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  • 133rd Builds Leadership and Bonds

    One-hundred nine Fort Dodge-based Airmen of the 133rd Test Squadron (Iowa Air National Guard) traveled to Volk Field, Wisconsin to build stronger bonds, develop leadership in their younger members and perform their jobs under deployed conditions. The 133rd TS is the smallest of the three Iowa-based

  • Deployed Airmen Honored at Welcome Home Ceremony

    Over 800 airmen, family members, and distinguished visitors crowded into a hanger Saturday morning to honor the men and women of the 185th Air Refueling Wing who have deployed over the previous three years. With a large American Flag at his back, Col. Brian Miller, 185th ARW Commander, gave thanks

  • First-Ever Air and Ag Expo Huge Success

    The 185th Air Refueling Wing at Col Bud Day Field in Sioux City, Iowa, hosted a first-of-its-kind event combining the flying steel of U.S. air power and the ageless iron of antique and modern farm equipment. The inaugural Sioux City Air and Ag Expo drew as many as 20,000 people from the tri-state

  • Antique Planes and Tractors Huge Success at Sioux City Air & Ag Expo

    The day dawned clear and cool Saturday, August 1, 2009, dispelling any concerns the night storms pounding the area may have raised. It was a going to be a beautiful opening day for the first ever Air / Ag Expo at the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) in Sioux City, Iowa. With over 40 pieces of

  • Air Force Racing Car Featured at 185th ARW Air and Ag. Expo

    The Air Force racing car, built and designed by NASCAR's Richard Petty Motorsports, was featured at the 185th Air Refueling Wing's Air and Ag Show at the Sioux City Air National Guard. Steven Johnson, the mobile marketing representative from Richard Petty Motorsports, showed off the sleek, $400,000,

  • Historic Air and Ag Show Gets Underway

    Colonel Bud Day Field in Sioux City, Iowa, is the site for what may be a one-of-a-kind event in Air Force history. It's the 185th Air Refueling Wing's first ever Sioux City Air and Ag Show, featuring static displays and demonstrations of more than 20 vintage and modern U.S. aircraft, as well as more

  • 185th Air Refueling Wing to Host Air & Ag Expo

    will provide family friendly fun for all ages. "The Air & Ag Expo is our way of thanking the employers, families, and entire Siouxland community for their fantastic support of the 185th Air Refueling Wing," said Miller. The public will also be invited to take tours of several of the aircraft

  • Deadline for Tuition Assistance Coming Soon

    Members of the Iowa National Guard who plan to attend college can have up to 70% of their tuition paid this year. The money can be used at any Iowa school and the maximum amount paid per semester is a little over $2300 dollars. Eligible Iowa Guard members who are college students are encouraged to

  • Reservists help get wheelchairs to needy Iraqi children

    After a brief stop in America's Heartland, an Air Force Reserve C-130 aircrew from here took another step in a long journey for a special load of cargo headed for Iraq. On June 11, reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing flew to Sioux City, Iowa, where they received four pallets of children's

  • 2009 Fishing Frenzy and Fish Fry

    Friday night's rain subsided in time for a beautiful morning to kick off the 12th Annual 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Walleye Fishing Frenzy. Saturday morning started off with fog hanging over a perfectly smooth lake and as morning turned to midday, the sun came out with a nice light breeze. A

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