ICal Alert Problem

When I setup an event in iCal on my desktop computer with an alert, this same event does show up in iCal on my iphone, however the actual alert only happens on my dekstop computer and not on my iphone. Can I get the alert to happen on both?
Do I have to setup events on my iPhone first to get the alert on my iPhone?

I have this same problem. I am running 10.6.8 and iOS 5.1.1. This used to work. I sync using a USB cable only.
The events are visible in my calendar, and when I look at an event, the alert is set properly to remind me 15 minutes before the event (or whatever it's set to).
I also sync my iPhone with an Exchange calendar. Events created in the Exchange calendar display alerts just fine on the iPhone.

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