Republican Senator Joni Ernst says President Biden has proposed a federal budget that would spend too little on the military and too much on the Internal Revenue Service. "Who does the president think he will be able to call on should we need to fight off foreign threats? His new army of IRS … [Read more...]
Sioux City Air Guard participates in international exercise
Sioux City's 185th Air National Guard Refueling Wing has been participating with Air Guard units from Maine and Ohio in a first-of-its-kind missile defense exercise in the United Kingdom. Major Noelle Jacobs is one of the Iowans taking part. "Part of the uniqueness of this mission is we can get … [Read more...]
Iowa’s U.S. Senators support major shift in military sexual assault prosecutions
Military commanders would no longer decide whether soldiers accused of sexual assault are prosecuted under a proposal Iowa Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are supporting. Ernst, a veteran of the Iowa National Guard, said sexual assault has "plagued the military for too long" and it makes … [Read more...]
Iowa National Guard leader, hospitalized for Covid in fall, urging Iowans to be vaccinated
The leader of the Iowa National Guard joined Governor Kim Reynolds today to urge Iowans hesitant to get the Covid vaccine to schedule a shot. Adjutant General Ben Corell got Covid in November and wound up being hospitalized for a full week. "I've always been a healthy individual. I hadn't … [Read more...]
National Guard soldiers return home to Le Mars
It was a happy homecoming for 90 soldiers from the Iowa National Guard's 113th Cavalry - Troop C from Le Mars. Hundreds of people lined the route waving flags, displaying posters, and cheering as the soldiers returned home Wednesday from a 10-month deployment to Africa. Barbara Grady of … [Read more...]
National Guard soldiers returning home to Le Mars
Welcome home ceremonies continue today for Iowa National Guard soldiers. Ninety soldiers from the 113th Calvary Troop C based from the Le Mars return from a ten-month deployment. National Guard spokesperson Major Katheryn Headley says they were in multiple countries in the southern African … [Read more...]
Hundreds of Iowa National Guard troops coming home
Nearly 630 Iowa soldiers who have been deployed to the Middle East for the past 10 months are returning home. The soldiers returning to Iowa include a group of about 110 men and women from Davenport, 130 from both Cedar Rapids and Dubuque, and 250 from Waterloo. The Iowa Army National Guard is … [Read more...]
250 Iowa National Guard members heading to DC
Iowa National Guard Adjutant General Ben Corell says 250 Iowa Guard soldiers and airmen are being deployed to Washington, D.C. to provide security for next week's inauguration. "The goal is to get them on the ground, out in the national Capitol region, by this weekend," Corell said late this … [Read more...]
Veterans are celebrated in events across Iowa and the country
Veteran's Day ceremonies were held across the state today, including an online ceremony hosted by the Ames Patriotic Council. Colonel Michael Wunn of the Iowa Army National Guard was the featured speaker. "We commemorate Veteran's Day on November 11th in honor of all those who have served our … [Read more...]
Le Mars Iowa National Guard unit recognized as they prepare to deploy
Morning sunshine illuminated the stars and stripes early today as a group of citizen-soldiers from northwest Iowa prepared to head overseas. Sheldon fire and ambulance crews were set up on top of the Country Club Road overpass above Highway 60 Monday morning to display their appreciation for a Le … [Read more...]