The Iowa National Guard is conducting 24 send-off ceremonies across the state to honor the deployment of roughly 1,800 Iowa soldiers to the Middle East.

About 1,800 members of the Iowa National Guard will begin their deployments to the Middle East this week, and send-off ceremonies are planned around the state.

The Iowa National Guard is conducting 24 send-off ceremonies across the state to honor the deployment of roughly 1,800 Iowa ...

The first of 24 community send-off ceremonies for some 1,800 Iowa National Guard soldiers who are deploying to the Middle ...

The first of 24 community send-off ceremonies for some 18-hundred Iowa National Guard soldiers who are deploying to the ...

The soldiers will "provide security, support partner nations, and assist efforts to maintain stability," in the Middle East in Operation Inherent Resolve.

Nearly 2,000 Iowa National Guard members are deploying to the Middle East this week to aid in Operation Inherent Resolve, a ...

The Iowa Goldstar Military Museum at Camp Dodge in Johnston is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Museum curator Mike Vogt says the museum idea came from retired World War Two veteran and ...