Story by Staff Sgt. Rachel White | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division | 09.01.2025
For more than two decades, Master Sgt. Aaron Sassman has carried a piece of home wherever duty calls. A 22-year resident of Ames, Iowa, and proud Iowa State University alum, Sassman, a field artillery senior sergeant assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat team, 34th infantry Division, Iowa Army National Guard, has made it......
Courtesy Story | Submarine Readiness Squadron (SRS) 32 | 08.11.2025
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The crew of the newly commissioned Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Iowa (SSN 797) presented the submarine’s commissioning pennant to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds during a Veterans Day Parade kick-off at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 11, 2025. The cased pennant commemorates the commissioning of USS Iowa which took place at Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. on......
Story by William Costello | U.S. Army Human Resources Command | 06.24.2025
FORT KNOX, Ky. – The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Cpl. Melvin L. Huff, 19, an airman killed in action during World War II, will be interred Jun. 28 at Union Cemetery, Iowa Falls, Iowa. Linn’s Funeral Home will perform graveside services preceding the interment....
Story by Master Sgt. Michael Kelly | 132d Wing, Iowa Air National Guard | 04.25.2025
On April 24–25, 2025, the Iowa Air National Guard’s 132d Wing welcomed civilian employers to its airbase in Des Moines, Iowa for the annual Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) “Boss Lift” event. This initiative aims to strengthen the bond between service members and their civilian employers by providing firsthand insight into military operations....
Story by Frances Candelaria | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District | 12.23.2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works diligently to forge strong relationships with federal and state agencies across all districts to achieve thorough results on different programs and projects through combining resources, expertise, and departmental authority. Beyond collaboration on specific initiatives, the Rock Island District hosts and attends different partnership meetings to maintain......
Story by Claudia Neve | Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office | 11.13.2024
Dozens of noncommissioned officers (NCOs) gathered at Fort McCoy in mid-October to take part in Defender University training with the 649th Regional Support Group....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Nicolas A. Cloward | 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 07.03.2024
For more than 20 years, the Field-Feeding teams of the 116th and the 941st Quartermaster Detachments, have been whipping up food to sustain the soldiers of the Washington Army National Guard during drill weekends and annual training....
Story by 1st Lt. Matthew Doyle | 132d Wing, Iowa Air National Guard | 07.02.2024
PCS season runs from May until September, so having members of the 132d Comptroller Flight, Iowa Air National Guard, present to assist during this incredibly busy time was a major benefit to the USAFE Comptroller Squadron....
