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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jon Scarber, a flight engineer, looks out over the flooded Red River along the North Dakota-Minnesota border from a CH-47D Chinook helicopter, April 1, 2009. The Montana Army National Guard is assisting flood relief efforts around Grand Forks, N.D., and is conducting flights to familiarize aviators and soldiers with possible hazards in the region. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment.

FLOOD MUD

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jon Scarber, a flight engineer, looks out over the flooded Red River along the North Dakota-Minnesota border from a CH-47D Chinook helicopter, April 1, 2009. The Montana Army National Guard is assisting flood relief efforts around Grand Forks, N.D., and is conducting flights to familiarize aviators and soldiers with possible hazards in the region. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment.

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