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Human Statue of Liberty, created by Mole and Thomas using 18,000 officers and enlisted men at Camp Dodge near Des Moines, Iowa, 1918, during World War I. Camp Dodge is a military installation in the city of Johnston, Iowa. Centrally located near the capital of Iowa, it currently serves as the headquarters of the Iowa National Guard.
Iowa National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of the United States National Guard. The same enlisted ranks, officer ranks and insignia are used. National Guardsmen are eligible to receive all United States military awards. The Iowa National Guard also bestows a number of state awards for local services rendered in or to the state ...
It consisted of a 2,300,000-US-gallon (8,700,000 L) swimming pool, a bathing pavilion, and a concession stand. The complex was built at Camp Dodge, the headquarters of the Iowa National Guard. When it was completed in 1922, the pool could accommodate between 1,000 and 2,000 people and it may have been the largest in the country. [2]
Iowa: Branch: Air National Guard: Type: state militia, military reserve force: Role "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." Part of: Iowa National Guard United States National Guard Bureau: Garrison/HQ: Iowa Air National Guard, 7105 NW 70th Avenue, Johnston, Iowa, 50131: Commanders; Civilian leadership: President Donald Trump ...
Sioux City Air National Guard Base: II Bomber Command B-17/B-24 Bomber Training 354th Army Air Force Base Unit: Sioux City: Closed 1945. Used by Air Defense Command as an Interceptor base, 1946-1968; Ground Control Radar station, 1959-1970. Now joint-use civilian airport and Iowa ANG base for KC-135 air refueling aircraft. Spencer Field
Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Military installations in Iowa" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
A radar-indicated tornado prompted a tornado warning for parts of the Des Moines metro, including in Johnston, at about 5 p.m. The storms were part of an outbreak that ripped through central Iowa ...
Iowa World War II Army Airfields; S. Spencer Municipal Airport This page was last edited on 11 February 2024, at 21:15 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...