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The Missouri National Guard is

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responding to its fifth state emergency

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duty this year . Guardsmen in Northwest

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Missouri are preparing for a potential

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flood of the Missouri River and

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surrounding areas . Guard liaison

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officers in Holt County have several

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missions they fulfill . One mission is

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to assess priority areas . In

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conjunction with Holt County officials .

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Staff Sergeant Derek Mountie explains

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more about his job . Eleanor is

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typically the first on the ground . In

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these situations , we work hand in hand

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with county officials in trying to

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predict what's going to happen and try

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to look forward and see the need for

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troops , for resources from the

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National Garden Madi Also said Ellen

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knows can send requests up their chain

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of command before a need is actually

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there . That way when the need arises ,

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the National Guard is prepared to

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handle the mission . Holt County

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Commissioner Marks either would

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describes what it has been like to work

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with the L . A nose . It's not our

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first flood . We've had three major

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flooding events in the last five years .

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We've been sent the National Guard

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troops every year . Similar Wood said

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the National Guard is a very

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professional group of people and it has

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been a pleasure to work with them

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reporting for the Missouri National

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Guard . I'm Specialist Sarah Lepeska