Subject: RE: EVENT: (PAST) Ernst IA events
From: "Brinster, Jeremy" <[email-masked]>
To: Research_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 15 May 2016 14:43:59 -0700

Saturday - Ernst was at the 960th Quartermaster Company sendoff in Sioux City, IA

Sioux City Journal (Iowa)

May 14, 2016 Saturday

960th Quartermaster Company receives warm Sioux City sendoff

BYLINE: Ian Richardson

SECTION: NEWS

LENGTH: 453 words

SIOUX CITY | There was a slight redness in his eyes as Spc. Adam Cooper knelt next to his wife, Heather, and their four young daughters Saturday afternoon. Dressed in uniform, Cooper was enjoying some of the final moments with his family before his deployment Sunday morning.
Around them, a crowded wall of bleachers had emptied onto the East High School gymnasium floor, where the crowd now wished their own loved ones well with hugs, handshakes and tears.
The crowd had gathered for a sendoff ceremony for the 180 soldiers in the 960th Quartermaster Company, an Army Reserve company based in Sioux City that will fly Sunday morning to Fort Hood, Texas, for training. It will then deploy to Kuwait and Iraq later this year, where its main mission will be to supply ammunition, fuel and portable water purification.
Saturday's program featured words of thanks to the soldiers from several military leaders and politicians. For Cooper, a Cedar Rapids native who has spent nearly eight years in the armed forces and had previously been deployed to Afghanistan, the community's support during Saturday's sendoff was something special.
"I've deployed previously, and it was nothing like this," he said. "This was definitely a great ceremony."
His wife, Heather, agreed.
"It was good to see everyone come together and support them," she said. "Also, it was good being able to meet the other families, so that way we have more of a bond and support here at home."
Among the speakers at Saturday's ceremony was U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, who is herself a combat veteran with more than 20 years of military experience. Ernst thanked the soldiers for their service.
"So few people actually do stand up and raise their right hand and swear their allegiance and their dedication to this wonderful nation," Ernst said. "So thank you, thank you, thank you over and over again for all that you do for all of us."
As he stood with his family following the ceremony, Spc. Taran Hunt, of Sibley, Iowa, said this was his first deployment and that the reception from the community meant a lot.
"The moral support is beyond explaining, coming from family and everybody else here," Hunt said. "It always feels amazing seeing who's supporting us, and that your family's behind you as you go out."
His father, Travis, expressed his pride in his son and the others serving with him.
"I'm proud of him, and these men and women altogether," he said. "It's huge what they're willing to do to keep our freedom."
About 80 of the 180 members of the 960th Quartermaster Company hail from the Sioux City area. Another 70 are from Mississippi, with others from states in the northern Midwest. The soldiers will be deployed for approximately nine months.

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PERSON: JONI ERNST (73%)

CITY: CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, USA (79%)

STATE: IOWA, USA (92%); MIDWEST USA (79%)

COUNTRY: UNITED STATES (92%); AFGHANISTAN (79%); KUWAIT (79%); IRAQ (79%)

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From: Brinster, Jeremy
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 5:07 PM
To: Research_D
Subject: EVENT: (PAST) Ernst IA events

Fridayt 5/13 - Joni Ernst visited TechWorks in Waterloo, IA; Ritchie Industries in Conrad, IA; Tyson Fresh Meats in Waterloo, IA;

Waterloo Courier (Iowa)

Distributed by Tribune Content Agency

May 15, 2016 Sunday

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst visits Cedar Valley businesses

BYLINE: Christinia Crippes, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa

SECTION: NATIONAL POLITICAL NEWS

LENGTH: 398 words

May 15--WATERLOO -- U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, laughs off the speculation she will be presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's running mate.

Instead, she says she is focused on Iowa right now.

"We haven't heard anything from their campaign, so it's a lot of to-do about probably nothing, so I'm very much focused on Iowa," Ernst said.

Ernst demonstrated the sincerity of that statement Friday by making a half-dozen stops in the Cedar Valley -- touring businesses, holding a town hall and hosting a fundraiser.

Among her stops was an inaugural trip to TechWorks to see the 3-dimensional printing operation in person after her staff have made previous stops.

TechWorks staff and students took Ernst through the process -- from design to finished product -- during a 45-minute tour.

One example they used for the retired Iowa National Guard member was printing a fuel system component for an F-35C joint strike fighter plane.

"If we can save time and money on such a large project, we need to be looking at that technology and utilizing that," Ernst said after the tour.

"It was fantastic."

Jerry Thiel, Metal Casting Center director, explained how the 3-D printing allows for a quicker turnaround of products, narrowing the time to completion from about 10 weeks to 12 days.

Ernst also highlighted the importance of the center in keeping jobs -- and young people -- in the state.

Aside from TechWorks, Ernst also toured Ritchie Industries in Conrad and Tyson Fresh Meats in Waterloo.

By the end of her Friday stops, Ernst said she will have been through 48 of Iowa's 99 counties.

Ernst's final stop Friday took her to a fundraiser for Iowa Senate District 30 Republican candidate Bonnie Sadler.

She hopes to give Republicans the edge in the Iowa Senate where she used to be a member, in the minority throughout her tenure.

"When I left the state Senate, I just made that promise that I would stay involved and active with the state Senate and try and push into that majority so that we can get more of our bills through, make sure we're working with the governor, just working for the betterment of Iowa, so this is one way that I'm able to contribute back is just be involved with our candidates," Ernst said.

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