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  • Trunk or Treat!

        Snow began to fall the morning of October 14, 2018 in Sioux City Iowa, and because things were beginning to look a lot like Christmas, the 185th Air Refueling Wing moved indoors to host its 2nd annual Military Family Trunk or Treat event. The Program included costumes, candy, games, bouncy

  • Helping others helps recruiters earn top awards

    Recruiters from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing took home several top honors at the state recruiting and retention banquet held in Des Moines, Iowa over the past weekend.

  • Iowa National Guard shooting team earns top awards

    An Iowa National Guard shooting team, made up of both Army and Air Guard members, earned a first place award at a recent National Guard shooting event near Hastings, Nebraska.The team members included Senior Master Sgt. Mathew Hoffman and Tech. Sgt. Mitchell Treiber, both members of the 185th Air

  • 185th ARW members get unique training in Germany

    Members of the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Iowa recently took advantage of an opportunity to for some training with their active duty counterparts at Ramstein Air Base, Germany for their two week summer camp.  The group, made up mostly of personnel from the 185th Force Support Squadron

  • Financial Counselor ready to aid 185th ARW

    Gary Swalve has hopes of helping eliminating debt for service members and will enjoy doing so as the new Personal Financial Counselor for the Iowa National Guard in Northwest Iowa.

  • Goodin stops at 185th from recent deployment

    (SB) – Returning to his roots after a two year absence was U.S. Air Force Captain Justin Goodin, the son of Jim and Julie Goodin of Dakota Dunes, SD. The 2006 graduate of Westwood High School, and 2010 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Justin completed his flight training at Vance AFB,

  • Col George Day advanced to the rank of brigadier general

    Medal of Honor recipient Col. George “Bud” Day was posthumously advanced to the rank of brigadier general during a Heritage to Horizons summer concert series at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, June 8, 2018.

  • German officer visits 185th ARW

    A German officer is visiting the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa this week as a participant of a military exchange program.

  • Consolidated support building makes progress

    Construction crews are making progress on the consolidated support building at the 185th Air Refueling Wing The building will house the unit’s clinic, food services, communications and public affairs.

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