Welcome Home ceremonies are planned for July 31, 2021 to honor approximately 250 Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division. Times and locations are listed below.

Des Moines

Approximately 100 Soldiers will be honored at a formal ceremony on July 31, 2021, starting at 12:15 p.m. at the Des Moines International Airport. The ceremony will be livestreamed on Facebook @IowaNationalGuard.

Fort Dodge

Approximately 80 Soldiers will be honored at a formal ceremony on July 31, 2021 starting at 1:00 p.m. at the Fort Dodge Airport. The ceremony will be livestreamed on Facebook @Iowaredlegs.

These Soldiers supported multiple overseas locations in the U.S. Central Command theater of operation. CENTCOM is comprised of 20 nations in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, including Afghanistan, Iraq and other countries. Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers departed from armories in Spencer, Estherville, Charles City, Fort Dodge, Storm Lake and Johnston to support this mission in August of 2020.

An additional 70 Minnesota Army National Guard soldiers assigned to Battery C, 1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery, will also be welcomed home from Alexandria, Minnesota.