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STAFF Sergeant Jeff Pickens of the 319th Transportation Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, guides a truck as it unloads shower stalls onto the base from a C-17 Globemaster III, from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington. The base needed extra showers to accommodate the many residents of the city of Grand Forks staying there due to the severe flooding that wiped out their homes. The Red River rising to a height of 54 feet caused the flooding
A C-17 Globemaster III from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, prepares to unload shower stalls onto Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The base needed extra showers to accommodate the many residents of the city of Grand Forks that are staying there due to the severe flooding that wiped out their homes. The Red River rising to a height of 54 feet caused the flooding
Northwest Airlines 747 is being off loaded at Grand Forks Air Force Base in support of Red River flood. A welcoming committee of signs, media of all categories, the Salvation Army, and Brigadier General Kenneth Hess, as well as his wife, Deb, and members of his staff. Grand Forks, North Dakota, Mayor Pat Owens and the Mayor of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, Lynn Stauss arrived on base to thank Northwest Airlines, for its efforts in collecting needed supplies for the flood victims
The town of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, was devastated from floodwaters from the overflowing Red River, which separates the towns of East Grand Forks and Grand Forks, North Dakota. The floodwaters reached an estimated 54 feet, which left many of the houses in both towns underwater. This caused the evacuation of thousands of people in and around both towns, including United States Air Force personnel and their families, assigned to Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota
Northwest Airlines 747 is being off loaded at Grand Forks Air Force Base in support of Red River flood. A welcoming committee of signs, media of all categories, the Salvation Army, and Brigadier General Kenneth Hess, as well as his wife, Deb, and members of his staff. Grand Forks, North Dakota, Mayor Pat Owens and the Mayor of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, Lynn Stauss arrived on base to thank Northwest Airlines, for its efforts in collecting needed supplies for the flood victims
Brigadier General Kenneth Hess, Commander of Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, talks with Red Cross President Elizabeth Dole, during her visit to the shelters of the flood victims. Due to extensive flooding in the city of Grand Forks, nearly 3,000 residents were forced to evacuate their homes and are temporarily housed at hangers at the base
Floodwaters in the town of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, begin to recede. The town was devastated from the overflowing Red River, which separates the towns of East Grand Forks and Grand Forks, North Dakota. The floodwaters reached an estimated 54 feet, which left many of the houses in both towns underwater. This caused the evacuation of thousands of people in and around both towns, including United States Air Force personnel and their families, assigned to Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota
Pat Owens (in yellow), Mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota (ND), and Lynn Stauss, Mayor of East Grand Forks, Minnesota (MN), arrive on Grand Forks Air Force Base for an interview with the press thanking Northwest employees for their efforts in collecting needed supplies for the flood victims. The city of Grand Forks was severely flooded when the Red River rose to a height of 54 feet, which wiped out all of East Grand Forks, MN, and 90 percent of Grand Forks, ND
The audience at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, applauds President William Jefferson Clinton on his plans to rebuild the flooded region of Grand Forks during a speech in a hangar to thousands of flood victims. A 3-bay hangar is temporarily housing over 2,500 Grand Forks evacuees during the disastrous flooding. The President visited Grand Forks to view the devastation first hand, 22 April 1997
Members of the 319th Communications Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, unload shower stalls and water buffaloes to support the base's relief efforts. A C-17 Globemaster III from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, also added assistance by bringing the equipment. The base needed extra showers to accommodate the many residents of the city of Grand Forks temporarily housing there due to the severe flooding that wiped out their homes. The Red River rising to a height of 54 feet caused the flooding
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Grand Forks
State: North Dakota (ND)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SRA Cohen A. Young, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
24/04/1997
Location
McChord Air Force Base
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47.13095, -122.50269
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The U.S. National Archives
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