Components
The Iowa Air National Guard consists of the following major units:
- 132d Fighter Wing
- Established 25 February 1941 (as: 124th Observation Squadron); operates: F-16 Fighting Falcon
- Stationed at: Des Moines Air National Guard Base
- Gained by: Air Combat Command
- The 132d Fighter Wing's operational mission is to deploy worldwide and execute directed tactical fighter sorties to destroy enemy forces, supplies, equipment, communications systems and installations with conventional weapons.
- 185th Air Refueling Wing
- Established 23 August 1946 (as: 174th Fighter Squadron); operates: KC-135R Stratotanker
- Stationed at: Sioux City Air National Guard Base, Sergeant Bluff
- Gained by: Air Mobility Command
- The mission of the 185 ARW is to provide mid-air refueling and mobility sustainment in direct support of the global mission of the Air Force.
Support Unit Functions and Capabilities:
- 133d Test Squadron
- Stationed at Fort Dodge, the 133d provides an effective and sustainable war fighting Command and Control (C2) capability through the professional test and evaluation of the Control and Reporting Center to include the development of future system upgrades and modernization.
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