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Making glasses, US Navy Photogrpah

Making glasses, US Navy Photogrpah

In the final hours of Ola de Esperanza Sanadora or Healing Waves of Hope exercise, U.S. Navy Seaman Holli Glenn and Army Cpl. Chantel Ruffin both assigned to the Naval Ophthalmic Support and Training Activity u... More

A World War II era B-29 bomber nick named “FIFI” is

A World War II era B-29 bomber nick named “FIFI” is

A World War II era B-29 bomber nick named “FIFI” is on display at the Sioux City, Iowa airport. The Boeing Aircraft designed “Superfortress” was flown by the United States Air Force beginning in the 1940’s thro... More

This 1950s era Republic RF-84 photo reconnaissance

This 1950s era Republic RF-84 photo reconnaissance

This 1950s era Republic RF-84 photo reconnaissance aircraft recently went through a significant makeover and received a new coat of paint at the Air National Guard paint facility in Sioux City, Iowa, before bei... More

Super Sabre - Air National Guard photo

Super Sabre - Air National Guard photo

The last North American Aviation, F-100 Super Sabre housed at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, or “boneyard”, was painted and restored at the Air National Guard paint facility in Sioux City, Io... More

Lt. Col. Dennis Swanstrom poses for a photo outside

Lt. Col. Dennis Swanstrom poses for a photo outside

Lt. Col. Dennis Swanstrom poses for a photo outside the cockpit of a U.S. Air Force A-7 Corsair at the 185th Tactical Fighter group in Sioux City, Iowa. (Circa 1987)

Lt. Col. Warren G. Nelson, 185th Tactical Fighter Group,

Lt. Col. Warren G. Nelson, 185th Tactical Fighter Group,

Lt. Col. Warren G. Nelson, 185th Tactical Fighter Group, along with Iowa Gov. Harold Hughes, step off an Iowa Air National Guard F-100F at the Volk Filed Combat Readiness Training Center in Wisconsin on July 22... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 assigned to the 149th Fighter

A U.S. Air Force F-16 assigned to the 149th Fighter

A U.S. Air Force F-16 assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, painted with World War II heritage markings is parked outside the Air National Guard Paint Facility in Sioux City, Iowa on May... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon aggressor aircraft from

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon aggressor aircraft from

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon aggressor aircraft from Nellis Air Force Base takes off from Canadian Air Force Base Cold Lake on June 6, 2001 during Maple Flag Air Exercise 2001. U.S. Air National Guard photo Tec... More

The new aircraft fuel cell hangar for the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Iowa Air National Guard (IAANG), under construction at Sioux City, Iowa

The new aircraft fuel cell hangar for the 185th Air Refueling Wing (AR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sioux City State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Oscar Sanchez-Alvarez, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

A tail section on a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Iowa Air National Guard (ANG), located at Sioux City, Iowa (IA)

A tail section on a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sioux City State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Oscar Sanchez-Alvarez, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

The new aircraft fuel cell hangar for the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Iowa Air National Guard (IAANG), under construction at Sioux City, Iowa

The new aircraft fuel cell hangar for the 185th Air Refueling Wing (AR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sioux City State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Oscar Sanchez-Alvarez, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

An interior view of the new aircraft fuel cell hangar for the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Iowa Air National Guard (IAANG), currently under construction at Sioux City, Iowa

An interior view of the new aircraft fuel cell hangar for the 185th Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sioux City State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Oscar Sanchez-Alvarez, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Fred Bardge, a Security Police (SP) assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Iowa Air National Guard (IAANG), use a spotting scope to check marksmanship targets, during the Governors Ten rifle competition, held at Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa (IA). SSGT Bardge and two of his teammates from the 185th earned Governors Ten honors by placing in the top ten in the statewide competition

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Fred Bardge, a Security Poli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Johnston State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Vince Degroot, USAF Release Status: Released to Pu... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Brent Rozenda, Security Police (SP) assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Iowa Air National Guard (IOANG), fires a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle down range, during the Governors Ten rifle competition held at Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Brent Rozenda, Security Pol...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Johnston State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Vince Degroot, USAF Release Status: Released to Pu... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Fred Bardge, a Security Police (SP) assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Iowa Air National Guard (IAANG), use a spotting scope to check marksmanship targets, during the Governors Ten rifle competition, held at Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa (IA). SSGT Bardge and two of his teammates from the 185th earned Governors Ten honors by placing in the top ten in the statewide competition

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Fred Bardge, a Security Poli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Johnston State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Vince Degroot, USAF Release Status: Released to Pu... More

In freezing weather, US Air Force (USAF) Crew Chiefs Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Tim Goehring and MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Rick Erwin, both with the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Iowa Air National Guard (ANG), Sioux City, Iowa (IA)

In freezing weather, US Air Force (USAF) Crew Chiefs Technical Sergean...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sioux City State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Oscar Sanchez-Alvarez, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

Reconstruction on an old hangar at the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Iowa Air National Guard (IAANG) base. Built in 1956, it was originally designed to house fighter aircraft

Reconstruction on an old hangar at the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sioux City State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Vince Degroot, US... More

An Iowa Air National Guard 185th Air Refueling Wing KC-135E Stratotanker inflight refueling special purpose aircraft, stands parked outside the new maintenance hanger at the Sioux Gateway Airport, Sioux City, Iowa, on Nov. 9, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER Sg. Vincent De Groot) (Released)

An Iowa Air National Guard 185th Air Refueling Wing KC-135E Stratotank...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sioux City State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Vincent De Groot Release Status: Released to Pub... More

An Iowa Air National Guard 185th Air Refueling Wing KC-135E Stratotanker inflight refueling special purpose aircraft, stands parked outside the new maintenance hanger at the Sioux Gateway Airport, Sioux City, Iowa, on Nov. 9, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER Sg. Vincent De Groot) (Released)

An Iowa Air National Guard 185th Air Refueling Wing KC-135E Stratotank...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sioux City State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Vincent De Groot Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Iowa Air National Guard 185th Air Refueling Wing KC-135E Stratotanker inflight refueling special purpose aircraft, stand ready at the Sioux Gateway Airport, Sioux City, Iowa, on Nov. 9, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER Sg. Vincent De Groot) (Released)

Iowa Air National Guard 185th Air Refueling Wing KC-135E Stratotanker ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sioux City State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Vincent De Groot Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Iowa Air National Guard, 185th Air Refueling Wing, STAFF SGT. Dawn Naab, takes a blood pressure reading on Nebraska Air National Guard, 155th Air Refueling Wing, MASTER SGT. Scott Spady at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR MASTER SGT. Lee Straube) (Released)

Iowa Air National Guard, 185th Air Refueling Wing, STAFF SGT. Dawn Naa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Lee Straube Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

Iowa Air National Guard, 185th Air Refueling Wing, STAFF SGT. Dawn Naab, takes a blood pressure reading on Nebraska Air National Guard, 155th Air Refueling Wing, MASTER SGT. Scott Spady at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR MASTER SGT. Lee Straube) (Released)

Iowa Air National Guard, 185th Air Refueling Wing, STAFF SGT. Dawn Naa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Lee Straube Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

LT. COL. Robin Hosch (center), Commander of the 133rd Test Squadron, Iowa Air National Guard, receives the Bronze Star Medal, on Nov. 18, 2004, for her actions while she was deployed at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq. Reading the citation is COL. Dennis Menefee of the 185th Air Refueling Wing, and presenting the award is Brig. GEN. Douglas Pierce of the 132nd Fighter Wing, at Des Moines, Iowa. The ceremony took place at the 185th ARW at Sioux City, Iowa. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Vincent De Groot) (Released)

LT. COL. Robin Hosch (center), Commander of the 133rd Test Squadron, I...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: 185th Air Refueling Wing State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Vincent De Groot, USAF Release Sta... More

LT. COL. Robin Hosch (right), Commander of the 133rd Test Squadron, Iowa Air National Guard, receives the Bronze Star Medal from Brig. GEN. Douglas Pierce of the 132nd Fighter Wing, at Des Moines, Iowa, on Nov. 18, 2004, for her actions while she was deployed at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Vincent De Groot) (Released)

LT. COL. Robin Hosch (right), Commander of the 133rd Test Squadron, Io...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: 185th Air Refueling Wing State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Vincent De Groot, USAF Release Sta... More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Dave Naminga, a crew chief with the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, uses the hot air blast system of a de-icing truck to remove snow from a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft at Sioux Gateway Air Guard Base, Sioux City, Iowa, on Jan. 6, 2005. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Vince De Groot) (Released)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Dave Naminga, a crew chief with the 185th Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sioux City State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Vincent De Groot, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

PHOTO of the construction of the new fire station at the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard Base at Sioux City, Iowa, on Feb. 5, 2005. The new 21,500 square foot fire station will replace the old facility due to the conversion of the base from a fighter wing to a tanker wing. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez) (Released)

PHOTO of the construction of the new fire station at the 185th Air Ref...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sioux City State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez Release Status: Release... More

Dr. Joyce Teters talks to an aircrew member from the 185th Air Refueling Wing, during her visit at the Iowa Air National Guard Base at Sioux City, Iowa, on April 2, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Kersha Bumstead) (Released)

Dr. Joyce Teters talks to an aircrew member from the 185th Air Refueli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sioux City State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Kersha Bumsted, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

Iowa Air National Guard 185th Air Refueling Wing Vehicle Maintenance Squadron STAFF SGT. Brandon Walker, tightens a bolt on the engine of a fire truck at Sioux City, Iowa, on Oct. 7, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Kersha R. Bumsted) (RELEASED)

Iowa Air National Guard 185th Air Refueling Wing Vehicle Maintenance S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sioux City State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Kersha R. Bunsted Release Status: Released to Pub... More

The Patriot, an aging Iowa Air National Guard 185th Air Refueling Wing KC-135E Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft, sits parked at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on May 9, 2007, after flying from Sioux City, Iowa, prior to being permanently retired. (U.S. Air Force photo by MASTER SGT. Vincent de Groot) (Released)

The Patriot, an aging Iowa Air National Guard 185th Air Refueling Wing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Vincent De Groot, USAF Rele... More

Phantom Facelift - Air National Guard photo

Phantom Facelift - Air National Guard photo

A Vietnam War era F-4 Phantom with a “show” quality paint restoration, is on its way back to Holloman AFB after being painted at the Air National Guard, military aircraft paint facility at Sioux City, Iowa. Thi... More

Wild Weasel - Air National Guard photo

Wild Weasel - Air National Guard photo

A profile view of a Vietnam War era F-4 Phantom on its way back to Holloman AFB after being painted at the Air National Guard, military aircraft paint facility at Sioux City, Iowa. The F-4, used by both the Ai... More

Iowa National Guard Soldiers and Airmen Head to Washington, D.C., for Inauguration

Iowa National Guard Soldiers and Airmen Head to Washington, D.C., for ...

Iowa National Guard Capt. Duane Boyle, a pilot with the 185th Air Refueling Wing out of Sioux City, Iowa, conducts routine system operations during a KC-135 flight transporting Iowa National Guard Soldiers and ... More

Iowa National Guard Soldiers board a C-130 "Hercules"

Iowa National Guard Soldiers board a C-130 "Hercules"

Iowa National Guard Soldiers board a C-130 "Hercules" from the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri National Guard, at the Des Moines, Iowa Airbase. Iowa has activated approximately 1,000 Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade ... More

Carrying everything they need, from meals-ready-to-eat

Carrying everything they need, from meals-ready-to-eat

Carrying everything they need, from meals-ready-to-eat to personal items, Soldiers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa Army National Guard, prepare for duty in Washington, D.C., in supp... More

Iowa Army National Guard Soldier, Staff Sgt. Cory Johnson,

Iowa Army National Guard Soldier, Staff Sgt. Cory Johnson,

Iowa Army National Guard Soldier, Staff Sgt. Cory Johnson, of Commanche, Iowa, is shown unloading a bus full of gear as Iowa Soldiers moved into the Gage Eckington Elementary School. Iowa has activated approxim... More

Spc. Flora Sasa, a member of Company C, Brigade Special

Spc. Flora Sasa, a member of Company C, Brigade Special

Spc. Flora Sasa, a member of Company C, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Iowa Army National Guard, directs traffic and assists in crowd control during the 56th presidential inauguratio... More

Aircraft on display - Air National Guard photo

Aircraft on display - Air National Guard photo

U.S. Air Force aircraft on display during an open house event at the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa on September 2, 2009. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Technical Sgt.... More

KC-135 - Air National Guard photo

KC-135 - Air National Guard photo

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard in front of the main hangar in Sioux City, Iowa on June 29, 2010. U.S. Air Force photo by: Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot... More

Col. Brian Miller, commander of the 185th Air Refueling

Col. Brian Miller, commander of the 185th Air Refueling

Col. Brian Miller, commander of the 185th Air Refueling Wing, left, shares a smile with Brig. General Timothy Orr, the adjutant general for the state of Iowa, right foreground, as the senior Iowa National Guard... More

A B-52 Bomber from Minot AFB, N.D. is refueled during

A B-52 Bomber from Minot AFB, N.D. is refueled during

A B-52 Bomber from Minot AFB, N.D. is refueled during night time maneuvers by the 174th Air Refueling Squadron, 185th Air Refueling Wing after completing an exercise in Guam on Dec. 14. The 174th partnered with... More

Moon Over Sioux City - Air National Guard photo

Moon Over Sioux City - Air National Guard photo

A full moon serves as a picturesque back drop on a bitterly cold January morning. With temperatures in the single digits crew members from the 185th Air Refueling Wing prepare a KC-135 for a day of flying. The ... More

Moon Over Chilly Sioux City, Air National Guard

Moon Over Chilly Sioux City, Air National Guard

A full moon serves as a picturesque back drop on a bitterly cold January morning. With temperatures in the single digits crew members from the 185th Air Refueling Wing prepare a KC-135 for a day of flying. The ... More

Welcome Home - Air National Guard photo

Welcome Home - Air National Guard photo

Lt. Col. Gary Prescott (Right), Civil Engineering Squadron, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, Sioux City, Iowa, shakes hands with Iowa’s 5th District Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) after recei... More

Sgt. Tony Perry, senior NCO in charge of transport

Sgt. Tony Perry, senior NCO in charge of transport

Sgt. Tony Perry, senior NCO in charge of transport at Williamtown Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base, Australia, instructs members of the 132nd Fighter Wing (132FW), Des Moines, Iowa, and members of the 185... More

Lt. Col. Troy Havener, of the 132nd Fighter Wing (132FW),

Lt. Col. Troy Havener, of the 132nd Fighter Wing (132FW),

Lt. Col. Troy Havener, of the 132nd Fighter Wing (132FW), Des Moines, Iowa, inspects the right wing of an F-16 D aircraft in preparation to launch the first flight in history of 132FW F-16 aircraft and Williamt... More

PLTOFF Mark Hannington (front left), F-18 pilot from

PLTOFF Mark Hannington (front left), F-18 pilot from

PLTOFF Mark Hannington (front left), F-18 pilot from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base, Williamtown, Australia and FLGOFF Jono Pearson (back left), another RAAF F-18 pilot, are fitted into their G-suit... More

132FW members prepare and launch F-16 aircraft for joint training mission in Australia.

132FW members prepare and launch F-16 aircraft for joint training miss...

Staff Sgt. Colin Costello, Crew Chief for the 132nd Fighter Wing (132FW), Des Moines, Iowa, waits to marshal an F-16 C+ aircraft to the runway of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base, Williamtown on Feb. ... More

Staff Sgt. Colin Costello, Crew Chief for the 132nd

Staff Sgt. Colin Costello, Crew Chief for the 132nd

Staff Sgt. Colin Costello, Crew Chief for the 132nd Fighter Wing (132FW), Des Moines, Iowa, waits to martial an F-16 C+ aircraft to the runway of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base, Williamtown on Febru... More

132FW members prepare and launch F-16 aircraft for joint training mission in Australia.

132FW members prepare and launch F-16 aircraft for joint training miss...

Staff Sgt. Colin Costello, Crew Chief for the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa, waits to marshal an F-16 C+ aircraft to the runway of the Royal Australian Air Force Base, Williamtown on Feb. 23. The 132FW a... More

On Feb. 24, 2011, Tech. Sgt. Josh Jamieson (left) and

On Feb. 24, 2011, Tech. Sgt. Josh Jamieson (left) and

On Feb. 24, 2011, Tech. Sgt. Josh Jamieson (left) and Airman 1st Class Josh Kaufman (right), 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa fuel shop, prepare to open and repair a fuel tank of an F-16 aircraft on the fli... More

Staff Sgt. Steve Edwards, Crew Chief for the 132nd

Staff Sgt. Steve Edwards, Crew Chief for the 132nd

Staff Sgt. Steve Edwards, Crew Chief for the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa, conducts an engine check inside the intake of an F-16 aircraft on the flight line of the Royal Australian Air Force Base, Willi... More

Staff Sgt. Steve Edwards, Crew Chief for the 132nd

Staff Sgt. Steve Edwards, Crew Chief for the 132nd

Staff Sgt. Steve Edwards, Crew Chief for the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa, conducts an engine check inside the intake of an F-16 aircraft on the flight line of the Royal Australian Air Force Base, Willi... More

Jeffrey L. Bleich (left), United States Ambassador

Jeffrey L. Bleich (left), United States Ambassador

Jeffrey L. Bleich (left), United States Ambassador to Australia, is fitted into his G-suit by Tech. Sgt. Tony Jacobs (back right) and Master Sgt. Aaron McConeghey (front right) on Feb. 28 in preparation for his... More

LAC Greg McMahon (left), from the Royal Australian

LAC Greg McMahon (left), from the Royal Australian

LAC Greg McMahon (left), from the Royal Australian Air Force Base, Williamtown, Australia, works on the flight line of the RAAF Williamtown to de-fuel an F-16 aircraft from the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, I... More

An F-80 Shooting Star is in the process of being refurbished

An F-80 Shooting Star is in the process of being refurbished

An F-80 Shooting Star is in the process of being refurbished at the Air National Guard paint facility in Sioux City, Iowa. The aircraft has undergone extensive revitalization at the 185th Air Refueling Wing fab... More

Sgt. John Vorrath, Charlie Company, 2nd of the 147th

Sgt. John Vorrath, Charlie Company, 2nd of the 147th

Sgt. John Vorrath, Charlie Company, 2nd of the 147th Aviation Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard, operates a sling on a UH-60 Blackhawk above the swollen Missouri River. Iowa National Guard soldiers from centr... More

Iowa National Guard soldier, Tech Sgt. Dave Henson,

Iowa National Guard soldier, Tech Sgt. Dave Henson,

Iowa National Guard soldier, Tech Sgt. Dave Henson, from central Iowa guides a UH-60, Black hawk helicopter onto the airfield in Siouc City, Iowa. Tech Sgt. Henson was placed on state active duty to assist loca... More

Missouri River Flood Relief 2011

Missouri River Flood Relief 2011

Airman 1st Class Devon Rook, a member of the 185th Air Refueling Wing, listens to Capt. Marti Reilly, an officer from the Sioux City Police Department, explain what to look for during flood patrol duties on Jun... More

Aerial photos of the Missouri River flooding in Sioux

Aerial photos of the Missouri River flooding in Sioux

Aerial photos of the Missouri River flooding in Sioux City, Iowa, South Sioux City, Neb., and Dakota Dunes, S.D., June 8, 2011. Levees were built near homes to prevent the Missouri River from flooding properties.

A UH-60 Black Hawk hooks on to a large bag of sand

A UH-60 Black Hawk hooks on to a large bag of sand

A UH-60 Black Hawk hooks on to a large bag of sand to deliver to residents along the Missouri river. Four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the Minnesota and Iowa National Guard and a CH-47 Chinook from the Ill... More

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the Illinois Army National

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the Illinois Army National

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the Illinois Army National Guard airlifts sandbags from North Sioux City, S.D., to many of the critical areas along the Missouri River on June 8, 2011. Iowa National Guard soldie... More

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard meets with Christian

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard meets with Christian

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard meets with Christian Frank, Detachment 2 Company A 1st of the 112th Aviation Battalion based in Rapid City, S.D., with commanders of the 185th Air Refueling Wing June 14. Dauga... More

Staff Sgt. Ryan Baker with the 185th Air Refueling

Staff Sgt. Ryan Baker with the 185th Air Refueling

Staff Sgt. Ryan Baker with the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, Sioux City, Iowa, monitors the levee built along the Missouri River, near the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, checking for ... More

Sixty-four soldiers and airmen from the 734th Agri-Business

Sixty-four soldiers and airmen from the 734th Agri-Business

Sixty-four soldiers and airmen from the 734th Agri-Business Development Team are welcomed home on June 25, at Johnston High School, Des Moines, Iowa, after serving a year in Afghanistan helping residents develo... More

A Fighting Falcon from the Royal Netherlands Air Force

A Fighting Falcon from the Royal Netherlands Air Force

A Fighting Falcon from the Royal Netherlands Air Force is ready to go after receiving a new coat of paint. The B model F-16 was in and out of the Air National Guard Paint Facility in just a few weeks. This is t... More

After the Homecoming - Air National Guard photo

After the Homecoming - Air National Guard photo

Anticipation, hope and anxiety are all emotions associated with the military homecoming. After the initial euphoria of the reunion has waned, service members returning from a deployment can face many challenge... More

Military education assistance, Air National Guard

Military education assistance, Air National Guard

Military members wishing to continue their education can find that there are a variety of financial assistance programs to help fund their endeavors. Programs such as the Montgomery GI Bill, the Post 9/11 GI Bi... More

Military Education Assistance, Air National Guard

Military Education Assistance, Air National Guard

Military members wishing to continue their education can find that there are a variety of financial assistance programs to help fund their endeavors. Programs such as the Montgomery GI Bill, the Post 9/11 GI Bi... More

Family and friends of members of the 185th Air Refueling

Family and friends of members of the 185th Air Refueling

Family and friends of members of the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Security Forces Squadron, Sioux City, Iowa, await the arrival of their loved ones as they return home after a six month deployment to an undisclose... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael C. Borden and Master

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael C. Borden and Master

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael C. Borden and Master Sgt. Clinton J. Thomsen, 185th Air Refueling Wing Fire Protection Service, assist Columbia Fire Department members with rescuing a victim pinned under a ca... More

Sioux City guardsmen deployed to South Pole

Sioux City guardsmen deployed to South Pole

Chaplain Capt. William Vit of Sioux City, Iowa, stands at the geographic South Pole. Vit, a priest at the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City, Iowa, and a member of the Iowa Air National Guard's 185th Air R... More

A U.S. Air Force KC-135R dubbed “Raider Nation” tail

A U.S. Air Force KC-135R dubbed “Raider Nation” tail

A U.S. Air Force KC-135R dubbed “Raider Nation” tail number 60-0316 assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing; Iowa Air National Guard is on the ramp at the Iowa Air National Guard facility in Sioux City, Iowa. ... More

A CH-47F Chinook Helicopter from the Iowa Army National

A CH-47F Chinook Helicopter from the Iowa Army National

A CH-47F Chinook Helicopter from the Iowa Army National Guard's B 2-211 General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB) from Davenport, Iowa lifts an A-7D Corsair at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa. ... More

Making a map - Air National Guard photo

Making a map - Air National Guard photo

Air National Guard Technical Sgt. Obie Bolton, 219 Engineering Installation Squadron, Tulsa, Okla., sets up the GPS mapping equipment at the 185 Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Iowa. Bolton and his engineering... More

9/11 ceremony - A group of men standing next to each other in front of flags

9/11 ceremony - A group of men standing next to each other in front of...

During a ceremony this morning at the 185th Air Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard in Sioux City, Iowa, the United States flag was lowered to half-staff in order remember the 2,977 victims of the ter... More

9/11 - A group of men standing next to each other in front of flags

9/11 - A group of men standing next to each other in front of flags

During a ceremony this morning at the 185th Air Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard in Sioux City, Iowa the United States Flag was lowered to half-staff in order remember the 2,977 victims of the terr... More

During a ceremony this morning at the 185th Air Refueling

During a ceremony this morning at the 185th Air Refueling

During a ceremony this morning at the 185th Air Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard in Sioux City, Iowa, Master Sgt. Jeffery Moffit and Senior Airman Xa Greigg lowered the United States Flag to half-s... More

The swept wing photo reconnaissance version of the

The swept wing photo reconnaissance version of the

The swept wing photo reconnaissance version of the RF-84 Thunderflash dubbed “Sioux City Sue” is on the ramp in Sioux City, Iowa on October 08, 2013. The newly refurbished RF-84 was painted to depict the paint ... More

Creatures are stirring, Air National Guard

Creatures are stirring, Air National Guard

One week before Christmas and maintainers are stirring. As one KC-135 is being moved to the fuel cell hangar, maintainers from the Iowa National Guard's 185th Air Refueling Wing inspect an engine on another KC-... More

Moving - Air National Guard photo

Moving - Air National Guard photo

On Dec. 18, 2013, 185th Air Refueling Wing maintainers move a KC-135 to the fuel cell hangar on the flight line in Sioux City, Iowa, in order to perform periodic maintenance. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by: ... More

Disney awards - A woman in a military uniform is preparing food

Disney awards - A woman in a military uniform is preparing food

Airman 1st Class Danielle Hejhal, 185 Air Refueling Wing, Services Flight, Sioux City, Iowa, prepares to calibrate a thermometer during an inspection on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. The 185th Services Flight is compet... More

Ready for take off, US Air Force Photo

Ready for take off, US Air Force Photo

A crew chief from the 185th Air Refueling Wing prepares to launch a KC-135 in Sioux City, Iowa, on April 23, 2014. The National Guard refueling wing, which operates daily from its home base in Sioux City, has n... More

A team of volunteers hold the bottom of a huge 60 foot

A team of volunteers hold the bottom of a huge 60 foot

A team of volunteers hold the bottom of a huge 60 foot U.S. flag prior to raising it as part of a dedication ceremony held at Siouxland Freedom Park in South Sioux City, Neb. Hundreds of Vietnam Veterans partic... More

Senior Airman Michael Considine makes his way to the

Senior Airman Michael Considine makes his way to the

Senior Airman Michael Considine makes his way to the bicycle transition area after completing the half-mile swimming event during the University of Okoboji Triathlon in Okoboji, Iowa on July 19, 2014. Considine... More

Members of the Air Force Cycling Team ride tandem along

Members of the Air Force Cycling Team ride tandem along

Members of the Air Force Cycling Team ride tandem along the Iowa highway during The Registers Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa or RAGBRAI on July 20, 2014. The weeklong event will take riders across the state... More

Silver lining - A large jetliner sitting on top of an airport tarmac

Silver lining - A large jetliner sitting on top of an airport tarmac

Silver lined clouds over the airfield shroud the sun creating a dramatic backdrop to a silhouetted KC-135 tail and boom wing in Sioux City, Iowa on Aug. 1, 2014. With the smaller boom wing, the military KC-135... More

Airmen Shines at Marksmanship Competition

Airmen Shines at Marksmanship Competition

Staff Sgt. Micah Larson with the 185th Air Refueling Wing's Security Forces Squadron demonstrates his skills with the pistol at the Air Base in Sioux City, Iowa. Larson placed 1st in Novice Pistol and Rifle cat... More

Strong Bonds - A close up of a person holding a ring

Strong Bonds - A close up of a person holding a ring

Strong Bonds is a commander driven program led by the unit chaplain corps which builds individual resiliency by strengthening the military family. The mission of the Strong Bonds program is to strengthen relati... More

Sioux City Tower - An airport control tower lit up at night

Sioux City Tower - An airport control tower lit up at night

The warm waters of the Missouri River border the airfield in Sioux City, Iowa, creating low-lying fog around the airfield and air traffic control tower Oct. 1, 2014. Early morning is one of the busiest times of... More

Maj. Mike Conlee, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot for the

Maj. Mike Conlee, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot for the

Maj. Mike Conlee, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot for the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing, conducts a pre-flight check prior to take-off at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany. Conlee was statio... More

From left, Airman 1st Class Greggorey Brewer and Staff

From left, Airman 1st Class Greggorey Brewer and Staff

From left, Airman 1st Class Greggorey Brewer and Staff Sgt. Abby Drefke receive instructions from Tech. Sgt. David Palmer as they test a sample of an unidentified substance during Global Dragon deployment for t... More

Employers and business leaders from across South Dakota

Employers and business leaders from across South Dakota

Employers and business leaders from across South Dakota board a KC-135 Stratotanker refueler plane from the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Iowa, as they take part in a "Bosslift" at Joe Foss Field, S.D.,... More

The 185th Air Refueling Wing Commander Col. Larry

The 185th Air Refueling Wing Commander Col. Larry

The 185th Air Refueling Wing Commander Col. Larry Christensen presents Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. David Miller with a shadow box on the occasion of his retirement on May 2, 2015, in Sioux City, Iowa. Miller... More

Waiting for the Train - A group of bicyclists riding down a street

Waiting for the Train - A group of bicyclists riding down a street

Air Force cycling team members resume riding after waiting for a freight train during the “Registers Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa” (RAGBRAI) in Sioux City, Iowa, on July 19, 2015. RAGBRAI participants wil... More

Team Air Force, US Air Force Photo

Team Air Force, US Air Force Photo

Members of the Air Force cycling team begin the first leg of the “Registers Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa” (RAGBRAI) in Sioux City, Iowa, on July 19, 2015. RAGBRAI participants will travel nearly 500-miles... More

Maj. Bryan Miller, from the Air National Guard Band

Maj. Bryan Miller, from the Air National Guard Band

Maj. Bryan Miller, from the Air National Guard Band of the Midwest, takes a bow following a musical selection at a concert in Sioux City, Iowa, July 27, 2015. Miller heads the 566th Air Force Band based in Peor... More

Brig. Gen. William D. DeHaes, the deputy adjutant general

Brig. Gen. William D. DeHaes, the deputy adjutant general

Brig. Gen. William D. DeHaes, the deputy adjutant general of the Iowa Air National Guard, gives a U.S. flag that was draped over Senior Airman Drew Bellairs' casket to his mother at the Fort Snelling National C... More

Chief Master Sgt. Tom Conolly

Chief Master Sgt. Tom Conolly

Maintenance group commander Col. Scott Plambeck presents Moville native Tom Conolly a promotion order, promoting him to the rank of chief master sergeant in the Iowa Air National Guard, during a ceremony at the... More

U.S. Air National Guard Technical Sgt. Dave Henson,

U.S. Air National Guard Technical Sgt. Dave Henson,

U.S. Air National Guard Technical Sgt. Dave Henson, a crew chief with the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, lowers the boom from inside the boom operators pod on an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanke... More

Members of the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Honor

Members of the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Honor

Members of the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Honor Guard present the colors during the National Anthem prior to the start of a hockey game on Military Appreciation night at the Musketeers, at the Tyson Event C... More

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