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  • Air Force Academy cadets visit 132d Wing

    39 cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Squadron 29 from Colorado Springs, Colorado visited the 132d Wing in Des Moines, Iowa, September 16-17, 2017 as part of an Iowa National Guard tour.  The cadets also visited the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa and Camp Dodge in Johnston,

  • 132nd Wing tests ISRG capabilities in joint DOMOPS exercise

    Whether it’s a natural disaster or a missing person; the city, county or state government may call upon the Air National Guard for assistance. On August 24, 2017, the 132nd Wing conducted a joint Army and Air National Guard domestic operations (DOMOPS) training exercise along with the Civil Air

  • 132d Wing leads through education second year in a row

    Education has increasingly become more important to the 132d Wing, which was evident last year when the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) released the 2015 rankings of about 90 Air National Guard (ANG) units. The 132d Wing was number one in CCAF’s awarded and the 185th Air Refueling Wing of

  • Iowa Army, Air National Guard medics train with UK, Kosovo medical team

    Building on six years of partnership, Soldiers and Airmen of the Iowa National Guard together with members of the Medical Company (Medcoy) of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) participated in a two-week, multi-dimensional, medical training course and field training exercise this month at the

  • Medical Group welcomes new commander

    The 132nd Medical Group (MDG) at the 132nd Wing in Des Moines, Iowa welcomed a new commander on May 7, 2017, during a change of command ceremony.

  • 132d Wing Airman places in top three at Small Arms Championship

    Tech. Sgt. Matthew Waechter, 132d Operations Group, competed in the U.S. Army Small Arms Championship as part of the Iowa National Guard team at Fort Benning, Ga March 12-18.      Waechter and his three teammates (one other Airman and two Soldiers) took second place overall out of 35 teams

  • 132nd Wing trains in Hawaii to support future contingency operations

    On February 11, 2017, roughly 40 members of the 132nd Wing consisting of Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS), Safety and Finance participated in a 15 day Deployment for Training (DFT) opportunity at the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard (HANG) at Hickam Field, Hawaii.“It is important for me, as a

  • Cub Scout Pack 95 visits the 132d Wing

    13 Cub Scouts of Pack 95 visited the 132d Wing on Saturday March 4, 2017 to learn more about the Air National Guard’s role and mission.         The scouts toured the base, learned about the wing’s missions and received safety demonstrations from 132d Airmen.        “I wanted them to them gain some

  • 132nd Wing hosts Individual Ready Reserve Muster

    The 132nd Wing hosted a regional Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) Muster as part of the annual national call-up on June 24 at the Des Moines Airbase, Des Moines, Iowa.    Approximately 117 IRR members consisting of former Air Force Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve servicemembers attended the

  • 132nd Wing celebrates its legacy during 75th anniversary celebration

        The 132nd Wing, Iowa Air National Guard celebrated its 75th anniversary on Saturday, June 11 at the Des Moines Airbase, Des Moines, Iowa.    The event, attended by hundreds of current Airmen, families and alumni, featured multiple static aircraft displays from different generations of flight,