Cyclone Spirit Overseas: Iowa State Alum keeps tradition alive during deployments 

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by Peter Moeller | Nov 5, 2025 | Iowa National Guard

For more than two decades, Master Sgt. Aaron Sassman has carried a piece of home wherever duty calls. A 22-year resident of Ames, Iowa, and proud Iowa State University alum, Sassman, a field artillery senior sergeant assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery,...

Forward observers call for fire at JRTC 

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by Peter Moeller | Sep 29, 2025 | Iowa National Guard

Forward observers from 1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa Army National Guard, coordinate indirect fire missions during a training rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Johnson,...

Three-plane minimal interval takeoff 

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by Peter Moeller | Sep 26, 2025 | Iowa National Guard

Three U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing fly as part of a three-plane minimal interval takeoff from the 185th ARW in Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 26, 2025. The planes would fly to refuel U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs. (U.S....

Global War on Terror Wall of Remembrance visits Iowa (B-Roll) 

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by Peter Moeller | Sep 23, 2025 | Iowa National Guard

The Global War on Terror Wall of Remembrance, a traveling memorial, came to Iowa for the first time in its history, with a ceremony held in Solon, Iowa, Sept. 20, 2025. The wall bears the names of more than 10,000 service members who gave their lives in the fight...

Iowa National Guard Honor Guard at Iowa Corn 350 (B-Roll) 

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by Peter Moeller | Sep 18, 2025 | Iowa National Guard

The Iowa National Guard Honor Guard supported the 2025 Iowa Corn 350 Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2025. The video features the honor guard practicing and presenting the colors during the opening ceremony, along with scenes...