Col. Steve Tabor (right), commander for the North Dakota National Guard's Joint Task Force-East, explains how Hesco barriers are used as flood protection in Fargo, N.D., April 14, 2011. Col. Isaac Mensah Tetteh (right) and Mr. Kofi Portuphy are visiting North Dakota from Ghana to see how the Guard and civilian agencies work together for disaster management. Since 2003, the North Dakota National Guard has developed a professional relationship with Ghana as part of the Department of Defense's State Partnership Program. This program aligns states with partner countries
to encourage the development of economic, political and military ties.