IPR News Mission Change for Iowa Air Guard Iowa Public Radio Published October 15, 2013 at 5:30 AM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:45 1 of 2 MQ-9 Predators will be piloted from Des Moines. U.S. Air Force 2 of 2 The unit's hanger during the F16 era (2013) Rick Fredericksen / Iowa Public Radio The fight to save Iowa's last jet fighter squadron is history; Des Moines' F-16s are gone and training for the next mission is well underway.