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Military
Bridge over Willow Creek honors fallen Sioux County soldier
Family, fellow veterans and community leaders gathered Monday to honor the memory of a Sioux...
Western Iowans not happy with slow cleanup of former missile site
Missouri Valley in western Iowa is dealing with the environmental fallout of a Cold War missile...
Fourth District’s McGowan and Dawson on war with Iran
Chris McGowan, the Republican campaigning for Iowa's fourth congressional district seat, says the...
Hegseth headlines fundraiser for Iowa Congressman Nunn during Iowa State Fair
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth joined Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn on the Iowa State Fairgrounds...
US Veterans Affairs Sec. at Iowa State Fair Veterans Parade
Doug Collins, the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, is at the Iowa State Fair today and helped...
US Ambassador to NATO tells Iowans he’s seen Ukraine’s ‘battle lab of the future’
Iowa native Matt Whitaker, the U.S. Ambassador to NATO, says he's pushing the U.S. military and...
Grassley: Pentagon must pass audit or face fine for squandering tax dollars
American taxpayers shouldn't be paying $14,000 for toilet seats, and Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley...
UI energy expert: Gas prices could stay sky high into December
The words "oil crisis" bring the 1970s to mind for many of us, but a University of Iowa energy...
Air National Guard leader appointed director of Sioux City airport
The City of Sioux City has appointed a new director for the Sioux Gateway Airport. Colonel Shawn...
About 120 Iowa National Guard soldiers leave today for D.C. deployment
Dozens of Iowa National Guard soldiers leaving Iowa today will spend the next six months serving...
Iowa National Guard sends 120 troops to DC for six-month deployment
A large group of Iowa's citizen-soldiers will be deploying this week for duty on the East Coast....
Waukee elementary student wins America 250 contest (audio)
A Waukee elementary student's poem is one of the winners in the national America 250 contest for...
Iowa’s U.S. Senator Ernst holds final Small Business Expo
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says a bill she co-sponsored has closed loopholes in two federal programs...
Hold off fireworks until the 4th to help Iowans with PTSD
Iowans who celebrate Independence Day early with fireworks may be upsetting some of their...
Help is available for Iowans suffering from PTSD
June is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD Awareness Month. Winnebago County Veterans Affairs...
Iowa native identified as one of 8 killed in California B-52 crash
The Pentagon has announced an Iowa native is among the eight people killed in Monday's B-52 plane...
Grassley supports Trump’s $1.5-trillion defense spending request
Another deadline to avoid a federal government shutdown looms in September and there's already...
Iowa Guard soldiers prep for deployment to Baltic region
About 80 Iowa National Guard soldiers are preparing to leave in July for a year-long deployment in...
Disabled American Veterans holding Iowa information seminar
The nonprofit Disabled American Veterans is holding an information seminar in eastern Iowa...
Iowa Gold Star Military Museum features Vietnam history this weekend
The Iowa Gold Star Military Museum at Camp Dodge is holding its fifth Annual Vietnam Living...
Welcome home planned Saturday for Iowa Guard soldiers
The final large group of Iowa National Guard soldiers returning from deployment to the Middle East...
Leader of Iowa National Guard reflects on Memorial Day
Memorial Day was designated to honor the members of the military who have died, and Iowa National...
Iowa National Guard starts summer concerts, plans to welcome home more soldiers
The last large group of Iowa National Guard soldiers who were part of a deployment of some 1,800...
Push continues for funding of Iowa Air National Guard’s runway project
The lobbying effort continues for federal funding of a project that will keep the Iowa Air...
Flag of Waterloo, Iowa unit that led the way to Europe in WWII is restored
An American flag that was part of history made by soldiers from Iowa in World War Two has been...
Iowan’s wartime helicopter becomes flying museum
A Vietnam War era helicopter that's fully restored will be flying to more than a dozen Iowa...
Welcome home planned Thursday for Iowa Guard soldiers
A ceremony in eastern Iowa will welcome home more Iowa National Guard soldiers from their...
Iowa activist lobbies DC lawmakers to stand with Ukraine
A northwest Iowa woman recently joined delegates from across the country in Washington, D.C., to...
Money to improve Sioux City airport runway approved by U.S. House committee
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has approved money in the 2027 fiscal year to help the...