Colonel Mark Muckey Assumes Wing Top Leadership Position at Change of Command Ceremony
185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard
Video by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot
March 2, 2019 | 2:21
Sioux City, Iowa native Colonel Mark Muckey officially took command as wing commander of the 185th Air Refueling Wing at a change of command ceremony on Saturday March 2, 2019 in the fuel cell hangar.

A native of Sioux City, Colonel Mark Muckey originally joined the 185th Fighter Wing in 1984. Initially Muckey joined the Air Guard as an enlisted member, later obtaining his commission and attending undergraduate pilot training. Muckey is a KC-135 pilot and has served in various capacities within the Air National Guard, most recently serving as the Air National Guard Advisor to the Air Mobility Command Inspector General at Scott Air Force Base near St. Louis, Mo.

Former Commander Colonel Larry Christensen has been the Wing Commander since 2014 and plans to continue working with the Iowa guard as the Chief of Staff of the Iowa Air National Guard, Headquartered at Camp Dodge near Des Moines, Iowa.

During his time as commander Christensen oversaw one of the highest rates of continuous operation in the unit’s history. Unit members from nearly every work area, as well as unit aircraft have deployed almost continuously throughout the globe over his past five years as commander.
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