are given to law enforcement and county officials at the morning EOC briefing in Perryville, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)

City Hall in Valley Park, Mo., is pictured during flood

City Hall in Valley Park, Mo., is pictured during flood

City Hall in Valley Park, Mo., is pictured during flood response Dec. 31, 2015. Valley Park is being guarded by local authorities during this time and are supplemented by the military police officers of the 217... More

Water is pumped out of the affected areas back over

Water is pumped out of the affected areas back over

Water is pumped out of the affected areas back over the Valley Park levee on the Meramec River, Dec. 31, 2015. Soldiers and airmen with the Missouri National Guard volunteered to support the Missouri Department... More

Soldiers from the 311th Brigade Support Battalion staged

Soldiers from the 311th Brigade Support Battalion staged

Soldiers from the 311th Brigade Support Battalion staged vehicles carrying potable water at the High Ridge Elementary School in High Ridge, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. The water will be used to supply local residents w... More

Soldiers from the 1137th MP Company drive on the levee

Soldiers from the 1137th MP Company drive on the levee

Soldiers from the 1137th MP Company drive on the levee in a Humvee in Commerce, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)

The crew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry based

The crew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry based

The crew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry based out of Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala., and Marine Safety Unit Paducah responders survey flooding and high water from New Madrid, Mo., to Chester, Ill.,... More

Missouri Guardsmen with the 1140th Engineer Battalion,

Missouri Guardsmen with the 1140th Engineer Battalion,

Missouri Guardsmen with the 1140th Engineer Battalion, Missouri National Guard provides security on a levee near East Prairie, Mo., Jan. 2, 2016. Soldiers and Airmen with the Missouri National Guard, volunteer... More

Soldiers from the 334th Brigade Support Battalion perform

Soldiers from the 334th Brigade Support Battalion perform

Soldiers from the 334th Brigade Support Battalion perform their water purification mission in High Ridge, Mo., Jan. 3, 2016. The water will be used to supply local residents with potable water that is currently... More

Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau,

Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau,

Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, walks with members of the 1175th Military Police Company, Missouri Army National Guard, through flood-impacted communities in Pacific, Mo., Jan. 5, 2016. Th... More

Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard

Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard

Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits with Guardsmen assigned to the 1135th Military Police Company in Pacific, Mo., Jan. 5, 2016. Soldiers and Airmen with the Missouri National ... More

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