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The 185th Air Refueling Wing's mission is
to provide structure, training, resources, facilities and
equipment in support of total force. The 185th Air
Refueling Wing provides equipment and trained personnel
to meet the emergency and humanitarian needs of the citizens
of Iowa and participates actively in local, regional and
national initiatives and programs that add value to the
Siouxland community.
Currently the 185th Refueling Wing continues
to support the Global War on Terror, with members deploying
to Afghanistan, Kuwait, England, Israel, Germany, Iceland,
Iraq, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan and North
America. The Wing is busy providing airlift and refueling
for other military units.
For more information or to contact the 185th
Air Refueling Wing please visit: http://www.iasiou.ang.af.mil/
1st Squadron 113th Cavalry
The Army National Guard has had a long and distinguished presence within Siouxland.
As members of the famous 34th Infantry Division, the unit from Sioux City
was called for duty during WWI, WWII and Vietnam. During services in WWII,
the 34th Infantry Division had the distinction of being the first American
National Guard division to enter the European theater as well as serve the
most continuous consecutive days in combat (over 600).
The unit in Sioux City, reorganized
as the 1-113th Calvary in 1996, is responsible
for the command and control of all units and
troops within the 1st Squadron 113th Calvary
(1-113th CAV).
HHT provides opportunities
in many different military occupational specialties,
to include M1 tank mechanics, combat medical
specialist, tractor trailer truck drivers and
communications specialist. Primarily equipment
located throughout the Squadron consist of M1
Tanks, AH1F model Cobra helicopters and M113
Personnel Carriers. For more information write
to: Headquarters Army National Guard, 3200 Remington
Road, Sioux City, Iowa 51110; or phone: 712-252-4347
U.S. Army Reserve
960th Quartermaster Company
The 960th Quartermaster Company (Petroleum Supply) is responsible for establishing and operating temporary petroleum storage facilities for general support of divisional and non-divisional units, and for maintaining a portion of the command bulk petroleum reserve stock. Among the company’s capabilities is storage of more than 2 million gallons of bulk petroleum. Today, the 960th employs approximately 130 reserve members in the Siouxland area.
For more information, write to: U.S. Army Reserve Center, 2501 S. Lewis Blvd., Sioux City, Iowa 51106; or phone: 712-276-5075.
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