RMP2FR56–A U.S. Air Force KC-135, from the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, is refueling a U.S. Air Force F-16 from the South Dakota Air National Guard’s 114th Fighter Wing, based in Sioux Falls, SD while above Lake Andes, South Dakota, on September 22, 2016. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RMWB0DA2–Crew chiefs finish preparing a U.S. Air Force KC-135 for flight at the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa on August 22, 2019. U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt Vincent De Groot 185th ARW/PA
RMP44R36–Col Lawrence Christensen, 185th Air Refueling Wing Commander, Iowa Air National Guard and Colonel Jim Walker 185th Operations Group commander, greet Senior Master Sgt. Chuck Heald at the bottom of the air stair of a KC-135R Stratotanker, in Sioux City, Iowa on June 11, 2016 after returning from Al Udeid Air Base. 185th ARW unit members and aircraft were temporarily assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Al Udeid since February, where they were providing midair refueling support for U.S. and partner nation aircraft in direct support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. A
RM2HXA767–Crew chiefs from the Iowa Air National Guard recover a U.S. Air Force KC-135, tail number 62-3549 on the ramp in Sioux City, Iowa on March 1, 2022. The aircraft has just been transferred from McConnell Air Force Base to the Iowa National Guard. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RMM424TG–A U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing is bathed in a cloud of exhaust from a portable heating unit being used to warm the cockpit in preparation of an early morning take off in Sioux City, Iowa on February 10, 2018. With early morning temperatures in double digits below zero, crew chiefs from the 185th ARW are preparing the aircraft for flight during their February training weekend. U.S. Air National Guard photo by: Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot
RM2M5CHWM–Crew chiefs from the Iowa Air National Guard recover a U.S. Air Force KC-135, tail number 62-3549 on the ramp in Sioux City, Iowa on March 1, 2022. The aircraft has just been transferred from McConnell Air Force Base to the Iowa National Guard. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2MATCBJ–Staff Sgt. Zach Simons, a 185th Air Refueling Wing Security Forces member, replaces his target June 4, 2022, at the 185th ARW firing range in Sioux City, Iowa. Simons, along with the other Security Forces personnel are conducting their annual weapons qualification training.
RF2RF95N0–Air National Guard Airmen training at the 185th ARW in Sioux City, Iowa, June 4, 2023. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Tylon Chapman
RM2NJ8WEE–U.S. Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawks taxi down the flight line at the 185th Air Refueling Wing at Sioux City, Iowa, August 6, 2022. The Blackhawks transported members of the Iowa Army and Air National Guard to the 185th ARW for the unit’s Change of Command ceremony.
RMDA14EC–185th Air Refueling Wing KC-135s Sioux City IA
RM2MATCBA–185th Air Refueling Wing Security Forces member Senior Airman Ethan Hanson, shoots an M18 pistol on June 4, 2022, at the 185th ARW firing range in Sioux City, Iowa. Hanson, along with the other Security Forces personnel must complete the weapons qualification training annually.
RMCBP9HH–A group of KC-135 Stratotankers from the Iowa Air National Guard's 185th Air Refueling Wing taxi before leaving heir home base Sept. 3, 2009, at Sioux City regional airport. The aircraft are departing for a local air refueling mission.
RM2JB37FW–62-3549, a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker operated by the 185th Air Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard, United States Air Force, arriving at Prestwick International Airport in Ayrshire, Scotland. The aircraft was supporting 10 Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt IIs as they headed back to the USA, after participating in Exercise Swift Response.
RMDCJ68K–A CH-47F Chinook Helicopter from the Iowa Army National Guard’s B-2-211 General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB) from Davenport, Iowa lifts an A-7D Corsair at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa. The vintage Corsair is being brought to Camp
RMM636Y1–A U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing is bathed in a cloud of exhaust from a portable heating unit being used to warm the cockpit in preparation of an early morning take off in Sioux City, Iowa on February 10, 2018. With early morning temperatures in double digits below zero, crew chiefs from the 185th ARW are preparing the aircraft for flight during their February training weekend. U.S. Air National Guard
RM2HXA75K–Crew chiefs from the Iowa Air National Guard recover a U.S. Air Force KC-135, tail number 62-3549 on the ramp in Sioux City, Iowa on March 1, 2022. The aircraft has just been transferred from McConnell Air Force Base to the Iowa National Guard. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2HXA78N–Retirement day for a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 57-2606 from the Iowa Air National Guard after 65 years’ service. The aircraft is being given fuel on the ramp at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa on March 10, 2022 in preparation for departure to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group or AMARG at Davis-Monthon Air Force Base where it will be retired. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2M5CHR2–A pilot waves through and open window from the co-pilot seat of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 as crew chiefs from the Iowa Air National Guard recover the aircraft after landing at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa on March 1, 2022. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2MATCBH–Master Sgt. Micah Larson, the 185th Air Refueling Wing Security Forces Unit Training Manager, instructs Security Forces personnel on their training on June 4, 2022, at the 185th ARW firing range in Sioux City, Iowa. The security forces members must complete weapons qualification training annually.
RM2NJ8PP4–U.S. Air National Guard Col. Sonya L. Morrison, 185th Air Refueling Wing Commander, speaks to 185th ARW personnel at her Change of Command ceremony at the 185th Air Refueling Wing at Sioux City, Iowa, August 6, 2022. Morrison is replacing Col. Mark A. Muckey as wing commander.
RMDCJ67A–A CH-47F Chinook Helicopter from the Iowa Army National Guard’s B-2-211 General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB) from Davenport, Iowa lifts an A-7D Corsair at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa. The vintage Corsair is being brought to Camp
RM2JB31C7–59-1519, a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker operated by the 185th Air Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard, United States Air Force, arriving at Prestwick International Airport in Ayrshire, Scotland. The aircraft was supporting 10 Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt IIs as they headed back to the USA, after participating in Exercise Swift Response.
RMEJRJTN–U.S. Soldiers assigned to the Iowa Army National Guard assist local police with traffic and crowd control as search and rescue teams patrol flooded streets in search of stranded citizens in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 12, 2008. Iowa National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are working with state and local agencies to provide security and help with flood relief operations. Staff Sgt. Oscar Sanchez,
RMKPYKYP–Mr. Gary Schmidt 185th Air Refueling Wing Family Programs Manager takes donated care packages to the U.S. Post Office on December 14, 2017. The packages will be shipped to 185th ARW unit members who are deployed to a variety of locations around the world. U.S. Air National Guard
RMEH0FE3–An F-22 Raptor flies during a refueling mission during Sentry Savannah 15-1 Feb. 15, 2015. More than 1,400 total-force service members from the Washington D.C. Air National Guard, Minnesota Air National Guard (Duluth) and Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., gathered in Savannah, Ga., to support the Sentry Savannah 15-1 exercise.
RM2HXA795–An Iowa Air National Guard Airmen loads equipment through the crew hatch of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 57-2606 at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa on March 10, 2022. The aircraft is being prepared for departure to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group or AMARG at Davis-Monthon Air Force Base where it will be retired. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2M5CHWD–Crew chiefs from the Iowa Air National Guard recover a U.S. Air Force KC-135, tail number 62-3549 on the ramp in Sioux City, Iowa on March 1, 2022. The aircraft has just been transferred from McConnell Air Force Base to the Iowa National Guard. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2CTF230–Airmen from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City unload personal bags from the back of a U.S. Air Force KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the New Hampshire Air National Guard’s 157th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa on September 17, 2020. The aircraft is delivering members of the 185th ARW back to Sioux City following a mobility training exercises. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt Vincent De Groot
RM2M5F2YA–Retirement day for a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 57-2606 from the Iowa Air National Guard after 65 years’ service. The aircraft is being given fuel on the ramp at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa on March 10, 2022 in preparation for departure to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group or AMARG at Davis-Monthon Air Force Base where it will be retired. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2HXA792–A U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 57-2606 on the ramp in Sioux City, Iowa on March 10, 2022 with diamond nose art created in celebration of the Sioux City Air National Guard’s 75th anniversary. 185th Air crew are preparing for departure to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group or AMARG at Davis-Monthon Air Force Base where the aircraft will be retired. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2M5CHPY–An Iowa Air National Guard pilot exits the crew hatch of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 on the ramp in Sioux City, Iowa on March 1, 2022. The side of the aircraft tail number 57-2606 has a silhouette of the state of Iowa with the names of the assigned crew chiefs. The diamond nose art was created in celebration of the Sioux City Air National Guard’s 75th anniversary. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2NJ8P8K–U.S. Air National Guard Col. Sonya L. Morrison, 185th Air Refueling Wing Commander, speaks to 185th ARW personnel at her Change of Command ceremony at the 185th Air Refueling Wing at Sioux City, Iowa, August 6, 2022. Morrison is replacing Col. Mark A. Muckey as wing commander.
RM2M5F2YG–An Iowa Air National Guard Airmen loads equipment through the crew hatch of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 57-2606 at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa on March 10, 2022. The aircraft is being prepared for departure to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group or AMARG at Davis-Monthon Air Force Base where it will be retired. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2M666KA–Chief Master Sgt. Mellisa Sanchez, 185th Air Refueling Wing Medical Group Superintendent demonstrates spine stabilization on a student who is attending a career fair at the 185th ARW in Sioux City, Iowa on April 6, 2022. U.S. Air National Guard photo by A1C Olivia Monk.
RM2JB37AE–62-3549, a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker operated by the 185th Air Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard, United States Air Force, arriving at Prestwick International Airport in Ayrshire, Scotland. The aircraft was supporting 10 Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt IIs as they headed back to the USA, after participating in Exercise Swift Response.
RMPKF9DP–Staff Sgt. Justin Kernen 132d Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, Des Moines, Iowa works with 185th Air Refueling Wing Crew Chief, Staff Sgt. Layton Welsh fueling a U.S. Air Force KC-135 on the morning of August 10, 2018 in Sioux City, Iowa. Kernen is on loan to the 185th ARW this week performing annual training. U.S. Air National Guard
RM2HXA78M–Retirement day for a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 57-2606 from the Iowa Air National Guard after 65 years’ service. The aircraft is cleared for departure at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa on March 10, 2022 en route to its final destination at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group or AMARG at Davis-Monthon Air Force Base where it will be retired. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RMM3J3B6–A U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing is bathed in a cloud of exhaust from a portable heating unit being used to warm the cockpit in preparation of an early morning take off in Sioux City, Iowa on February 10, 2018. With early morning temperatures in double digits below zero, crew chiefs from the 185th ARW are preparing the aircraft for flight during their February training weekend. U.S. Air National Guard photo by: Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot
RM2HXA78Y–The boom assembly on the tail end of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 on the ramp at the Iowa Air National Guard in Sioux City, Iowa on March 1, 2022. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2M666KC–Tech Sgt. Rueben Castro, 185th ARW maintenance, talks with students who are attending a first of its kind career fair at the Iowa Air Guard Unit in Sioux City, Iowa hosted by the 185th ARW on April 6, 2022. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot.
RM2HXA79J–A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker tail number 57-2606 from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing as it appeared in 2009 with “Free Bird” nose art takes off on September 3, 2009. U.S. Air National Guard photo Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2M5F311–Retirement day for a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 57-2606 from the Iowa Air National Guard after 65 years’ service. The aircraft is cleared for departure at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa on March 10, 2022 en route to its final destination at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group or AMARG at Davis-Monthon Air Force Base where it will be retired. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2JB31F7–59-1519, a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker operated by the 185th Air Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard, United States Air Force, arriving at Prestwick International Airport in Ayrshire, Scotland. The aircraft was supporting 10 Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt IIs as they headed back to the USA, after participating in Exercise Swift Response.
RMT464MJ–Staff Sgt. Grant Armstrong, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Maintenance Squadron, shakes hands with 185th ARW Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Fennel, as he makes his way down the greeting line at the Welcome Home ceremony held at the Air National Guard base in Sioux City, Iowa on Saturday, March 2nd, 2019. (Air National Guard
RM2M666KM–Master Sgt. Jessie Stratman, 185th Air Refueling Wing Medical Group Administrator talks with students who are attending a first of its kind career fair at the Iowa Air Guard Unit in Sioux City, Iowa hosted by the 185th ARW on April 6, 2022. U.S. Air National Guard photo by A1C Olivia Monk.
RM2HXA78W–A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker tail number 57-2606 from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing as it appeared in 2009 with “Free Bird” nose art takes off on September 3, 2009. U.S. Air National Guard photo Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2NJ8WE2–U.S. Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawks park on the flight line at the 185th Air Refueling Wing at Sioux City, Iowa, August 6, 2022. The Blackhawks transported distinguished guests, including Maj. Gen. Benjamin J. Correll, Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard, of the Iowa Army and Air National Guard to the 185th ARW for the unit’s Change of Command ceremony.
RM2HXA71D–U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 62-3549 just assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard is on the ramp at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa. The aircraft was received from McConnell AFB on March 1, 2022. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2M5F316–A U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 57-2606 on the ramp in Sioux City, Iowa on March 10, 2022 with diamond nose art created in celebration of the Sioux City Air National Guard’s 75th anniversary. 185th Air crew are preparing for departure to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group or AMARG at Davis-Monthon Air Force Base where the aircraft will be retired. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2JB319D–59-1519, a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker operated by the 185th Air Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard, United States Air Force, arriving at Prestwick International Airport in Ayrshire, Scotland. The aircraft was supporting 10 Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt IIs as they headed back to the USA, after participating in Exercise Swift Response.
RM2M5CHP3–The boom assembly on the tail end of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 on the ramp at the Iowa Air National Guard in Sioux City, Iowa on March 1, 2022. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RMPWTREB–Senior Master Sgt. Joe Donovan 185th Air Refueling Wing Financial Management Superintendent, talks with Technical Sgt. Mike Winter 185th ARW Travel Pay Technician while at the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th ARW Financial Management office in Sioux City, Iowa on June 21, 2017. U.S. Air National Guard
RM2NJ8X0K–U.S. Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawks taxi down the flight line at the 185th Air Refueling Wing at Sioux City, Iowa, August 6, 2022. The Blackhawks transported distinguished guests, including Maj. Gen. Benjamin J. Correll, Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard, of the Iowa Army and Air National Guard to the 185th ARW for the unit’s Change of Command ceremony.
RM2HXA724–U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 62-3549 just assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard is on the ramp at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa. The aircraft was received from McConnell AFB on March 1, 2022. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2NH08E6–Staff Sgt. Tate Phelps 185th Air Refueling Wing Maintenance Group was selected as the 185th ARW 2022 Airmen of the year in the NCO category. U.S. Air Force photo SMSgt. Vincent De Groot
RMR977WJ–A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Statotanker assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa takes off from the Sioux City airport for a local flying mission on August 29, 2018. U.S. Air National Guard Photo by: Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW PA
RM2M5CHPR–A crew chief from the Iowa Air National Guard marshaling a U.S. Air Force KC-135 at the Iowa Air National Guard in Sioux City, Iowa on March 1, 2022. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2JB3183–59-1519, a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker operated by the 185th Air Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard, United States Air Force, arriving at Prestwick International Airport in Ayrshire, Scotland. The aircraft was supporting 10 Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt IIs as they headed back to the USA, after participating in Exercise Swift Response.
RMKM8YPW–fifteen members of the iowa air guard’s 132nd wing from des moines, iowa return to sioux city, iowa on november 21, 2017. the guardsmen have been in puerto rico where they were providing support for the hurricane maria security mission at the san juan airport since late september. the airman caught a ride home to iowa on a kc-135 from the 185th air refueling wing based in sioux city, iowa. u.s. air national guard photo by: master sgt. vincent de groot 185th arw pa/released
RM2NH08DR–Senior Airman Charles Saulsbury 185th Air Refueling Wing Medical Group, was selected as the 185th ARW 2022 Airmen of the year in the Airmen category. U.S. Air Force photo SMSgt. Vincent De Groot
RMR977WW–A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Statotanker assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa takes off from the Sioux City airport for a local flying mission on August 29, 2018. U.S. Air National Guard Photo by: Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW PA
RM2M5CHPB–U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 62-3549 just assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard is on the ramp at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa. The aircraft was received from McConnell AFB on March 1, 2022. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2JB37D4–62-3549, a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker operated by the 185th Air Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard, United States Air Force, arriving at Prestwick International Airport in Ayrshire, Scotland. The aircraft was supporting 10 Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt IIs as they headed back to the USA, after participating in Exercise Swift Response.
RMPKFE9T–Members of the Medical Group, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Ia., participate in the Savannah Storm Exercise at the Savannah Air National Guard Base in Georgia. The Medical Group's Medical Rapid Response Team (MRRT) prepares their go-bags for the upcoming mass-casualty exercise.
RM2NH08G0–Master Sgt. Jessica Bowen, 185th Air Refueling Wing Force Support Squadron, has been selected as the 185th ARW 2022 Outstanding Airmen of the Year in the Senior NCO category. U.S. Air Force photo SMSgt. Vincent De Groot
RMR977WE–A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Statotanker assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa takes off from the Sioux City airport for a local flying mission on August 29, 2018. U.S. Air National Guard Photo by: Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW PA
RM2GKBR22–185th Air Refueling Wing Physician Assistants Lt. Col. Tonja Winekauf and Capt. Paul Niles look over a list of patients who are scheduled to receive COVID vaccinations at the Iowa Air National Guard clinic in Sioux City, Iowa on March 6, 2021. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW PA
RM2M5CHPK–A crew chief from the Iowa Air National Guard signals for wheel chock while marshaling a U.S. Air Force KC-135 at the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa on March 1, 2022. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2MAYT3D–A large Detroit Diesel engine is in the Iowa Air National Guard maintenance shop after being remove from the rear of a 1996 Teledyne P23 “Crash Truck” at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa on June 8, 2022. 185th ARW mechanics are planning to overhaul the engine because it had developed an internal coolant leak. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot
RM2M5F2YM–Equipment on the ground near the crew hatch of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 57-2606 from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa on March 10, 2022. The aircraft is being prepared for departure to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group or AMARG at Davis-Monthon Air Force Base where it will be retired. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2JB3781–62-3549, a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker operated by the 185th Air Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard, United States Air Force, arriving at Prestwick International Airport in Ayrshire, Scotland. The aircraft was supporting 10 Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt IIs as they headed back to the USA, after participating in Exercise Swift Response.
RM2M5CHK8–A U.S. Air Force KC-135 with a large bat tail flash, tail number 57-2606 from the Iowa Air National Guard taxis on the ramp at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa on March 1, 2022. The aircraft is due to be decommission this month and sent to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group or AMARG at Davis-Monthon Air Force Base. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2JCJ3YG–62-3549, a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker operated by the 185th Air Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard, United States Air Force, departing from Prestwick International Airport in Ayrshire, Scotland. The aircraft was supporting 10 Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt IIs as they headed back to the USA, after participating in Exercise Swift Response.
RMPKFE9W–Members of the Medical Group, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Ia., participate in the Savannah Storm Exercise at the Savannah Air National Guard Base in Georgia. During the mass-casualty exercise, Medical Rapid Response Team (MRRT) members transfer an immobilized patient onto a litter for transport.
RMR977WK–A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Statotanker assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa takes off from the Sioux City airport for a local flying mission on August 29, 2018. U.S. Air National Guard Photo by: Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW PA
RM2HW4C7X–Warm moist air provides an ideal atmospheric condition where wake vortex are visible as they flow from the wings of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the Iowa Air National Guard on takeoff in Sioux City, Iowa on September 9, 2009. U.S. Air National Guard photo Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2MAYT3F–185th Air Refueling Wing vehicle mechanic Technical Sgt. Jason Lammers works to remove an 8 cylinder Detroit Diesel engine from the rear of a 1996 Teledyne P23 “Crash Truck” at the 185th Air Refueling Wing vehicle maintenance shop in Sioux City, Iowa on June 8, 2022. 185th ARW mechanics are overhauling the engine because it had developed an internal coolant leak. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot
RM2M5CHPE–A U.S. Air Force KC-135 on the ramp in Sioux City, Iowa on March 1, 2022 with diamond nose art created in celebration of the Sioux City Air National Guard’s 75th anniversary. The silhouetted aircraft represent each aircraft flown by the Iowa ANG unit since its beginnings in 1946. The thunderbolt represents many of the first aircraft flown by the unit like the Thunderjet. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2JCJ3N8–62-3549, a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker operated by the 185th Air Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard, United States Air Force, departing from Prestwick International Airport in Ayrshire, Scotland. The aircraft was supporting 10 Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt IIs as they headed back to the USA, after participating in Exercise Swift Response.
RM2M5F2YB–Retirement day for a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 57-2606 from the Iowa Air National Guard after 65 years’ service. The aircraft is being given fuel on the ramp at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa on March 10, 2022 in preparation for departure to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group or AMARG at Davis-Monthon Air Force Base where it will be retired. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RMPKFE9R–Members of the Medical Group, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Ia., participate in the Savannah Storm Exercise at the Savannah Air National Guard Base in Georgia. Medical team members Maj. Lance Focht and Master Sgt. Brian Smith demonstrate the set-up and transport method using a wheeled litter carrier.
RM2M5CHKJ–A U.S. Air Force KC-135 with 75th anniversary markings, including a large bat tail flash, tail number 57-2606 from the Iowa Air National Guard taxis on the ramp at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa on March 1, 2022. The aircraft is due to be decommission and sent to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group or AMARG at Davis-Monthon Air Force Base. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2HW4C76–Warm moist air provides an ideal atmospheric condition where wake vortex are visible as they flow from the wings of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the Iowa Air National Guard on takeoff in Sioux City, Iowa on September 9, 2009. U.S. Air National Guard photo Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2MAYT31–185th Air Refueling Wing vehicle mechanic Technical Sgt. Jason Lammers works to remove an 8 cylinder Detroit Diesel engine from the rear of a 1996 Teledyne P23 “Crash Truck” at the 185th Air Refueling Wing vehicle maintenance shop in Sioux City, Iowa on June 8, 2022. 185th ARW mechanics are overhauling the engine because it had developed an internal coolant leak. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot
RM2JCJ3F4–62-3549, a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker operated by the 185th Air Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard, United States Air Force, departing from Prestwick International Airport in Ayrshire, Scotland. The aircraft was supporting 10 Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt IIs as they headed back to the USA, after participating in Exercise Swift Response.
RMPKFE9G–Members of the Medical Group, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Ia., participate in the Savannah Storm Exercise at the Savannah Air National Guard Base in Georgia. Capt. Paul Niles and Staff Sgt. Paul Murillo strap in Senior Airman Paul Wurth on the collapsible litter for transport during litter training.
RM2M5CHW5–A group of U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft on the ramp at the Iowa Air National Guard in Sioux City, Iowa on March 1, 2022. Tail number 57-2606 with the bat tail flash is scheduled to be decommissioned this month. Its replacement 62-3549 in the foreground, arrived in Sioux City on March 1, 2022 from McConnell Air Force Base. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2MA45TJ–041109-F-5570D-024. Base: Sioux City State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
RM2HW4CAA–Warm moist air provides an ideal atmospheric condition where wake vortex are visible as they flow from the wings of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the Iowa Air National Guard on takeoff in Sioux City, Iowa on September 9, 2009. U.S. Air National Guard photo Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2MAYT39–185th Air Refueling Wing vehicle mechanic Technical Sgt. Jason Lammers works on an 8 cylinder Detroit Diesel engine after removing it from the rear of a 1996 Teledyne P23 “Crash Truck” at the 185th Air Refueling Wing vehicle maintenance shop in Sioux City, Iowa on June 8, 2022. 185th ARW mechanics are overhauling the engine because it had developed an internal coolant leak. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot
RM2KFY0B6–Pastor Mark Bedford from First Presbyterian Church officiates at the funeral of former 185th Commander Col. Warren G.“Bud” Nelson at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Sioux City, Iowa on October 14, 2022. Nelson was the last World War II veteran to serve as 185th Commander when he retired in 1980, he passed this week away at the age of 97. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2JCJ3GK–62-3549, a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker operated by the 185th Air Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard, United States Air Force, departing from Prestwick International Airport in Ayrshire, Scotland. The aircraft was supporting 10 Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt IIs as they headed back to the USA, after participating in Exercise Swift Response.
RMPKFEA7–Members of the Medical Group, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Ia., participate in the Savannah Storm Exercise at the Savannah Air National Guard Base in Georgia. Lt. Col. Mohan Akella, triage physician, writes up his treatment assessment while Airmen 1st Class Shanah Herman, triage staff member, finishes vitals on the patient.
RM2MA45P5–041109-F-5570D-010. Base: Sioux City State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
RM2HW4C8W–Warm moist air provides an ideal atmospheric condition where wake vortex are visible as they flow from the wings of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the Iowa Air National Guard on takeoff in Sioux City, Iowa on September 9, 2009. U.S. Air National Guard photo Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2MPG3EE–Pastor Mark Bedford from First Presbyterian Church officiates at the funeral of former 185th Commander Col. Warren G.“Bud” Nelson at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Sioux City, Iowa on October 14, 2022. Nelson was the last World War II veteran to serve as 185th Commander when he retired in 1980, he passed this week away at the age of 97. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA
RM2JCJ3RP–62-3549, a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker operated by the 185th Air Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard, United States Air Force, departing from Prestwick International Airport in Ayrshire, Scotland. The aircraft was supporting 10 Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt IIs as they headed back to the USA, after participating in Exercise Swift Response.
RMKPYK9N–Stacks of care packages in the hallway outside the family programs office at the 185th Air Refueling Wing, ready to be mailed to deployed members of Sioux City, Iowa based Air National Guard unit on December 13, 2017. Care packages were packed by the Le Mars, Iowa High School Student Council and employees of the Premiere Bank Card Agency located in Dakota Dunes, S.D. U.S. Air National Guard
RM2MA45R4–041109-F-5570D-002. Base: Sioux City State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
RM2M5BR6P–U.S. Senator Joni Ernst visits the Iowa Air National Guard facility in Fort Dodge on February 24, 2022. Ernst is making the stop in Fort Dodge as part of her annual 99 county tour in 2022. The Air National Guard’s 133rd Test Squadron in Fort Dodge is tasked with testing and evaluating communication technologies for the U.S. Air Force. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot
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