Kids have fun and make slime with help from Iowa State Youth Coordinator

State Youth Coordinator Jeremy VanWyk (right) explains how to make ?slime? to children he is working with who?s parents are attending the Yellow Ribbon Event held at the Holiday Inn Airport in Des Moines, Iowa on March 6, 2010. Childcare services were offered so parents could attend the event, which is designed to assist military members who have returned home from deployment and offer assistance to them as they transition back into civilian life. (US Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Linda E. Kephart)(Released)

Husband and wife attent Yellow Ribbon Event

Master Sgt. Kurt Kollasch (left) and wife Susan (middle) enjoy each others company as they review information about the YMCA with representative Michelle Brainard (right) at the Yellow Ribbon Event held at the Holiday Inn Airport on March 6, 2010. The Yellow Ribbon Event is designed to assist military members who have returned home from deployment and offer assistance to them as they transition back into civilian life. (US Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Linda E. Kephart)(Released)

Firefighters train Iraqi firefighters

Senior Airman Jon Linn, firefighter with the 447th ECES/CEF instructs and Iraqi firefighter in the proper use of an extraction saw at a training facility located at Sather AB, Iraq. In addition to Senior Airman Linn?s normal duties of firefighting, building and equipment inspections, trains Iraqi firefighters from the surrounding fire departments enabling them to handle their firefighting role when the United States Air Force is no longer present in the area. Senior Airman Linn is filling an Expeditionary Combat Support rotation and is from the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Welcome Home

Staff Sgt. Melody Stepp (civilian clothes) greets her husband Staff Sgt. Kyle Stepp, Christmas Eve day upon his return home from a deployment to Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa, deployed approximately 270 member aviation package as part of its scheduled Aerospace Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Master Sgt. Tim Day) (Released)

Welcome Home

Brig. Gen. Gregory Schwab, Deputy Adjutant General Air, Iowa National Guard, welcomes home Senior Airman Kelly Farris. Senior Airman Harris along with 250 other unit members returned to the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa Christmas Eve, 12/24/2009, after completing an AEF rotation to Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Master Sgt. Tim Day)(released)

Tradition Continues

Master Sgt. Ted Davis, fulfilling a time honored tradition at the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa by carrying the American flag as he is the first to exit the aircraft of returning deplorers. Master Sgt Davis along with 270 members of the 132nd Fighter Wing returned December 24 to the Iowa Air National Guard Base located at the Des Moines International Airport, from Joint Base Balad, Iraq after filling an aviation package Aerospace Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Master Sgt. Tim Day)(Released)

132nd Fighter Wing Deploys

During the early evening hours of November 02, 2009, deploying members of the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa board a contract carrier located on the south ramp of the 132nd as part of their scheduled Aerospace Expeditionary Forces (AEF) rotation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Tim L. Day)(released)

132nd Fighter Wing Deploys

Tech. Sgt. Paul Havran checks an Airman's identification tags and common access card (CAC) against a deployment passenger manifest in the deployment line set up in the main hangar of the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa on November 2, 2009. Sgt. Havran?s check point is the first stop for Airman deploying as part of the 132nd Fighter Wing's scheduled Aerospace Expeditionary Forces (AEF) rotation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Senior Master Sgt. Tim L. Day)(released)

132d Members Prepare to Deploy

Chaplain Jim Broome, of the 132nd Fighter Wing's Chaplain Office, speaks with and offers information to members of the 132nd Fighter Wing, who are preparing to leave for an AEF Deployment. 132nd Members processed through a secured area set up in a hangar at the 132d Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa, on November 1, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Linda E. Kephart)(Released)

132nd Members Prepare for Deployment

Family Readiness Coordinator, Amanda Wicker,hands out Family Support information in the processing line located within the hangar at the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa, on November 1, 2009. Members of the 132d Fighter Wing are preparing to depart for an AEF deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sergeant Linda E. Kephart)(Released)

Grill Chief "Serves it Right"

Chief Master Sgt. Verlan VanGorp and Chief Master Sgt. Ed Schellhase serve brats and hamburgers to 132d Fighter Wing members at the Chiefs Barbeque held at the Dining Facility of the 132FW, Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday May 21, 2009. The Chiefs Barbeque was held to raise funds for memorabilia to be purchased for members retiring from the 132 FW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Linda E. Kephart) (Released)

Grill Chiefs Barbeque

Chief Master Sgt. Ed Chandler serves a hamburger to Tech. Sgt. Sean Augspurger during the Chiefs Barbeque held at the Dining Facility of the 132d Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday May 21, 2009. Chief Chandler and the other chiefs of the 132FW did all the preparation, grilling, and serving for the barbeque, which was held to raise funds for the purchase of retirement memorabilia for unit members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Linda E. Kephart) (Released)

Checking ID before heading out to the flight line.

During an Operational Readiness Exercise conducted at the 132d Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa on June 6, 2009, Staff Sgt. Brandon Raymond (right) checks Identification Cards for the Flight Line Entry Control Point. Personnel are being allowed access to the flight line for maintenance on F-16C+ aircraft which are returning from a sortie. (US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Linda Kephart.) (Released)

Taking a break before returning to work.

Senior Airman Eric Tate steps out of a tent on the flight line of the 132 Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa, to take a break before the return of the F-16C+ aircraft which are out on sortie during an Operational Readiness Exercise on June 6, 2009. The tent is simulating a bunker and is a meeting point where Senior Airman Tate and other 132 Fighter Wing members assemble before heading out to work on the aircraft. (US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Linda Kephart.) (Released)

Hot Wired

Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Duane St.Claire of the 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, Iowa, conducts maintenance on the electrical outlets for kitchen production on 16 January, 2009. SSgt. St. Claire is supporting Iowa Army National Guard troops during the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. (US Air Force Photo by TSgt Brian Cox)(Released by MSgt Vincent DeGroot, Public Affairs Manager)

Mader Men

These Three members of the Mader family are members of the Iowa Air National Guard and all of them were overseas at the same time this summer, in the front lines of the war against terror. From left are Airman 1st Class Anthony Mader, of Ames: Tech Sgt. William Madder, o Fort Dodge; and Tech Sgt. Benjamin madder of Nevada. Anthony and Benjamin are members of the 132nd fighter Wing. Their father, William is a member of the 185th Air Refueling Wing.

Age maintenance

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. David Zajicek, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment mechanic, raises a light cart during a service inspection here, Jan. 28. Inspections are done as the final step of maintenance to ensure that everything is serviceable before hitting the flight line. Sergeant Zajicek is deployed from the132nd Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

Age maintenance

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. David Zajicek, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment mechanic, attaches a bulb to a light cart during a service inspection here, Jan. 28. AGE mechanics are qualified to service more than 60 types of, not only flight line assets, but all assets used on base. Sergeant Zajicek is deployed from the132nd Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

Getting ready for Red Flag

Senior Airman Ryan Stott prepares to marshal an F-16 Fighting Falcon that is ready for a mission at Red Flag 06-02 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Aug. 8. Airman Stott is a crew chief with the Iowa Air National Guard's 132nd Fighter Wing in Des Moines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech.Sgt. Bob Sommer)

Getting ready for Red Flag

Staff Sgt. Jessica Srigley inspects an AIM-120 missile on an F-16 Fighting Falcon that is being readied for a mission at Red Flag 06-02 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Aug. 8. Sergeant Srigley is a maintainer with the Iowa Air National Guard's 132nd Fighter Wing in Des Moines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Patrick M. Kuminecz)