09-06-2025
185th Air Refueling Wing welcomes new Commander with ceremony
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — A change of command ceremony was held on Sunday at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City.
Colonel Adam Carlson was installed as the new wing commander; he takes command from Colonel Sonya Morrison as she departs on her new mission as the Air National Guard Readiness Center Inspector General at Andrews Air Force Base.
'Thank you. It's been an amazing run, and not being from Siouxland originally, I have really enjoyed being a part of this community, and my children have enjoyed being a part of this community, and we will miss this community,' said Colonel Sonya Morrison.
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Morrison leaves after serving as wing commander for just over two years.
'Although I have done three tours out in the nation's capital, I consider myself a member of the 185th, you know, enlisted here 25 years ago. It's kind of a family affair. You still see a lot of the same faces, so same mission said, so it should be a fairly easy transition,' commented Colonel Adam Carlson.
The mission of the 185th Air Refueling Wing is to provide ready Airmen to support global strategic competition, nuclear deterrence, and aerial refueling across federal and state missions.
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