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  • 185th ARW Members Deployed for Active Duty

    The Department of Defense (DOD) and the National Guard Bureau have announced that selected Airmen from the Iowa Air National Guard's 185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Iowa, deployed for active duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan), Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Global War

  • Airman's Roll Call: How the Air Force Buys Weapon Systems

    4/30/2008 - SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) -- This week's Airman's Roll Call focuses on how the Air Force purchases new weapon systems. In recent months there has been lots of talk about the Air Force and its efforts to replace the Eisenhower-era KC-135 Stratotanker. The Air Force uses a detailed acquisition

  • Holiday Fund-raiser Kicks Off Early

    Members of the 185th holiday project committee got an early start this year on their first holiday project fund-raiser. What better way to make people happy and make a little money than with a good hot breakfast. Two burritos with egg, sausage, cheese and salsa could be had for a mere $3. Committee

  • Capt. Steve Peters Joins 185th As New Chaplain

    The 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) recently introduced their newest Chaplain, Capt. Steve Peters from Ft. Dodge, Iowa. Peters enters the Iowa Air National Guard at the ripe young age of 42, but he is eager and ready to serve both the Lord and his new unit in ministry services. It has been a strange

  • Coffee? 185th ARW Host Retiree Coffee

    Nearly 100 former members of the 185th Air Refueling Wing attended a retiree coffee at the Air National Guard unit in Sioux City, Iowa. The event was open to all retired members of the 185th. Wing leadership plans to continue the coffee on the third Thursday of each month. Wing Commander Col. Brian

  • 185th Heroes Honored at Red Cross Event

    Master Sgt. Lee Phelps and Tech. Sgt. Aaron Barge were honored at the 5th Annual American Red Cross Heroes breakfast on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. The event was held at the Sioux City Convention Center in Sioux City, Iowa. "Siouxland Heroes" is an event recognizing heroes among us in Siouxland. Area

  • Vietnam Vet Still Serves Proudly

    In May of 1971, at the age of twenty-two like many of the young men in the early 70's, Claire Welte was drafted into the United States Army and sent to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri for basic training and advanced individual training. This was the beginning of a long and storied military career for

  • Iowa Couple Works To Get Beef Sticks To Troops

    One Iowa couple is making sure U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are getting a taste of home. And they're doing so with help from an extensive network of volunteers, and from the Iowa Air National Guard's 185th Air Refueling Wing. Ted and Dee Ann Paulsrud of Danbury, both of whom are long-time

  • 185th ARW Delivers Fuel for Siouxland's Economy

    It is difficult, if not impossible, to assess the single greatest contribution made to this community and our country by Sioux City's 185th Iowa Air National Guard (ANG) unit. Over the course of their illustrious six decades of military service, in addition to the significant impact they have had

  • Ceremony Honors Guard Members After Deployment

    More than 50 men and women from the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa National Guard, were honored Sunday for their service in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. "You exemplify the adventurous spirit that makes world class airmen," wing commander Col. Brian Miller said.

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