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  • 185th Air Refueling Wing Practices Operational Readiness in Wisconsin

    Over 500 men and women and four KC-135s from the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) in Sioux City, Iowa returned Saturday morning from an operational readiness exercise in Volk Field, Wis.This two-day exercise put Airmen through a variety of war-related scenarios to see how they might deploy quickly,

  • First Annual Guidon Relay Race Brings Out Wing Pride

    Part of learning how to fight as a team is learning how to play as a team. Members of the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) deployed to Volk Field, Wis. participated in a Guidon Relay Race that pitted squadron against squadron.Nine teams consisting of eight member s signed up for the race. Each member

  • Retired 185th Member Receives Prestigious "Extra Mile" Award

    Col. Larry Harrington, a retired member of the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) was presented the Extra Mile award at the Annual National Volunteer Workshop and Youth Symposium, Aug. 1, 2010, in New Orleans, La. The Extra Mile award is presented to retirees who distinguish themselves with exceptional

  • U.S. Air Force Cycling Team Rides Across Iowa

    Over 160 men and women of the United States Air Force joined thousands of bicyclists for the Des Moines (Iowa) Register's 38th Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, better known by the cyclists as RAGBRAI.The Air Force Cycling Team (AFCT), under the leadership of Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph "Mad Max"

  • Retired Iowa National Guard Members Trek across Iowa

    Several members of the Iowa Air National Guard joined the thousands of bicyclists in the Des Moines (Iowa) Register's 38th Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa®, better known by the riders as RAGBRAI. Over 20 members of Team BANG (Bike Air National Guard) put on their team jerseys and started their

  • Hoffman Awarded the Colonel V. Thomas Considine Scholarship

    Amanda Hoffman, the daughter of Tech Sgt. Edwin Hoffman of the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), earned a $500 scholarship named after Colonel V. Thomas Considine, former Wing Commander of the 185th ARW. Hoffman, a recent graduate from Bishop Heelan Catholic High School in Sioux City, Iowa, will

  • 185th Chosen as Run for Hope Ambassador

    Master Sgt. Marty Hogan of the Iowa, Air National Guard's 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), accepted the baton as spokesperson for the Race for Hope. The June E. Nylen Cancer Center selected the 185th ARW as the Honorary Race Ambassador for this year's event. This is the first time a group has been

  • Keeping Them Flying

     Having both wings attached to the airplane is an important thing to a pilot. That is how Col. Jeffery Higgins of Tinker Air Force base described one of the important aspects of Depot maintenance performed at Tinker Air Force base. "The Air National Guard KC-135 is our biggest customer," said Col

  • Air Guard praises 'outstanding' Airmen

    The Air National Guard recognized its six Outstanding Airmen of the Year (OAY) for 2010 here this week with an award ceremony, a formal banquet and a tour of the nation's capital.Each year, the states and territories select their top performers from the Air Guard's more than 94,000 enlisted

  • 185 ARW senior leaders deliver care packages

    185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) commander Col. Brian Miller and Mission Support Group commander Lt. Col. Joe Ascherl paid a visit Tuesday to the 734th Agri-Business Development Team (ADT) at Camp Dodge, Iowa. Miller and Ascherl came bearing gift boxes for the soldiers and airmen who make up the

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