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Iowa Air Guard Stands Up New 133rd Combat Training Squadron
December 8, 2025 — DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Air National Guard officially activated the 133rd Combat Training Squadron, or CTS, during a ceremony Dec. 6 at the 132d Wing, marking a major milestone in the state’s...

Iowa Air Guard’s 132nd Security Forces Squadron Conducts Annual Training in Hawaii
September 29, 2025 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Surrounded by the dense jungle of Oahu’s mountains, members of the Iowa Air National Guard’s 132nd Security Forces Squadron embraced sweat, slope and strain...

Iowa Air Guard’s 132nd Civil Engineer Squadron Participates in Exercise Toxic Swell 25
September 4, 2025 — MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii - Airmen from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 132nd Civil Engineer Squadron traveled to Oahu, Hawaii, in August to participate in Exercise Toxic Swell 25, a...

lowa Airmen Take Training to New Heights
July 1, 2025 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – More than 75 Airmen from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 132d Logistics Readiness Squadron, 132d Communications Squadron and 132d Wing Staff traveled to Joint...

Cyber Tatanka Exercise Hones Cyber Warrior Skills
June 20, 2025 — LINCOLN, Neb. - Airmen from the 132d Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, recently participated in Exercise Cyber Tatanka, a cybersecurity training event held at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. The...

Iowa Wing Joins International Cyber Defense Competition
February 26, 2025 — AMES, Iowa - Airmen of the 168th Cyberspace Operations Squadron assigned to the 132d Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, participated in the International Cyber Defense Competition Feb. 22 at Iowa State...

National Guard to Support Presidential Inauguration
January 15, 2025 — WASHINGTON - Thousands of National Guard members from approximately 40 states, territories and the District of Columbia will support the 60th Presidential Inauguration at the request of the Secret...

Iowa Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing Trains in Michigan
August 8, 2024 — ALPENA, Mich. - U.S. Airmen with the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Iowa, trained to operate the Real Time Information in the Cockpit system on the KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft during Exercise...

Iowa Air National Guard Security Forces Train in Michigan
July 16, 2024 — ALPENA, Mich. - Through heat, humidity and rain, Security Forces Airmen of the Iowa Air National Guard are training at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan.The Iowa ANG members are...

Iowa Air Guard Helps Small Town Recover from Flooding
July 2, 2024 — SIOUX RAPIDS, Iowa - Iowa Air National Guard members converged on the small town of Sioux Rapids over the weekend, cleaning up debris to alleviate the effects of historic flooding.Eric Boge, a high...

Air Guard Units Test Readiness at Sentry Savannah Exercise
May 22, 2024 — SAVANNAH, Ga. - Over 775 participants and 40 aircraft from units across the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and Active Duty Air Force participated in Sentry Savannah 2024, the Air National...

Iowa Air Guard Support Dog, Chaplain Reunite Post-Deployment
May 1, 2024 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa - For Adele (the dog, not the singer), after her person, Chaplain Lt. Col. Stephen Peters, deployed to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar last fall, it was like he was gone for years in dog...

Iowa Air Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing Begins Guam Mission
February 1, 2024 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa - Members of the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing departed for a temporary duty assignment at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. About 100 unit members headed to Guam...

New Year Brings New Focus on Airmen Fitness
January 16, 2024 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa – As the new year begins, post-holiday realities of too much eating and too little activity begin to set in. Many Americans choose this time of year to refocus their attention on...

Iowa Air Guard Completes Mass Casualty Exercise
August 7, 2023 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa - Members of the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, participated in a mass casualty exercise during training the first weekend in August.Medical, firefighter and...

Air Force Marks 100 years of Air Refueling with Flyovers
June 26, 2023 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa - On June 27, the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command plans nationwide flyovers involving over 150 aircraft to commemorate 100 years of air refueling. Air refueling units will perform...

Air Force Veteran Reunited with Old Friend after 60 Years
April 5, 2023 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa - Air Force veteran crew chief Richard Devine’s interest was piqued recently when he saw a news story and photos about a military aircraft he once crewed over 60 years ago.The retired...

Iowa Air Guard Marks 20-year Milestone with Souped-up Tanker
January 18, 2023 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Change has been the one constant in aviation since the Wright Flyer made its maiden voyage 120 years ago this year. Just 20 years after that first flight, two U.S. Army Air Service...

KC-135 Operations Resume at Reopened Sioux City Runway
November 23, 2022 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Military aircraft operations returned to the Sioux City airport this week with the completion of a substantial runway improvement project.While the construction was underway, Iowa...

Iowa Air Guard Clinicians Train Together in Georgia
June 27, 2022 — SAVANNAH, Ga. – Domestic events, worldwide deployments and debates over continuing resolutions have kept Iowa Air National Guard clinicians from training together for more than three years.Much to the...

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Four From Plane Crash

Modular Airborne System Delivers One Million Gallons of Fire Retardant

Air Guard Security Forces Strengthen Readiness With Green Berets

Hawaii National Guard Rescues Paramedics During Hurricane Lala