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Reporting resourcesAir Force · Iowa
Sioux City Air National Guard Base
Sioux Gateway Airport; Colonel Bud Day Field, Iowa, United States
185th Air Refueling Wing uses the military campus at Sioux Gateway Airport at Colonel Bud Day Field. Sioux City is separate from Des Moines and Camp Dodge; commercial passenger services are not military reception.
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- Service branch
- Air Force
- Location
- Sioux Gateway Airport; Colonel Bud Day Field, Iowa, United States
- Installation type
- Air National Guard installation
- Status
- Active
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185th Air Refueling Wing uses the military campus at Sioux Gateway Airport at Colonel Bud Day Field. [2]
Sioux City is separate from Des Moines and Camp Dodge; commercial passenger services are not military reception. [1]
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History & identity.
Current & former names: Sioux City Air National Guard Base · Sioux City ANGB · Colonel Bud Day Field · 185th Air Refueling Wing · 185 ARW
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185th Air Refueling Wing serves the military campus; historical airport names do not replace current instructions.
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What distinguishes this location?
Sioux City is separate from Des Moines and Camp Dodge; commercial passenger services are not military reception.
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- Official organization resources U.S. Air National Guard · Checked 2026-11-05
- Identity and installation context MilitaryINSTALLATIONS · Checked 2026-11-05
- Military-student transition contacts Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission · Checked 2026-11-05
- Live state travel information State transportation agency · Checked 2026-11-05
- Preparedness and alerts State emergency management agency · Checked 2026-11-05
- Official image and original caption U.S. Air National Guard / Airman 1st Class Alexa Prieto-Velasco · Checked 2026-11-05
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