Highlighted Measure:

Strength and Readiness.

The Iowa National Guard's federal and state mission performance depends on unit strength and the formation of units capable of responding to national emergencies and disasters in the State of Iowa.

Data Source: Dept. of Public Defense, Iowa National Guard

Updated 2/2/09

STRENGTH IN THE IOWA NATIONAL GUARD

Iowans can be proud of their Iowa National Guard

• The Iowa National Guard's organizations and units have remained trained and ready to perform their federal and state missions. This has occurred while 100% of our units have transformed from a strategic reserve to an operational component of the United States defense program since September 11, 2001.
• Iowa's National Guard units represent 2% of our nation's National Guard while our state has only 1% of the total population.
• The Iowa National Guard again is a national leader in strength management in its force. The Iowa Army and Air National will begin Fiscal Year 2009 over 100% of authorized strength. Our retention rate exceeds national goals and we have one of the highest retention rates in the nation.
• Approximately 550 Iowa Army and Air National Guardsmen are currently deployed for the Global War on Terrorism. Another 250 have been alerted and are preparing for deployment.
• Over 1,000 Iowa Army and Air National Guardsmen supported the 2009 Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C. They assisted with traffic control and pedestrian flow, transportation, security, medical evacuation, and food service.
• Over 12,000 Iowa Army and Air National Guardsmen have served on federal active duty since 9/11.
• Over 700 Iowa Guardsmen assisted local law enforcement authorities during the February 2008 snow and ice storms.
• Over 4,000 Iowa National Guardsmen were ordered to state active duty to assist fellow Iowans when the Floods of 2008 devastated many parts of our state this past summer.
• Over 460 Iowa National Guardsmen were deployed to Louisiana to provide recovery support when Hurricane Gustav ravaged the Gulf Coast.
• The Iowa Army National Guard headquarters has been a top 10 state recipient of the Department of the Defense Army Community of Excellence Award Program since 2002. We were the 2002 and 2004 national program first place recipients.
• The Iowa Army National Guard's Facilities Management Office was recognized with the 2008 States Installation Management Excellence Award as "best installation management program in the country." The program, administered by the National Guard Bureau Installation Division, uses the program to determine how well the 54 states and territories manage the service's 3,054 nationwide installations. Iowa's program received an overall score of 902 out of a 1,000 and was the only state to receive a Gold Award. The award competition is based on eight areas that include the execution of military construction programs, compliance with electronic security systems standards and energy programs, and financial management.
• Iowa Guardsmen are involved in their communities and are committed to helping make Iowa a better place to live, get an education, and raise families.

Highlighted Measure:

Economic Impact.

Federal dollars into the State of Iowa are a very important by-product of Iowa National Guard strength and readiness. They fund our training programs, operations, and construction programs, and have tremendous economic impact in our local communities.

Data Source: Dept. of Public Defense, Iowa National Guard

Updated 2/2/09

IOWA NATIONAL GUARD ECONOMIC IMPACT ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES

• Iowa National Guard operations brought $379,615,719 of federal money into the State of Iowa during Fiscal Year 2008. The Iowa Guard's return on investment of the State's $13,486,406 was 28.15:1.
• The Iowa National Guard is one of Iowa's largest employers with over 2,250 full time and 9,500 part-time employees. Our 2008 payroll exceeded $116,029 million. This has a local economy impact of $812,203,000.
• Iowa Guardsmen pay millions of dollars in state sales, income and property taxes and fees from their Guard wages and salaries that exceed our state appropriated dollars.

Highlighted Measure:

Quality Training Facilities

Data Source: Dept. of Public Defense, Iowa National Guard

Updated 2/2/09

FACILITY MODERNIZATION -- 2002-2007

Total: $135,053,500 -- Federal/State Ratio: 11.45:1

Constructed - $51,335,000. Camp Dodge officer's quarters, Fairfield armory addition, Estherville readiness center, Sioux City maintenance addition, Boone armory addition, Fort Dodge armory addition, Dubuque armory addition and Waterloo armory addition.

Sioux City and Fort Dodge bases - $62.7 Million. Facility construction and repairs to accommodate KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, fire station, and Fort Dodge communications and electronics building.

Des Moines base - $12,078,500. Facility upgrades and training/operations center renovations.

Renovated - $13,100,000. Waterloo armory and maintenance shop, Boone armory, Keokuk armory, LeMars armory, Red Oak armory, Storm Lake armory, and Camp Dodge dining facility, recreation hall, and fire/security building, Sioux City readiness center, Spencer readiness center, Eagle Grove readiness center.

Closed - Ten armories and Camp Dodge swimming pool.

2008

Total: $61,190,000 -- Federal/State Ratio: 6.83:1

Constructed - $51,490,000. Camp Dodge Armed Forces Reserve Center, Iowa City Armed Forces Reserve Center, and Camp Dodge main gate.

Renovated - $9,700,000. Davenport, Ottumwa, Newton, Perry, Charles City, and Oelwein armories.

Construct - $16,789,500. Iowa City armed forces readiness center.

2009-2013 FORECASTED

Total: $141,127,000 -- Federal/State Ratio: 8.74:1

Sioux City and Ford Dodge bases - $10 Million. Operations improvements.

Des Moines base - $27,127,000 - Operations constructions and runway improvements

Renovate - $13,400,000. Audubon, Mount Pleasant, Knoxville, Shenandoah, and Iowa Falls armories and Davenport aviation readiness center.

Construct - $62,200,000. Cedar Rapids armed forces reserve center and field maintenance shop, Middletown armed forces readiness center and field maintenance shop, and Muscatine armed forces readiness center. (Includes design and construction).

Camp Dodge- $24,900,000. Iowa Gold Star Museum, upgrade sanitary storm and water systems, swimming pool campus renovation, Herrold Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT), urban assault course, combined arms collective training facility, United States Property and Fiscal Office building addition and renovation, and physical training center addition and renovation.

Newton - $7,500,000. Readiness center new construction design for construction.

Statewide - $6,000,000. Renovation of 8 (eight) field maintenance shops.