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Adult Good Samaritan

Every other week for the past 14 years Senior Master Sgt. Howard Berkenbosch Jr. of the 132nd Maintenance Squadron, can be found at the Blood Center of Iowa donating blood. Since 1995, he has donated approximately 60 gallons of blood platelets. He was recognized as the Adult Good Samaritan at the eighth annual Heroes of the Heartland Breakfast, Thursday, March 4, 2010.(U.S. Air Force/Senior Master Sgt. Tim Day)(released)

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132d Fignter Wing unit member wins National Retention Award

Tech. Sgt. Paul Havran, Retention Office Manager for the 132nd Force Support Squadron, Des Moines, Iowa, assists a unit member with his extension and benefits package. Sgt. Havran was recently recognized as Rookie Retention Office Manager of the Year by the Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Linda E. Kephart)(released)

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Kids have fun and make slime with help from Iowa State Youth Coordinator

State Youth Coordinator Jeremy VanWyk (right) explains how to make ?slime? to children he is working with who?s parents are attending the Yellow Ribbon Event held at the Holiday Inn Airport in Des Moines, Iowa on March 6, 2010. Childcare services were offered so parents could attend the event, which is designed to assist military members who have returned home from deployment and offer assistance to them as they transition back into civilian life. (US Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Linda E. Kephart)(Released)

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Husband and wife attent Yellow Ribbon Event

Master Sgt. Kurt Kollasch (left) and wife Susan (middle) enjoy each others company as they review information about the YMCA with representative Michelle Brainard (right) at the Yellow Ribbon Event held at the Holiday Inn Airport on March 6, 2010. The Yellow Ribbon Event is designed to assist military members who have returned home from deployment and offer assistance to them as they transition back into civilian life. (US Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Linda E. Kephart)(Released)

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Military Medicine representitive explains program to airman

Staff Sgt. Taylor York (right) listens intently as Military Medicine (M2M) representative Heidi Carter (left) reviews information with him about what the M2M program has to offer. Sgt. York recently returned from deployment and is attending the Yellow Ribbon Event being held at the Holiday Inn Airport in Des Moines, Iowa on March 6, 2010. (US Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Linda E. Kephart)(Released)

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Airman receives coin from USAA representative

Staff Sgt. Joshua Brady (left) receives a coin from USAA Military Affairs Representative Michael Evans (right) at the Yellow Ribbon Event held at the Holiday Inn Airport in Des Moines, Iowa on March 6, 2010. The coin is being presented to Sgt. Brady as a ?thank you? for his service and time spent overseas on a recent deployment. (US Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Linda E. Kephart)(Released)

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Firefighters train Iraqi firefighters

Senior Airman Jon Linn, firefighter with the 447th ECES/CEF instructs and Iraqi firefighter in the proper use of an extraction saw at a training facility located at Sather AB, Iraq. In addition to Senior Airman Linn?s normal duties of firefighting, building and equipment inspections, trains Iraqi firefighters from the surrounding fire departments enabling them to handle their firefighting role when the United States Air Force is no longer present in the area. Senior Airman Linn is filling an Expeditionary Combat Support rotation and is from the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Welcome Home

Staff Sgt. Melody Stepp (civilian clothes) greets her husband Staff Sgt. Kyle Stepp, Christmas Eve day upon his return home from a deployment to Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa, deployed approximately 270 member aviation package as part of its scheduled Aerospace Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Master Sgt. Tim Day) (Released)

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Early Chirstmas Present

Amber Funk surprised her husband Staff Sgt. David Funk upon his return to 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa, with a t-shirt announcement of the sex of their child. Staff Sgt. Funk was deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq as part of the 132nd's AEF in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Master Sgt. Tim Day)(released)

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Welcome Home

Over five hundred family members, friends, and well wishers await the arrival of their loved ones in the west hanger of the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa on Christmas Eve day 2009. Unit members were retuning from an Aerospace Expeditionary Force deployment to Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Aircraft diverts, rain, sleet, and the third wave of snow to hit Iowa, didn?t dampen the spirits of those waiting. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Master Sgt. Tim Day) (Released)

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Tradition Continues

Master Sgt. Ted Davis, fulfilling a time honored tradition at the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa by carrying the American flag as he is the first to exit the aircraft of returning deplorers. Master Sgt Davis along with 270 members of the 132nd Fighter Wing returned December 24 to the Iowa Air National Guard Base located at the Des Moines International Airport, from Joint Base Balad, Iraq after filling an aviation package Aerospace Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Master Sgt. Tim Day)(Released)

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Welcome Home

Brig. Gen. Gregory Schwab, Deputy Adjutant General Air, Iowa National Guard, welcomes home Senior Airman Kelly Farris. Senior Airman Harris along with 250 other unit members returned to the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa Christmas Eve, 12/24/2009, after completing an AEF rotation to Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Master Sgt. Tim Day)(released)

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Capt. Luther Smith, Iowa Tuskegee Airman

Capt. Luther Smith speaks to a crowd of 300 gathered for the dedication ceremony of the Iowa Tuskegee Airmen Memorial held at the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines Iowa, November 9, 2002. Capt. Smith's plane number and name adorn the fiberglass P-51D replica that will be on static display at the main entrance of the 132nd Fighter Wing. The memorial is dedicated to all of Iowa's Tuskegee Airmen. The Iowa Tuskegee Airmen Memorial is a joint project between the Fort Des Moines Museum And Education Center and the Iowa Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Tim Day)(released)

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P-51 becomes Iowa Tuskegee Airmen Memorial

A replica P-51D unveiled during a dedication ceremony held at the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa, on November 9, 2002. The P-51D classically painted as a "Red Tail Angel", identified to all that the aircraft was being flown by the famed Tuskegee Airman of the 332nd Fighter Group. The P-51D will be on static display at the new main entrance of the 132nd Fighter Wing as the Iowa Tuskegee Airmen Memorial. The Mustang bears the names and numbers of two of Iowa's most famous flyers, number 93, flown by Capt. Robert Williams (Williams wrote the original manuscript for the 1995 HBO film "The Tuskegee Airmen") and number 10, flown by Capt. Luther Smith (Smith survived being shot down and held captive by the Germans with life threatening wounds). (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Tim Day)(released)

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Capt. Luther Smith, Iowa Tuskegee Airman

Capt. Luther Smith speaks to a crowd of 300 gathered for the dedication ceremony of the Iowa Tuskegee Airmen Memorial held at the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines Iowa, November 9, 2002. Capt. Smith's plane number and name adorn the fiberglass P-51D replica that will be on static display at the main entrance of the 132nd Fighter Wing. The memorial is dedicated to all of Iowa's Tuskegee Airmen. The Iowa Tuskegee Airmen Memorial is a joint project between the Fort Des Moines Museum And Education Center and the Iowa Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Tim Day)(released)

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Capt. Luther Smith, Final Flight

A replica of Capt. Luther Smith's P-51 on static display at the main gate of the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa, honors Iowa's Tuskegee Airmen for their contributions during World War II.

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Tuskegee Airman of the Week: Nov. 29 to Dec. 5

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Alicia Bollie of the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron is the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's Tuskegee Airman of the Week for Nov. 29 to Dec. 5, 2009. Among her accomplishments, Sergeant Bollie identified a cracked F-16 wing attach fitting, leading to a timely repair to keep the aircraft ready to fly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Allison M. Boehm)

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Airman Support AEF

Tech. Sgt. Paul Havran checks an Airman's identification tags and common access card (CAC) against a deployment passenger manifest in the deployment line set up in the main hangar of the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa on November 2, 2009. Sgt. Havran?s check point is the first stop for Airman deploying as part of the 132nd Fighter Wing's scheduled Aerospace Expeditionary Forces (AEF) rotation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Tim L. Day)(released)

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132nd Fighter Wing Deploys

During the early evening hours of November 02, 2009, deploying members of the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa board a contract carrier located on the south ramp of the 132nd as part of their scheduled Aerospace Expeditionary Forces (AEF) rotation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Tim L. Day)(released)

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132nd Fighter Wing Deploys

Tech. Sgt. Paul Havran checks an Airman's identification tags and common access card (CAC) against a deployment passenger manifest in the deployment line set up in the main hangar of the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa on November 2, 2009. Sgt. Havran?s check point is the first stop for Airman deploying as part of the 132nd Fighter Wing's scheduled Aerospace Expeditionary Forces (AEF) rotation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Senior Master Sgt. Tim L. Day)(released)

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