Photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Nelson | Joint Force Headquarters - Iowa National Guard | 02.26.2016
“You don’t get from 12 individuals to over 900 Airmen without the support and hard work of our community and its people,” said Col. Shawn Ford, the 132nd Wing commander, during the Des Moines-based Wing’s 75th anniversary Feb. 26, as Iowa Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Tim Orr, looks on. From its humble beginnings as the 124th Observation Squadron in 1941, to piloting MQ-9 Reaper......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Nelson | Joint Force Headquarters - Iowa National Guard | 02.26.2016
Cutting the cake at the 75th anniversary of the 132nd Wing are (from left to right) Maj. Gen. Tim Orr, adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard, Master Sgt. Don Worrell, Airman 1st Class Justin Hopp, and Col. Shawn Ford, 132nd Wing commander. Worrell and Hopp continued an age-old military tradition of the oldest and youngest service member cutting their branch’s cake, with Worrell......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Kelly | 132d Wing, Iowa Air National Guard | 03.23.2014
Col. Shawn Ford, commander 132d Wing, addresses members of the 132d Wing during a commander's call on November 5, 2016, at the Des Moines Airbase, Iowa. Ford congratulated the members on achieving a successful year and shared his vision for the future. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michael J. Kelly)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Kelly | 132d Wing, Iowa Air National Guard | 03.23.2014
Col. Shawn Ford, commander 132d Wing, addresses members of the 132d Wing during a commander's call on November 5, 2016, at the Des Moines Airbase, Iowa. Ford congratulated the members on achieving a successful year and shared his vision for the future. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michael J. Kelly)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Kelly | 132d Wing, Iowa Air National Guard | 03.22.2014
Col. Shawn Ford, commander 132d Wing, addresses members of the 132d Wing during a commander's call on November 5, 2016, at the Des Moines Airbase, Iowa. Ford congratulated the members on achieving a successful year and shared his vision for the future. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michael J. Kelly)...