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Officials break ground for new Iowa National Guard Readiness Center

By T.M. Lindsey 8/20/08

After 20 years of collaborative efforts to procure funding for a new Iowa National Guard Readiness Center, government officials finally broke ground for the new facility Monday in Iowa City.

Flood 2008: Guard Passes Readiness Test at Home

By T.M. Lindsey 7/3/08

In the wake of multiple deployments to war theaters in Iraq and Afghanistan, officials have been concerned about the Iowa National Guard’s readiness at home. These concerns were met head-on with the recent flooding in Iowa, which Gov. Chet Culver claimed was the biggest natural disaster in Iowa’s history.

“The response to the floods was a [...]

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