National Guard Soldiers Going On Stateside Deployment To Help With Afghan Refugees

Sioux City, Iowa — The Iowa National Guard says around 65 airmen from the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City and the 132nd Wing in Des Moines have received orders for stateside deployment.

Captain Kevin Waldron of the 185th says they will be part of Operation Allies to bring Americans and vulnerable Afghans back from Afghanistan.

He says one of the things about being in the National Guard is you never know when and where you may go.

The Biden Administration wants to bring 97-thousand Afghan refugees into the country. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says it is important to help those who supported America during the war. But, he says there have to be conditions.

The Republican says those Afghans would be here legally based on their background.

Thirty of the airmen being deployed are from the 185th in Sioux City, and 35 are from the 132nd in Des Moines.

Share:

More

Local News