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  • Sixty Years and Counting...

    The National Guard has its roots in the farmers, fishermen, shopkeepers, and merchants that took up arms to defend the Massachusetts Bay Colony 370 years ago. It began a long, proud history of the concept of a citizen-soldier who, as an American fighting man (or woman) would become vital to the

  • Lt. Col. Mark Davis Honored

    Lt. Col. Mark Davis, a Physicians Assistant (PA) with the 185th Air Refueling Wing and resident of Algona, Iowa, was recently honored as Iowa Physician Assistant of the Year by the Iowa Physician Assistant Society (IPAS) at the annual Physician Assistant (PA) conference in Iowa City, Iowa. Davis is

  • Col. John Janson Retires as 185th Commander

    Colonel John P. Janson was born at Offutt AFB, Omaha, NE on March 18, 1952. He graduated in 1975 from the United States Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering. He is a graduate of Armed Forces Staff College and Air War College. After graduating from the

  • 185th Change of Command

    The 185th Air Refueling Wing held a Change-of-Command ceremony at the base on August 4, 2007. Colonel John Janson retired after 31 years of military service, and relinquished command of the 185th to Lt. Col. Brian Miller, a lifelong resident of Sioux City, Iowa who has been with the unit for over 27

  • New Scam Targets Military Spouses

    Washington D.C. -- The American Red Cross is warning military spouses about a new identity-theft scam that targets family members of deployed troops. The Red Cross was alerted of the scam earlier this month, said Devorah Goldburg of the Red Cross. The scam involves a person with an American accent

  • King Visits Iowa Air Guard's 185th

    Flanked on his left and right by Airman from the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Representative Steve King, Iowa's fifth district representative recently visited the Air National Guard unit in Sioux City, Iowa. The 185th Air Refueling Wing's primary mission is flying KC-135 mid-air refueling

  • Maple Flag 2001

    A pair of German Air Force MIG-29s prepare to take off from Canadian Air Force Base Cold Lake on June 6, 2001 during Maple Flag Air Exercise 2001.U.S. Air National Guard photo Technical Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th Fighter Wing

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