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  • Jets & Vets

       Well before you see them, you hear them; that unmistakable purr of high performance engines accelerating exponentially and hot tires screaming in the turns. A little closer and there's the smell of hot tires and even hotter brake pads. There is a hint of exhaust fumes in the air, but the wind

  • Taze Me Bro

    It was definitely not another boring day in the classroom for law enforcement at the 185th Air Refueling Wing as local area law enforcement officers and security police personnel from the 185th participated in a Taser training session. The goal of the instruction was to train individuals in the use

  • Night Fire

    Just as dusk starts turning to dark, standing in a dusty field at Fort Harrison, MT, Security Forces from the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) began practicing their night firing capabilities. With the sun down, the temperature drops quickly, but the wind has died down considerably from earlier in the

  • Operation Northern Thunder Helps Security Forces Train for Deployment

    When most people were getting up to spend the day with their families on Mother's Day, 63 members of the 185th Air Refueling Wing stood outside the passenger terminal with their luggage preparing to board a KC-135. For the members of Security Forces and support personnel, this trip would take them

  • Summer Saftey

    The 185th Air Refueling Wing Safety Office and Family Programs Office along with local community agencies recently invited military members and their families to a Safety Fair at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa. The event was open to military families who live in the area. There

  • Influenza A H1N1

    What you need to know: The H1N1 Influenza (or "swine flu") is a human influenza virus that is responsible for an outbreak that originated in Mexico and has spread to the U.S. and 9 other countries. It is spread from person to person by direct contact (touching the nose or mouth and then shaking

  • 185th Airmen of the Year Winners

    The 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard has honored Master Sgt Ronald Bennett, First Sgt Kati Bak, Technical Sgt Jeffrey Moffitt, Technical Sgt Noelle Jacobs, Technical Sgt Jamie Bethune, and Senior Amn Melissa Knight as Airmen of the Year for 2008. Bennett received this honor among

  • Iowa ANG unit brings joy to area children

    Members of an Air National Guard unit on temporary duty here brought happiness to hundreds of area children by transforming an empty lot into a functioning playground. The members were from the 185th Air Refueling Wing, which is based in Sioux City, Iowa. While deployed to Incirlik providing air

  • The Student Veterans For America Club at Iowa

    For many students in college, looking for a place to belong and a group or club to join can be a daunting experience. With the abundant variety of clubs that are available to join the search can be overwhelming. SrA Kat Blake of the 133rd Test Squadron in Fort Dodge has found her home with a club

  • VA Reaching Out to Vets with Mortgage Problems

    Many home owners have found it difficult recently to pay their mortgages, but quick intervention by loan counselors at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has actually reduced the number of veterans defaulting on their home loans. "VA is reaching out to veterans -- both those who use our

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