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Iowa Soldiers compete in national culinary competition

JOHNSTON, Iowa - Senior National Guard food advisors and a representative from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation traveled to a snow-covered Camp Dodge on January 24 to watch the team cook for a chance to win the 55th Philip A. Connelly...

From wrestling mat to motherhood, Iowa Soldier looks for “next best thing”

Long before women’s wrestling was sanctioned in the state of Iowa in 2022, Spc. Megan Black-Campion made a name for herself in the sport. Black-Campion qualified for the Iowa State wrestling tournament in 2012 with a broken wrist and became the first woman to win a...

132d Wing celebrates legacy of RC-26 program with final flight

After eight consecutive years of active service, the 132d Operations Group’s RC-26 Condor reconnaissance flying program was deactivated following a “final flight” of the aircraft January 27, 2023, at the 132d Wing in Des Moines, Iowa. The RC-26 program, directed by...

Iowa National Guard receives national recognition for Camp Dodge restoration project

Johnston, IA - The Iowa National Guard’s Construction and Facilities Management Office received national recognition for the Camp Dodge perimeter fence and gatehouse restoration project located on Northwest Beaver Drive in Johnston which was completed in the summer of...

Governor Reynolds appoints 28th Iowa Adjutant General

Gov. Kim Reynolds has selected Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Osborn as the 28th Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard.

Iowa National Guard receives national recognition for Camp Dodge restoration project

Johnston, IA - The Iowa National Guard’s Construction and Facilities Management Office received national recognition for the Camp Dodge perimeter fence and gatehouse restoration project located on Northwest Beaver Drive in Johnston which was completed in the summer of...

Governor Reynolds appoints 28th Iowa Adjutant General

Gov. Kim Reynolds has selected Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Osborn as the 28th Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard.

From wrestling mat to motherhood, Iowa Soldier looks for “next best thing”

Long before women’s wrestling was sanctioned in the state of Iowa in 2022, Spc. Megan Black-Campion made a name for herself in the sport. Black-Campion qualified for the Iowa State wrestling tournament in 2012 with a broken wrist and became the first woman to win a...

From wrestling mat to motherhood, Iowa Soldier looks for “next best thing”

Long before women’s wrestling was sanctioned in the state of Iowa in 2022, Spc. Megan Black-Campion made a name for herself in the sport. Black-Campion qualified for the Iowa State wrestling tournament in 2012 with a broken wrist and became the first woman to win a...

132d Wing celebrates legacy of RC-26 program with final flight

After eight consecutive years of active service, the 132d Operations Group’s RC-26 Condor reconnaissance flying program was deactivated following a “final flight” of the aircraft January 27, 2023, at the 132d Wing in Des Moines, Iowa. The RC-26 program, directed by...

132d Wing celebrates legacy of RC-26 program with final flight

After eight consecutive years of active service, the 132d Operations Group’s RC-26 Condor reconnaissance flying program was deactivated following a “final flight” of the aircraft January 27, 2023, at the 132d Wing in Des Moines, Iowa. The RC-26 program, directed by...

Iowa Wild Hockey Game Soldier Re-Enlistment

Ten Citizen Soldiers of both the United States Army Reserve and Iowa National Guard Re-enlisted for continued military service, by renewing their Oaths of Enlistment after the first quarter of the Iowa Wild Hockey Game.

Iowa Soldiers compete in national culinary competition

JOHNSTON, Iowa - Senior National Guard food advisors and a representative from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation traveled to a snow-covered Camp Dodge on January 24 to watch the team cook for a chance to win the 55th Philip A. Connelly...

Iowa Wild Hockey Game Soldier Re-Enlistment

Ten Citizen Soldiers of both the United States Army Reserve and Iowa National Guard Re-enlisted for continued military service, by renewing their Oaths of Enlistment after the first quarter of the Iowa Wild Hockey Game.

Iowa ANG marks 20-year milestone with souped-up tanker

Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing marks 20th year of flying the KC-135 air refueling aircraft.

Iowa National Guard’s top general announces retirement

Maj. Gen. Benjamin J. Corell intends to step down effective March 1 after serving three years as the Iowa National Guard’s commander. He was selected for the position by Gov. Kim Reynolds in August 2019.

Iowa ANG marks 20-year milestone with souped-up tanker

Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing marks 20th year of flying the KC-135 air refueling aircraft.

Saulsbury, Phelps, Bowen selected as 185th ARW 2022 Airmen of the Year

Senior Airman Charles Saulsbury, Staff Sgt. Tate Phelps, Master Sgt. Jessica Bowen, have been selected as the 185th Air Refueling Wing 2022 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.

Iowa State Student uses Guard membership to attend college debt free

Devon Feenstra uses his Iowa National Guard benefits to pay for his college education at Iowa State University.

Extraordinary day to day

Sgt. Tuan Nortman, an allied trade specialist, and Sgt. Nadia Guerdet, an automated logistics specialist, with the 3655 Classification and Inspection Company, Iowa Army National Guard, deployed together to Qatar and were involved in refugee operations during the U.S....

New year has Iowa Airmen back at work deicing aircraft following holiday snow

New year has Iowa Airmen back at work deicing aircraft following holiday snow.

VA nurse awarded Distinguished Flying Cross, second in history

Intensive Care Unit Nurse Manager at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System and Minnesota Air National Guard air transport nurse, Maj. Katie Lunning, with the 133rd Airlift Wing, will be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross January 7 at the 133rd Maintenance Group...

185th Medical Group Commander Lt Col Debbie Jacobsmeier promoted to Colonel

Lt. Col. Debbie Jacobsmeier is promoted to Colonel at a promotion ceremony in Sioux City over the December training weekend.

Saulsbury, Tate, Bowen selected as 185th ARW 2022 Airmen of the Year

Senior Airman Charles Saulsbury, Staff Sgt. Tate Phelps, Master Sgt. Jessica Bowen, have been selected as the 185th Air Refueling Wing 2022 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.

“Sully’s Lil Red Wagon:” Iowa Soldier gives back to community

JOHNSTON, Iowa – Shortly after Johnston, Iowa, saw its first snow in November 2022, Iowa National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Michael Sullivan pulled out his “Lil Red Wagon” for the third year in a row to start collecting donations for the Des Moines area homeless...

185th performs Iowa Nebraska football flyover

The Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing performed a flyover above Kinnick stadium prior to the Iowa vs Nebraska football “Heroes” game in Iowa City on November 25, 2022.

KC-135 operations return to Sioux City as runway reopens

U.S. Air Force KC-135 aircraft operations return to the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City after seven-month hiatus.

National Guard provides critical cyber security for midterm elections

ARLINGTON, Va. – As the eyes of the nation turn to Tuesday’s midterm elections, the integrity of polling and the security of the electoral process are the focus of National Guard cyberspace operations teams nationwide. During primary elections earlier this year, the...

Samenus promoted to Brigadier General

Col. Stephanie S. Samenus, Chief of Staff of the Iowa Air National Guard, was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General during a formal ceremony at Joint Force Headquarters for the Iowa National Guard on November 5, 2022.

National Guard chaplains make history together, become first two women to serve as State Chaplains

JOHNSTON, Iowa – Two National Guard chaplains have made history together by becoming the first women to serve as State Chaplains, both in their states and in the country. Lt. Col. Martha Kester will serve the Iowa National Guard, while Lt. Col. Heather Simon will...

Col. Warren Nelson 185th’s last WWII veteran commander dies at 97

Former 185th Fighter Wing Commander Warren G. Nelson passed away at the age of 97. Iowa’s last WWII veteran commander was recalled for the Koran War and the Vietnam war. Nelson served with the Iowa National Guard for nearly 40 years.

Camp Dodge sports new indoor ACFT facility

JOHNSTON, Iowa – A new indoor Army Combat Fitness Test and training facility will be available for Soldiers to use at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, by the end of October 2022. The facility, called the Field House, cost just under $2 million build and was completed in...

Iowa Airmen build huge fabric structure in preparation for DOD Readiness Training project

Airmen from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineering Squadron were asked to build the donated structure that will be used to house DOD personal traveling to Woodbine, taking part in an Innovative Readiness Training building project in...

Historic Iowa National Guard railcars preserved at Boone Railroad Museum

JOHNSTON, Iowa – In September 1989, Camp Dodge Training Site purchased three flatbed railcars from the Chicago & North Western Transportation Company in Boone, Iowa, and began construction on a rail load training site on post. More than three decades later in...

Army slings historic Iowa F-80 to ANG paint facility

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the Iowa Army National Guard delivered an F-80 Shooting Star to the Air National Guard paint facility in Sioux City, Iowa this week. The F-80 had been on display at the Iowa National Guard headquarters at Camp Dodge in...

Iowa Air National Guard’s 133rd Test Squadron honors unit members at Fort Dodge ceremony

Airmen of the Iowa Air National Guard’s 133rd Test Squadron were honored at a ceremony on Sept. 10, 2022, at Fort Dodge, Iowa.

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ASSOCIATION NEWS

EANGUS legislative priorities make progress in Congress

Last week’s State Presidents and Legislative Workshops provided EANGUS members from across the nation an opportunity to learn, network, and embody the mission of the association through advocacy in Washington, D.C. The workshops were followed by visits to Capitol...

National Office Update: Interim Executive Director

The Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sergeant Major (Retired) Frank Yoakum as the Interim Executive Director. Sergeant Major Yoakum has dedicated a lifetime of service to the nation,...

Announcing the “Guard Your Finances” Course

EANGUS and the National Guard Relief Foundation are excited to announce a new partnership with the USAA Educational Foundation to enhance the financial literacy of National Guard service members. A new online course titled “Guard Your Finances," will be available on...

Professional Development opportunities abound at the EANGUS Conference

We receive a lot of questions as to whether it is proper to talk about professional associations during drill or in meetings. We asked NGB for a little help, and this is what they provided:“As a general rule, membership in these organizations in a personal capacity is...

2024 EANGUS Call to Conference

The 53rd Annual Conference of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) convenes at the Huntington Place Convention Center, 1 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI from Sunday, 18 August 2024 through Wednesday, 21 August 2024. All conference...

The National Guard Relief Foundation is Hiring!

National Guard Relief Foundation (NGRF) May 30, 2024 Announcement is made of a contract position opportunity with the EANGUS We Care for America Foundation, Inc., dba the National Guard Relief Foundation (NGRF) POSITION TITLE: Director SALARY: Salary will be...

Auction of Chase Elliott’s Darlington Throwback Gloves to Benefit the National Guard Relief Foundation

For the annual NASCAR Throwback race weekend at Darlington Raceway this year, Hendrick Motorsports and Chase Elliott are running a special paint scheme on the No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet ZL1 that honors Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s 2014 Daytona 500 win in the No. 88 National...

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