Iowa National Guard cancelling major events due to budget deficit
Says it has not been reimbursed for January deployment to the U.S. capitol.
Posted: Jul 30, 2021 3:30 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
JOHNSTON, Iowa – The Iowa National Guard is cancelling two major events because it hasn’t been paid for deploying to Washington DC.
About 260 Iowa Guard soldiers and airmen were dispatched to DC in January after the Capitol riot and the deployment was paid for out of regular funding. However, the Iowa National Guard says it has not been reimbursed and is now facing a nearly $521 million budget deficit.
Because of that, the Iowa National Guard Alumni Day on August 7 and the National Guard Trench Run on August 16 have been cancelled.
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