Guard General Makes Report to Lawmakers; 17% of the State's Contingent Is Currently Serving On Active Duty

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DES MOINES (AP) - The top officer of the Iowa National Guard told lawmakers Monday that 17 percent of the guard's available manpower is serving on active duty, a decrease from past deployment levels.

Currently, 850 Iowa soldiers are in Iraq and 750 are on active duty in other locations, with another 100 troops preparing for overseas missions, said Maj. Gen. Ron Dardis, adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard.

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Guard General Makes Report to Lawmakers; 17% of the State's Contingent Is Currently Serving On Active Duty

"This is much better than 50 percent to 80 percent of our force deployed in the past two years. These percentages ranked us at number one...

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