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The Daily Iowan
April 12, 2018
Wunn said the Iowa National Guard has currently not been requested to deploy to the southern border, but if the troops were, it would require a request from the federal government to the Governor's Office, where the request would then be sent to the Guard. “The last time the [Iowa National Guard] troopsÃâà...
whotv.com
April 8, 2018
IOWA -- An Iowa National Guard member is hanging up his boots after decades of service. Colonel Greg Hapgood is retiring from the guard. Friends, family, and colleagues gathered on Saturday for his retirement celebration, where speakers including Senator Joni Ernst shared stories and gratitude forÃâà...
Sioux City Journal
April 6, 2018
Joni Ernst said, "The National Guard represents some of the best men and women we have, equipped and trained to tackle these challenges and assist the U.S. Border Patrol." She is a former lieutenant colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard. "The reality is, the border remains unsecured -- meaning thatÃâà...
KIOW
March 31, 2018
Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Ernst is a Republican from Red Oak who is a retired member of the Iowa National Guard and the first female combat veteran to be elected to the U-S Senate. She says her decision on the new Veterans Affairs Secretary comes down to one thing.
WQAD.com
March 29, 2018
DAVENPORT - A unique land swap is helping to make a new Davenport Readiness Center possible for the Iowa National Guard. "The readiness center is Davenport's center," said Maj. Gen. Tim Orr, Iowa National Guard, on Wednesday, March 28. Davenport schools traded a 37-acre site near WestÃâà...
Quad-Cities Online
March 26, 2018
On Tuesday, March 20, 2018, Daniel J. Sharp won his final battle and went to be with his Lord. Dan retired from the railroad as an engineer where he was employed for 40 years here in the Quad Cities. He enjoyed many activities, including softball and racquetball. He loved helping people, supportingÃâà...
whotv.com
March 24, 2018
"Perhaps along the line some, within the next year or two, foreseeable future, there might be a mix between drones and manned aircraft here at Des Moines Guard," said Acheson. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Iowa National Guard said it's too early to know what impact the increased military spendingÃâà...
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
March 23, 2018
This year's ride will wind a 49-mile route through Central Iowa, including past the Iowa National Guard base at Camp Dodge. Tickets can be purchased online at RoastAndRide.com. They are $20 per person; children 12 years old and under are free. Participation in the ride, food, beverages, parking andÃâà...
Centerville Daily Iowegian
March 22, 2018
During that same time, there will also be hands-on sessions in the gym that students can participate in featuring IHCC Construction, Mercy Medical, Vocational Rehabilitation/IowaWORKS, Bellevue University, Iowa National Guard, IHCC Bioprocessing, Centerville Fire Department, Honey Creek, KrazyÃâà...
whotv.com
March 22, 2018
BOONE, Iowa — A documentary following eight female soldiers in Afghanistan, three of those from Iowa, premieres at the DMACC in Boone Thursday. The documentary Journey to Normal follows the women through deployment. Back in 2010 the Iowa National Guard had one of its largest deployments.
Quad City Times
March 21, 2018
The Iowa National Guard will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 28, for the new Davenport Readiness Center, 5300 W. ... 224th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, with the potential for more Iowa National Guard units to beÃâà...
Fort Dodge Messenger
March 20, 2018
John R. Jones, 78, of Fort Dodge, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018, at the Villa Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 21st, at 10 a.m. at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church. A visitation will be TODAY from 4 to 7 p.m. with a RosaryÃâà...
Fairfield Ledger
March 12, 2018
Photo by: ANDY HALLMAN/Ledger photos U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack, left, helps Maj. Gen. Tim Orr of the Iowa National Guard cut the ribbon Saturday during the rededication ceremony at the Fairfield Readiness Center. The ceremony was to recognize the extensive remodeling done to the building sinceÃâà...
Spencer Daily Reporter
March 8, 2018
Rich was a member of the Minnesota and Iowa National Guard and served for six years. In 1973 Rich moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, and began his life long career as an engineer at Sperry/Univac in Roseville, Minnesota. He spent 36 years at Sperry through all the corporate changes and retired in 2009.
Quad City Times
March 8, 2018
Senators voted 49-0 to approve a new audit and financial appraisal of the state-owned Iowa Communications Network, which provides telephone services, two-way, audio-video conferencing, data and Internet services to schools, government agencies, libraries and the Iowa National Guard. Senators votedÃâà...
The Audubon County Advocate Journal
March 4, 2018
Tanner brought the morning's program for Fred and Sandy Hildebrandt. Tanner updated us on his status with the Iowa National Guard. He started with basic training in Ft. Benning Georgia. He also attended school at Northwest Missouri State and earned his degree there while continuing Guard training.
Pilot Tribune
March 2, 2018
This ceremony represents a time-honored tradition, where Iowa Citizen-Soldiers officially receive the left-shoulder military patch representing their unit of assignment in the Iowa Army National Guard. It also marks completion of the Iowa National Guard Recruit Sustainment Program, a preparatory trainingÃâà...
Quad-Cities Online
March 2, 2018
As part of our Illinois Military 4-H program, University of Illinois Extension is working with the Iowa National Guard and Quad Cities Military Kids to provide this family-friendly event to military families. They will enjoy a free STEM focused show put on by the Science Center for all ages, a free movie viewingÃâà...
KCHA News
March 2, 2018
North Iowa – A local man received his unit patch from the Iowa Army National Guard at a ceremony on Feb. 13. Private William Portis graduated from Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock High School last spring. He started his boot camp in June of last year at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. Portis will beÃâà...
Oskaloosa Herald
February 13, 2018
This ceremony represents a time-honored tradition, where Iowa Citizen-Soldiers officially receive the left-shoulder military patch representing their unit of assignment in the Iowa Army National Guard. It also marks completion of the Iowa National Guard Recruit Sustainment Program, a preparatory trainingÃâà...
Business Record
February 12, 2018
Kosovo this week celebrates its 10th anniversary of independence it won with the assistance of the Iowa National Guard, and Maj. General Timothy Orr, the Iowa National Guard's adjutant general, will be in Kosovo Thursday to help mark the occasion. But first there was business in Iowa. This morning, at theÃâà...
Radio Iowa
February 12, 2018
“I don't know what in life can be…as noble as this.” Iowa's relationship with Kosovo dates back more than a decade when Iowa National Guard soldiers were deployed there as NATO peacekeepers. The leader of the Iowa National Guard, Adjutant General Timothy Orr, says the partnership with Kosovo nowÃâà...
whotv.com
February 3, 2018
JOHNSTON, Iowa -- Friends and family from all parts of Brigadier General Randy Warm's life joined together Saturday at Camp Dodge to give him a very warm sendoff into retired life from the Iowa Army National Guard. After several decades of service, Warm decided it was time to give someone else theÃâà...
Spencer Daily Reporter
January 31, 2018
Pvt. Christopher A. Langner, of Alta, and Pvt. Alberto Garcia, of Storm Lake, were both part of approximately 80 Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers ... Langner and Garcia are now eligible for the Iowa National Guard Educational Assistance Program, a state-funded tuition assistance program for IowaÃâà...
whotv.com
January 22, 2018
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The government shutdown over the weekend forced 900 Iowa National Guard members on to unpaid furlough. "Regardless, if they're on furlough or not they need to be paid because they are always on standby," said Indianola resident Mindie Dumas. No one was on standby to guardÃâà...
Sioux City Journal
December 31, 1999
Master Sgt. Shane Potts, a member of the civil engineering squadron of the 185th Refueling Wing, Iowa National Guard, was able to surprise daughters (from left) Malin, 6, and Kaylee, 4, at E.N. Swett Elementary School in South Sioux City on Monday. Potts and his wife, Michelle, a Harney ElementaryÃâà...
Fort Dodge Messenger
December 31, 1999
John R. Jones, 78, of Fort Dodge, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018, at the Villa Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 21st, at 10 a.m. at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church. A visitation will be TODAY from 4 to 7 p.m. with a RosaryÃâà...
Wicked Local
December 31, 1999
Iraq War Veteran Neal Daringer, who served for eight years with the Iowa Army National Guard, took home a $25,000 Pabst Blue Ribbon Knucklehead chopper, the grand prize in the Exchange's Pabst Blue Ribbon Sweepstakes, during a March 16 presentation at the Hanscom Air Force Base Exchange.
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