Flood Duty

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)

North Dakota Army National Guard Sgt. Chris Franck naps in the Burlington, N.D., fire hall, about nine  miles northwest of Minot, N.D., after a shift on flood duty on Friday, June 24, 2011. The National Guard was helping flood victims in the North Dakota community of Burlington, where at least one-third of its 1,000 residents have been forced to evacuate because of flooding in the nearby Souris River. (AP Photo/Dale Wetzel)