Iowa Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Ashley K. Holbrook, of Ashton, Iowa, a Soldier with the 2168th Transportation Company from Sheldon, Iowa, adjusts the sights on her M203 Grenade Launcher during weapons quali More
Sgt. Steven Lucas, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a military policeman with the 186th Military Police Company, celebrates his 31st birthday by rappelling down a 30-foot tower. First Lt. Brett Blazicek of Des Moines, Io More
Pfc. Devon Anderson of Clarion, Iowa, a truck driver with the 2168th Transportation Company, Iowa Army National Guard, prepares to take a plunge while blindfolded and holding a rifle. Despite his poor swimming More
Staff Sgt. Grant Hurley, Motor Transport Operator, 2168 Transportation Company secures pallets of boxes onto a flatbed trailer in Cherokee, Iowa before delivering them to the Food Bank of Siouxland in Sioux City, Iowa.
Cpl. Austin Stolze, Motor Transport Operator, 2168 Transportation Company guides a M915 truck to the Food Bank of the Heartland in Omaha, Neb. on May 7, 2020. Soldiers transported food in a refrigerated trailer More
Soldiers from Company D, 334th Brigade Support Battalion set up tents in support of the "Test Iowa" site in Denison. The Iowa National Guard assists with traffic flow and logistical support for the drive throug More
A sign for lane one points to a tent for residents surrounding Storm Lake, Iowa, to get tested for COVID-19 at a pop up "Test Iowa" site on May 16, 2020. Test Iowa is a joint effort from the Iowa Department of More
Col. Derek Adams, right, Commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Regiment, Army National Guard speaks to Master Sgt. Richard Mogensen, middle, 185th Air Refuelig Wing, Air National Guard, and Senior A More
Lt. Col. De Pennings, Test Iowa Officer in Charge, 185th Air Refueling Wing, speaks to Brig. Gen. Steve Kremer, Assistant Adjutant General-Readiness, during the opening of a new Test Iowa COVID-19 testing site More
Spc. Kierra Mckernan gets instructions from Iowa Department of Health staff before testing for COVID-19 before the opening of the Test Iowa site in Council Bluffs on May 29, 2020. The Iowa National Guard has be More
Members of Troop C, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment conducted a send off ceremony as they deploy to U.S. Africa Command area of operation in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in LeMars on June 1, 2020. More
Members of the 185th Air Refueling Wing receive a class on hand and arm signals to back up a semi truck and trailer by Sgt. Taylor Tennapel, Motor Transport Operator, 2168th Transportation Company, Iowa Army Na More
Lt. Col. William Acosta-trejo, Staff Judge Advocate, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, gives a JAG brief to the call center on the Air Base in Sioux City on June 12, 2020. Classes have been con More
Army and Air National Guard leadership visit Task Force West headquarters at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City on June 17, 2020. Task Force West has served throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by providing More
Col. Stephanie Samenus, Commander, Task Force West, 185th Air Refueling Wing introduces Col. Michael Crawford, State Command Chaplain, Iowa Army National Guard to Task Force West during a visit to the Headquart More
Col. Mark Coble, Commander, Task Force Highlander, Iowa Army National Guard, visits the west call center to observe operations in Sioux City on June 30, 2020. Task Force Highlander combined with Task Forces Wes More
Senior Master Sgt. Greg Patten, Security Forces Operations Superintendent, 185th Air Refueling Wing sits next to his wife Capt. Ashley Patten, KC-135 Pilot, 185th ARW during a surprise promotion ceremony in Sio More
An MQ-1 Predator Drone sits in front of a hanger at the 185th Air Refueling Wing after getting a new coat of paint in Sioux City on July 2, 2020. The 185th paint facility recieved the MQ-1 to prepare and apply More
Soldiers from three different Iowa National Guard companies, the 2168th Transportation Company, 186th Military Police Company and 209th Medical Company, rappel down a 30-foot wall at Fort McCoy, Wis., during th More
Sgt. Nathan Elwood of Stanton, Iowa, a truck driver with the 2168th Transportation Company, leaps, blindfolded and with a rifle, into a swimming pool during combat water survival training. The training was part More
Staff Sgt. Grant Hurley, left, Motor Transport Operator, 2168 Transportation Company, Josh White, middle, General Manager, Americold, Specialist Erika Sanchez, right, Motor Transport Operator, 2168 Transportati More
Staff Sgt. Grant Hurley, Motor Transport Operator, 2168 Transportation Company backs a M915 truck to the Food Bank of the Heartland in Omaha, Neb. on May 7, 2020. Soldiers transported food in a refrigerated tra More
An Army Medic from Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, assist nurses from the Iowa Department of Public Health to test for COVID-19 on May 16, 2020. Test Iowa is a joint e More
Col. Derek Adams, right, Commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Regiment, Army National Guard returns a salute from Senior Airment Tristan Moffitt, left, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Air National Guard More
Brig. Gen. Steve Kremer, Assistant Adjutant General-Readiness, speaks with Pfc. Cole Kaster and Pfc. Riley De Weerd with the 2168th Transportation Company during the first day of Test Iowa COVID-19 testing site More
Lt. Col. Jason Kolacia, Council Bluffs testing site Officer in Charge, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Air National Guard, pretends to show a barcode to a staff member from the Iowa Department of Public Health during More
Army and Air National Guard members use tablets and phones provided by the Iowa Department of Public Health to make calls at the COVID-19 call center in Sioux City, Iowa on June 3, 2020. Call centers assist IDP More
Maj. Neil Daniels, Officer in Charge, Task Force West, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, recommended Sgt. 1st Class Chris Jorgensen, Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, TF West, 2nd BCT, 34th ID, More
Col. Michael Crawford, State Command Chaplain, Iowa Army National Guard listens to Capt. Joseph Whalen, Engineer Officer, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Regiment as he gives his daily update brief durin More
Col. Mark Coble, Commander, Task Force Highlander, Iowa Army National Guard, visits with Capt. Gabe Tramp, Officer in Charge, Test Iowa Council Bluffs, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Air National Guard at a testing More
Senior Master Sgt. Greg Patten, Security Forces Operations Superintendent, 185th Air Refueling Wing has his previous rank of Master Sgt. removed by his son, Gabriel, as his wife Capt. Ashley Patten, KC-135 Pilo More
Iowa Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Ashley K. Holbrook, of Ashton, Iowa, a Soldier with the 2168th Transportation Company from Sheldon, Iowa, takes aim at a target before firing an M203 Grenade Launcher during More
Staff Sgt. Grant Hurley, Motor Transport Operator, 2168 Transportation Company, helps employees of the Food Bank of Siouxland unload pallets of boxes after delivering them from Cherokee Iowa. These boxes will a More
Soldiers from Company D, 334th Brigade Support Battalion carry supplies in support of the "Test Iowa" site in Denison. The Iowa National Guard assists with traffic flow and logistical support for the drive thro More
An Army Medic from Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, prepares to assist nurses from the Iowa Department of Public Health to test for COVID-19 on May 16, 2020. Test Iowa More
Col. Derek Adams, left, Commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, observes Spc. Esau Vasquez, a member of the Task Force West call center at the 185th Air Refueling Wing Air Base, Sioux City, More
Capt. Jonathan Bluemke, Medical Operations Officer, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Army National Guard, prepares to get a practice test from a staff member from the Iowa Department of Public H More
Staff Sgt. David Mertz, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Air National Guard prepares to make a call at the COVID-19 call center in Sioux City, Iowa on June 3, 2020. Call centers assist the Iowa Department of Public He More
Brig. Gen. Shawn Ford, Deputy Adjutant General, Iowa Air National Guard presents a coin to Sgt. Adan Garcia-Marquez, administrative non-commissioned officer, Task Force West, Headquarters and Headquarters Compa More
Col. Michael Crawford, State Command Chaplain, Iowa Army National Guard and Command Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Donovan, 185th Air Refueling Wing visit the call center, Task Force West and 185th ARW in Sioux City More
Col. Mark Coble, Commander, Task Force Highlander, Iowa Army National Guard, visits with Soldiers and Airman at a testing site in Council Bluffs on June 30, 2020. Task Force Highlander combined with Task Forces More
Senior Master Sgt. Greg Patten, Security Forces Operations Superintendent, 185th Air Refueling Wing has his new rank of Senior Master Sgt. "pinned" by his son, Gabriel, as his wife Capt. Ashley Patten, KC-135 P More
Josh White, left, General Manager, Americold, loads a pallet of boxes onto a flatbed trailer in Cherokee, Iowa, for Staff Sgt. Grant Hurley, Motor Transport Operator, 2168 Transportation Company and Sgt. Matthe More
Staff Sgt. Grant Hurley, Motor Transport Operator, 2168 Transportation Company, adjusts some food with a Food Bank of the Heartland employee after getting loaded into a refrigerated trailer in Omaha, Neb. on Ma More
Senior Master Sgt. Douglas Harms, Flight and Operational Medical Technician, 132d Wing, assist with the "Test Iowa" testing site, Denison. The Iowa National Guard helps with traffic flow and logistical support More
A nurse from the Iowa Department of Public Health pretends to administer a test for COVID-19 during a practice drive through on May 16, 2020. Test Iowa is a joint effort from the Iowa Department of Public Healt More
Col. Derek Adams, left, Commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, observes Staff Sgt. Jared Watson, a member of the Task Force West call center at the 185th Air Refueling Wing Air Base, Sioux More
Brig. Gen. Steve Kremer, Assistant Adjutant General-Readiness, speaks with Pfc. Cole Kaster with the 2168th Transportation Company, Army National Guard during the first day of Test Iowa COVID-19 testing site in More
Lt. Col. De Pennings, Iowa Test Site Officer in Charge, 185th Air Refueling Wing, recommended Sr. Airman Eric Jeronimo, Personnel Specialist, 185th ARW, to receive a coin for excellence from State Command Chief More
Col. Stephanie Samenus, Commander, Task Force West, 185th Air Refueling Wing plays a game with members of the call center during a visit from the State Command Chaplain. Task Force West has served throughout th More
Senior Master Sgt. Greg Patten, Security Forces Operations Superintendent, 185th Air Refueling Wing has his new rank of Senior Master Sgt. "pinned" on by his wife Capt. Ashley Patten, KC-135 Pilot, 185th ARW du More
Spc. Thomas Lane, Motor Transport Operator, 2168 Transportation Company opens the door of a refrigerator trailer before backing into the Food Bank of the Heartland in Omaha, Neb. on May 7, 2020. Soldiers transp More
Lt. Col. DeAnna Pennings, Security Forces Squadron Commander, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Lt. Col. Justin Kolacia, Officer in Charge "Test Iowa' Denison site, 133rd Test Squadron, and Capt. Michael Halbur, Comman More
Lt. Col. De Pennings, test site Officer in Charge, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, speaks to an officer from the Iowa State Patrol at the Storm Lake “Test Iowa” site on May 16, 2020. Test Iow More
Col. Derek Adams, left, Commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Command Chief Master Sgt. Joe Donovan, center, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Col. Stephanie Samenus, right, Task Force West Comman More
Brig. Gen. Steve Kremer, Assistant Adjutant General-Readiness, speaks with Lt. Col. De Pennings, testing site Officer in Charge, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Air National Guard, Col. Stephanie Samenus, Task Force More
Maj. Neil Daniels, Officer in Charge, Task Force West, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Col. Stephanie Samenus, Commander, Task Force West, 185th Air Refueling Wing, and a member of the call cen More
Col. Mark Coble, Commander, Task Force Highlander, Iowa Army National Guard, visits with Capt. Michael Halbur, Officer in Charge, Test Iowa Storm Lake, Army National Guard and 1st Lt. Matt Wulf, second in charg More
Lt. Col. Deanna Pennings, Security Forces Commander, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Air National Guard speaks to friends and family of Senior Master Sgt. Greg Patten, Security Forces Operations Superintendent, 185th More
Airmen 1st Class Cori Flatt, 132nd Wing, and Senior Master Sgt. Douglas Harms, Flight and Operational Medical Technician, 132d Wing, assist with the "Test Iowa" testing site, Denison. The Iowa National Guard he More
Brig. Gen. Larry Christensen, Chief of Staff, Iowa Air National Guard, speaks to members of Task Force West after presenting coins of excellence to Service Members. Task Force West has served throughout the COV More
Col. Mark Muckey, Commander, 185th Air Refueling Wing, speaks to family, friends and Senior Master Sgt. Greg Patten after his promotion during a surprise ceremony in Sioux City on June 1, 2020. Patten's family More
An MQ-1 Predator Drone gets pushed back to the 185th Air Refueling Wing's Paint Facility after taking a photo in front of a hanger in Sioux City on July 2, 2020. The 185th paint facility recieved the MQ-1 to pr More
Soldiers from Company D, 334th Brigade Support Battalion direct traffic in support of the "Test Iowa" site in Denison. The Iowa National Guard helps with traffic flow and logistical support for the drive throug More
Brig. Gen. Steve Kremer, Assistant Adjutant General-Readiness looks into the Test Iowa COVID-19 testing site tent at Sioux Center on May 27, 2020. The Iowa National Guard has been activated by the Governor to p More
Airman 1st Class Ciara Tullis, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Air National Guard, gives the proper hand and arm signals to back up a semi truck and trailer after a class at the Air Base in Sioux City on June 10, 202 More
Brig. Gen. Larry Christensen, Chief of Staff, Iowa Air National Guard, speaks to Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot, Public Affairs during a visit from leadership of the Iowa National Guard to Task Force West More
Col. Mark Coble, Commander, Task Force Highlander, Iowa Army National Guard, visits with Airman from the 185th Air Refueling Wing at a Test Iowa site in Storm Lake on June 30, 2020. Task Force Highlander combin More
Capt. Ashley Patten, KC-135 Pilot, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Air National Guard presents flowers to her husband Senior Master Sgt. Greg Patten after getting promoted during a surprise ceremony in Sioux City on More
Members of the Neb. National Guard break down boxes and load them into a cardboard baler to recycle at the Food Bank of the Heartland in Omaha, Neb. on May 7, 2020. The Iowa National Guard delivered food to the More