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  • Cedar Falls Flood Relief a Success

    It was a narrow thing, but Cedar Falls escaped much of the flooding that ravaged downtown Cedar Rapids starting on June 11th. And keeping the Cedar River within the confines of the city's levee took a total community effort, including a major contribution from the Iowa National Guard. That's the

  • 185th Environmental Management Office

    The 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Environmental Management Office (EM) sits discreetly in the corner of the Composite Support Building on the edge of base. Lt. Col. Robert Santee, Environmental Manager, works with the day-to-day environmental program activities for the 185th. This can be anything

  • Commissary Sale at 185th

    On June 7 and 8, 2008, the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Iowa Air National Guard, welcomed the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) who provides commissary benefits to National Guard and reserve members. Airman and families filed through the hangar doors at the 185th Air National Guard hangar in Sioux

  • 185th ARW Members Return from Manas Deployment

    After over six weeks at Manas AB, Kyrgyzstan, members of the 185th Air Refueling Wing are glad to be home. With about 100 members coming home over the course of two days, there were a lot of happy family members anxiously waiting. After a short wait while the plane was secured and luggage

  • New Fuel Offload Record... AGAIN!

    Manas Air Base (AB), Kyrgyzstan - For the third time in three weeks, the 185th has led the way as Manas KC-135 Stratotankers set a new single-day offload fuel record. The old record of 722,000 pounds had stood for nearly a year. The record was first broken on May 24 when 804,800 pounds of fuel

  • 376AEW Commander Takes Final Flight in Manas Aboard 185th Tanker

    On June 8, 2008 Col. T. Harrison Smith boarded a KC-135 for his final flight as Commander of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing. For the final flight as aircraft commander at Manas Air Base, he selected a KC-135R Stratotanker from Sioux City, IA. Smith was commissioned on August 3, 1984. As a member

  • Pilots and Boom Operators Attend Upgrade Training

    Since 2001, the use of the KC-135 refueling tanker has increased dramatically as a result of the Global War on Terrorism, homeland defense, and the loss of forward operating bases. With the increase in demand, the Air National Guard (ANG) has been tasked with more and more missions requiring Guard

  • Manas KC-135s top off receivers, local fuel record

    5/28/2008 - MANAS AB, KYRGYZSTAN -- As Manas Air Base KC-135 Stratotankers topped off their final refueling sortie May 24, they also topped a local single-day offload fuel record. The 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron passed 804,800 pounds of fuel to 32 receivers on Saturday. The fuel

  • 185th Airman Qualifies for NG Elite Marathon Team

    After a less than desirable performance at last years event, Senior Airman Melissa Knight was determined to overcome and she did in a big way. In May, Knight and three other members of the Iowa National Guard Marathon Team conquered the Lincoln National Guard Marathon in Lincoln, NE. The four member

  • Col. V. Thomas Considine Scholarship Awarded: Caitlin Ascherl Recipient

    The 2008 recipient of the Col. V. Thomas Considine Scholarship is Caitlin Ascherl, a Spalding Catholic High School graduate and daughter of Lt. Col. Joseph Ascherl. Caitlin will receive $500 to attend college and major in Broadcast Journalism. In memory of past commander Col. V. Thomas Considine and

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