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  • 185th Air Base Serves as Air Operations Center for Flood Relief

    As river levels along the Missouri River continue to increase, a multi-state joint forces team of National Guard members are assisting in the flood relief efforts in the Siouxland area. Col. Bud Day Field, home of the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) in Sioux City, Iowa, is currently serving as the

  • Ambassador praises National Guard

    U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl W. Eikenberry, praised the accomplishments of National Guard Agribusiness Development Teams during a visit here Wednesday."In Afghanistan in general, and in Asadabad right here in particular, they're transforming Afghanistan's agriculture," Eikenberry

  • Guard part of Total Force 'calico' wing supporting worldwide operations

    Airmen serving in the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing at an air base here are from myriad places, but they are "one team."Those Airmen - and the planes they use for air refueling and airlift during Operation Unified Protector - are not only active duty, but also Air National Guard and Air Force

  • Air National Guard supports coalition operations over Libya

    The National Guard is contributing to Operation Odyssey Dawn with 11 air refueling wings supporting the international coalition enforcement of a United Nations authorized no-fly zone, National Guard officials said here today.Aircraft and crews from Alaska, Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan,

  • Building 250 to Be Demolished

    A few sections of the 185th Air Refueling Wing packed up their offices and moved across the street. The Communications Flight, Public Affairs, and Equal Opportunity moved from Building 250 to Building 235 as part of Siouxland's Harbor Drive Re-alignment project this weekend. The new re-alignment

  • Iowa Air National Guard Trains in Australia During "Sentry Down Under"

    Representatives from the Iowa Air National Guard's two flying wings are in Williamtown New South Wales, Australia for a month long exercise "Sentry Down Under". Over one hundred Airmen from the Des Moines's 132nd Fighter Wing (FW) and Sioux City's 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), as well as seven

  • Retired Fighter Pilot, Radio Host Featured at the 185th ARW Military Ball

    Local talk-radio host and retired Air Force Col. Sam Clovis spoke at the 185th Air Refueling Wing's (ARW) Military Ball Saturday evening at the Marina Inn in South Sioux City, Neb. "I am humbled and so proud by what you do for your country," Clovis said as he addressed the men and women in

  • Deployed Airmen Honored at Welcome Home Ceremony

    Col. Ed Sauley, Commander of the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), along with a few esteemed community leaders, honored the many members of the 185th who have deployed in support of the war efforts over the past two years at the annual "Welcome Home Ceremony."During the last two years, 285 airmen with

  • 185th Members Prepare for a Busy Year

    The men and women of the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) met this weekend at Western Iowa Tech Community College (WIT) to prepare for a busy 2011 schedule. Members participated in several mandatory training sessions and briefings in order to update their training records and gain information on the

  • Two Acres, Eight Farmers: A Demo Farm Saga

    The Iowa National Guard's 734th Agribusiness Development Team is concerned about the potential impact a two-acre demonstration farm could have on the Afghan farmers currently using the land at the proposed demo farm site, near the Sarkani District Center in Kunar province. During an ADT site visit

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