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Air Force Lt. Col. Joe Ascherl, Iowa Air National Guard, talks to airmen in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 15, 2008. More than 150 airmen, assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing, are helping to secure and recover areas that were affected by flood waters. Ascherl is the mission support commander for the 185th Air Refueling Wing, located in Sioux City, Iowa.

Air Force Lt. Col. Joe Ascherl, Iowa Air National Guard, talks to airmen in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 15, 2008. More than 150 airmen, assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing, are helping to secure and recover areas that were affected by flood waters. Ascherl is the mission support commander for the 185th Air Refueling Wing, located in Sioux City, Iowa.

Air Force Lt. Col. Joe Ascherl, Iowa Air National Guard, talks to airmen in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 15, 2008. More than 150 airmen, assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing, are helping to secure and recover areas that were affected by flood waters. Ascherl is the mission support commander for the 185th Air Refueling Wing, located in Sioux City, Iowa.

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