The return of Shillelagh!

In September 2021, an old Cold War F-100 Super Saber was relieved of gate-guard duty on Sioux Gateway Airport/Colonel Bud Day Field in Iowa.

Iowa Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sergeant Vincent De Groot, 26MAY2022.

Iowa Air Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing used to be a fighter wing flying various fighter jets, and for 16 years they flew the F-100, between 1961 and 1977.

Iowa Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sergeant Vincent De Groot, 26MAY2022.

After about eight months of rest & recovery, Shillelagh is ready to report for gate-guard duty, once again.

Iowa Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sergeant Vincent De Groot, 26MAY2022.

Iowa Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sergeant Vincent De Groot, 26MAY2022.

Iowa Air National Guard video by Senior Master Sergeant Vincent De Groot, 26MAY2022:

Iowa Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sergeant Vincent De Groot, 26MAY2022.

Iowa Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sergeant Vincent De Groot, 26MAY2022.

Iowa Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sergeant Vincent De Groot, 26MAY2022.

Iowa Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sergeant Vincent De Groot, 26MAY2022.

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