Forty-seven members of the Iowa Air National Guard’s 132nd fighter wing returned home this weekend after a two-week mission to Guatemala. Major Tim Leonard of the 132nd says the majority of the guard members were medical personel that gave aid to residents of Guatemala.Leonard says this was a unique mission as it was the first humanitarian mission the guard has been involved in. Leonard says Iowa Air Guard members treated nearly seven-thousand Guatemalan residents during the two weeks.
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