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Garrison/HQ. Johnston, Iowa. The Iowa Army National Guard is a state agency of the State of Iowa, with significant funding from the Federal Government of the United States; and a reserve component of the United States Army. It has dual Federal and State missions. It is empowered to function under control of the Governor, as a State asset in ...
The Iowa National Guard headquarters is at Camp Dodge in Johnston, several miles north of the state capital Des Moines. The facility serves double duty as a continuity of government facility for the state of Iowa, as well as hosting the central hub of the state's extensive fiber optic network. When National Guard troops are called to federal ...
The 113th Cavalry was constituted in the National Guard in 1921, assigned to the 24th Cavalry Division, and allotted to Iowa. The regimental headquarters was organized on 1 June 1921 at Iowa City, Iowa , by redesignation of the 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry (constituted in 1920; organized and federally recognized on 3 May 1921 at Iowa City).
History. 47th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia worn by 34th Infantry Brigade, now 2nd Brigade, 34th Division, 1968-91. The history of the 2nd Brigade Headquarters began in June, 1924 with the activation in Boone of Headquarters Battery and Combat Train, 2nd Battalion, 185th Field Artillery, a unit of the 34th Infantry Division. [1]
The Iowa soldiers from the 186th Military Police Company will leave this Sunday, Jan. 7, for a nine-month stay in Kosovo in southeastern Europe, according to a release from the Iowa National Guard.
Gov. Kim Reynolds will send more than 100 Iowa State Patrol officers and National Guard soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border over the coming months to assist Texas' efforts to crack down on illegal ...
Distinctive unit insignia. The 34th Infantry Division is an infantry division of the United States Army, part of the National Guard, that participated in World War I, World War II and multiple current conflicts. It was the first American division deployed to Europe in World War II, where it fought with great distinction in the Italian Campaign.
Per the National Defense Act of 1920, the 168th Infantry was reconstituted in the National Guard in 1921 and allotted to Iowa. It was concurrently relieved from the 42nd Division and assigned to the 34th Division. It was reorganized on 13 July 1921 with the regimental headquarters organized and federally recognized at Des Moines.