DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa National Guard announced that welcome home ceremonies for the 1st Squadron “Redhorse,” 113th Cavalry Regiment and Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa Army National Guard, will be held between July 22, 2021 and July 24, 2021. Specific dates, times, and locations are listed below.
Des Moines
Approximately 100 Soldiers from Troop B and Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment will be honored at a formal ceremony on July 22, 2021, starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Des Moines International Airport. The ceremony will be livestreamed on Facebook @113cav.
Sioux City
Approximately 100 Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Troop and Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment will be honored at a formal ceremony on July 23rd, 2021 starting at 2:50 p.m. at the Sioux City Airport. The ceremony will be livestreamed on Facebook @113cav.
Des Moines
Approximately 100 Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division will be honored at a formal ceremony on July 24, 2021 starting at 12:20 p.m. at the Des Moines International Airport. The ceremony will be livestreamed on Facebook @iowaredbulls.
The Iowa National Guard experienced an increase in mobilizations in 2020 as many units across the state came into their normal deployment cycle. In the fall of 2020, Iowa National Guard troops deployed in support of a variety of missions around the world.
“Our men and women have done an exceptional job over the past year or so, and this organization is extremely proud of their hard work,” Brig. Gen. Stephen Osborn, the Deputy Adjutant General of the Iowa Army National Guard, said.
Nearly 360 personnel deployed to Kosovo to support NATO’s KFOR joint security mission. They helped facilitate a secure environment, freedom of movement, and the Euro-Atlantic integration of the Western Balkans.
Around 400 Iowa National Guard Soldiers and Airmen continue to serve in global missions. The Iowa National Guard consists of approximately 9,000 Army and Air service members. Most service members work one weekend a month and conduct a two-week annual training.
