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Iowa Guard general addresses Syria ambush, deployments in annual speech

Iowa National Guard leader Stephen Osborn outlined the Guard’s Syria role, global deployments and facility upgrades.

Early on in his 2026 Condition of the Guard address, Maj. Gen. Stephen Osborn posed what he said was “one of the most common questions” he’s heard recently.
“Why is the Guard in Syria?”
Osborn, the adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard, deliver… [6609 chars]

Source: Des Moines Register | Published: 2026-01-15T18:02:19Z

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