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Grassley questions Army over rumored job cuts at Rock Island Arsenal
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is joining with other lawmakers from Iowa and Illinois in seeking...
New commander for 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City
Iowa National Guard Colonel Adam "Ace" Carlson is the new commander of the 185th Air Refueling...
Goldstar Museum hosting demonstrations on Vietnam war history this weekend
The Iowa Goldstar Military Museum is hosting its fourth annual Vietnam war living history event...
State agency seeks new editorial home for history journal ‘Annals of Iowa’
A history journal that's been produced by the State of Iowa for 163 years must find a new...
Iowa’s Civil War dead will be remembered on this Decoration Day
While Memorial Day was this past Monday, today marks what was once an important, similar holiday...
Soldier talks about deployment at Sioux City Iowa National Guard ceremony
Sioux City was the site of one of the Iowa National Guard sendoff ceremonies on Wednesday....
Two dozen community send-offs set for Iowa National Guard soldiers
The first of 24 community send-off ceremonies for some 1,800 Iowa National Guard soldiers who are...
Goldstar Military Museum marks 40 years of chronicling history of Iowa veterans
The Iowa Goldstar Military Museum at Camp Dodge in Johnston is celebrating its 40th anniversary...
Historian researches unmarked veteran graves
Fifteen Civil War veterans now have gravestones in Des Moines thanks to a group that works on the...
Iowa Guard Adjutant General talks about Memorial Day
The leader of the Iowa National Guard, Major General Stephen Osborn, talked about the meaning of...
Iowa National Guard celebrates the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army
The Iowa National Guard recognized the upcoming 250th birthday of the U.S. Army in a ceremony at...
34-year-old Navy veteran running for Iowa Secretary of State
A Bettendorf native who's a Navy veteran is campaigning to be Iowa's top election official....
Vietnam era jet takes flight over Sioux City on way to makeover
A Vietnam-era military jet flew over Sioux City for the first time in years Wednesday with the...
National Guard shows off new central Iowa Readiness Center
The Iowa National Guard marked the opening of its new readiness center in West Des Moines today...
Latest honor flight for Iowa veterans takes off tomorrow from Fort Dodge
Another group of military veterans from across northern Iowa will fly to Washington, D.C. to see...
Iowa to launch ‘Purple Star Initiative’ in schools
Governor Kim Reynolds has signed legislation to launch a "Purple Star Initiative" in Iowa schools....
Iowa Marine recalls his service in Vietnam the day the war ended
An Iowa native and former U.S. Marine is marking the end of the Vietnam War 50 years ago today, as...
Iowa House votes to create state psilocybin program
The Iowa House has passed a bill to legalize the use of psilocybin, often called magic mushrooms,...
Le Mars Iowa National Guard unit preps for overseas mission
Iowa National Guard members in northwest Iowa are preparing for a major, year-long deployment next...
U.S. Navy commissions USS Iowa submarine
Another USS Iowa has joined the U.S. Navy's fleet. The nuclear-powered submarine is the fourth...
Hundreds of Iowans will witness namesake submarine going on active duty
The U.S. Navy's newest fast-attack submarine will be commissioned for duty later this week and...
Iowans can expect gas price creep as demand rises with temperatures
Gasoline prices in Iowa have risen about 12-cents a gallon on average over the past month, but...
Ernst waiting on NSC information before commenting on ‘Signal’ leak
Senator Joni Ernst says she's waiting for information from the National Security Council before...
UNI holds event focused on suicide, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The University of Northern Iowa is hosting a PTSD Awareness & Suicide Prevention Conference...
Iowa bill expands who’s eligible to serve on county veterans commissions
A bill under consideration in the Iowa legislature would expand the pool of people who may serve...
Former Iowa Senate President Jack Kibbie has died
Jack Kibbie, a farmer from Emmetsburg who served as president of the Iowa Senate earlier this...
Iowan Matt Whitaker speaks at hearing on appointment as NATO Ambassdor
Iowan and former acting U.S. Attorney General Matt Whitaker went before the Senate Foreign...
Ceremony Sunday will mark the shutdown of Iowa National Guard Unit in Fort Dodge
The Iowa National Guard has set this Sunday at 2 p.m. as the date for the formal ceremony marking...
Black WWI soldiers to be honored in central Iowa
A historical marker will be placed at Fort Des Moines this summer to honor the 1,000 thousand...