155th Air Refueling Wing

Chief Master Sgt. Paul J. Sabatka with the 155th Maintenance Group, is tacked on by his sons, Derek and Christopher, as he becomes a Chief Master Sergeant March 4, 2017, 155th Air Refueling Wing, Neb. A Chief More

Senior Master Sgt. William J. Triplette, the inspector general superintendent with the 155th Headquarters Group, and Master Sgt. Douglas A. Wiemer, the operations superintendent with the 155th Operations Group, More

Thirty aviation students and their supervisors from the Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown, S.D. toured aircraft and maintenance shops related to their classes March 14, 2017, 155th Air Refueling Wing, More

Senior Airman Ryan Dalton, an aircrew flight equipment technician with the 155th Operations Support Squadron, was named the United States Air Force Outstanding Aircrew Flight Equipment Award 2016 Air Reserve Co More

Members of the Nebraska Air National Guard wore jeans in observance of Denim Day April 26, 2017 at the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln, Nebraska. Wearing jeans on this day is a statement against destructive a More

Members of the Nebraska Air National Guard brought their kids to work for National Bring Your Kids to Work Day April 27, 2017, at the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln, Nebraska. The kids got a chance to see wh More

File footage from the 155th Air Refueling Wing KC-135r Stratotanker.

Runners took part in the Lincoln National Guard Marathon May 7, 2017, Lincoln, Nebraska. Among the participants, members from their state’s Air or Army National Guard were running to qualify for the All Guard M More

More than 200 National Guard runners join nearly 10,000 other runners for the start of the 35th Annual Lincoln National Guard Marathon held in Lincoln, Neb., May 6. Morning thunderstorms gave way to hot humid c More

Tech. Sgt. Isaac Cepek, a boom operator with the Nebraska Air National Guard 155th Air Refueling Wing, applies face paint during a survival skills refresher course, June 2, 2012, at the Mead Training Site near More

ESGR staff and Nebraska employers gather in front of an amphibious assault vehicle while touring U.S. Marine Corps Blount Island Command, Fla., July 12, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary E. Thac More

A soldier from the Nebraska Army National Guard fires an M-16A2 rifle towards his target at the Greenlief Training Site, Hastings, Neb., Aug. 10, during the Adjutant General Marksmanship Sustainment Exercise, m More

Crayton Noe, representing Seward, Neb., unveils his nose art graphic on a KC-135 at the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Sept. 8, in Lincoln, Neb. Noe graduated from Seward High School in 2012 and is currently attendi More

Col. Barbra Buls accepts command of the 155th Maintenance Group from Col. Keith Schell, former Maintenance Group commander and current commander of the 155th Air Refueling Wing, in a ceremony Oct. 13, at the Ne More

Master Sgt. Mathew Ellison, a boom operator for the 155th Air Refueling Wing, stands next to a KC-135R Stratotanker, displaying his Red Erwin Award, in Lincoln, Neb. He was selected as the top aviator out of 3, More

Airman 1st Class Robert Martinez, a 155th Air Refueling Wing Security Forces specialist, establishes a defensive guard position for the KC-135R Stratotankers during a Nuclear Operational Readiness Exercise Nov. More

Nebraska Army National Guard search and rescue soldiers help an injured woman walk to the decontamination tent after a tornado simulation during the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield e More

Army Staff Sgt. Jacob Bramhall, a squad leader from the 623rd Engineer Company, helps an Army National Guard search and extraction team member don his gear prior to searching for victims injured by a simulated More

Airmen and soldiers from the Nebraska National Guard push two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters onto a C-17 from the Missouri Air National Guard's 172nd Airlift Wing. The Missouri ANG transported the helicopters and More

Members of the National Guard and avid marathon runners cross the starting line of the 36th Annual Lincoln National Guard Marathon, May 5, in Lincoln, Neb.

Members of the Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing participate in a memorial service for Senior Airman Dale Butler at the Nebraska National Guard air base in Lincoln, Neb., June 8, 2013. Butl More

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Brandon Viet, a member of the Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing, performs a ceremonious roll call during a memorial service for Senior Airman Dale Butler at the Neb More

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Brian Obermeier and Airman 1st Class Danielle Boger, members of the Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing, operate a wet bulb globe temperature meter while preparing for More

Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing members, Maj. Randal Douglas (left), Master Sgt. Susan Melcher (center), and Maj. Bryan Scholtes (right), assist with an "injured" Col. Keith Schell, 155th More

Gov. Dave Heineman pins the rank of major general onto the collar of Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, while Bohac's wife, Kristie, watches, at the Nebraska National Guard air base in Lincoln, Neb., July 14, 2013. The pro More

Sgt. Antonio Haro, a medic with the Texas National Guard’s Medical Command, observes as Czech Republic soldiers tend to a “wounded” soldier during an advanced trauma care field exercise near Vyskov, Czech Repub More

Soldiers and Airmen from the Nebraska National Guard battle frigid temperatures and mock rioters as they train veteran and new members of the National Guard Reaction Force, Nov. 22-24, 2013, at Camp Ashland, Ne More

Staff Sgt. Anthony Ray, Staff Sgt. Lawrence Hudecek and Master Sgt. Daniel Emken, members of the 155th Security Forces, clear the stairwell in the main hangar at the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln, Neb., dur More

Nearly 10,000 runners including approximately 174 Army and Air National guard members representing 39 states and two territories cross the starting line of the 37th Annual Lincoln National Guard Marathon, May 4 More

Airman 1st Class Chad Johnson reviews a checklist prior to checking out a 10K A/T Forklift with Staff Sgt. Danielle Winkle, members of the Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Small Air Terminal, during their an More

Airman 1st Class Katherine Welsh, a member of the 155th Sustainment Services Flight, serves lunch to members of the 155th Small Air Terminal, at the Transportation Proficiency Center, Dobbins ARB, Ga., July 11- More

Brig. Gen. Jon Fago, assistant adjutant general-Air, Col. Keith Schell, outgoing 155th Air Refueling Wing commander, and Col. James “Bob” Stevenson, incoming 155th ARW commander, enter a change of command cerem More

Tech. Sgt. Brigitta Horton, a member of the 171st Logistics Readiness Squadron, Pittsburgh, learns to create an air terminal load plan during a course hosted by the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Sept. 8-19, Lincoln More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Reuben Montes, an air transportation journeyman assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron Detachment 1, pulls chains from a storage rack aboard a Joint Base Charleston C More

Senior Airman Mike Smith, a member of the 155th Logistics Readiness Squadron, takes a waiting ticket as he inprocesses at the 51st Fighter Wing Force support Squadron, April 6, 2015. All Airmen on the Republic More

Tech. Sgt. Crystal Puhalla, a member of the 155th Force Support Squadron, discusses paperwork during a PDF line, outprocessing Airmen from Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 9, 2015.

Master Sgt. Sherri Bejvancesky, the 155th Operations Group, air field management noncommissioned officer in charge, communicates with the tower during an air field tour, April 12, 2015. Members from the 155th A More

Staff Sgt. Blake Reistroffer, a member of 155th Air Transportation, reviews a program used to check passengers in for flights at the Osan Air Base passenger services counter, April 13, 2015. Members from the 15 More

Airman 1st Class Jeff Witter, a member of 155th Air Transportation, Nebraska Air National Guard, passes the 21st mile mark, near Holmes Lake Park, during the 39th Annual Lincoln National Guard Marathon, May 3, More

Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, Nebraska adjutant general, sits with then Brig. Gen. Richard Evans, mobilization assistant to the deputy commander of U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., during Evans pro More

Staff Sgt. Zachary Meade, 155th Explosive Ordinance Disposal technician, practices donning the EOD-9 Bombsuit at the Nebraska National Guard air Base May 28, in Lincoln, Neb.

One hundred Airmen from the 155th Air Refueling Wing are trained by the Nebraska Army National Guard as the National Guard Reaction Force for the state of Nebraska at the Nebraska National Guard air base, June More

The Nebraska Air National Guard celebrated the retirement of Command Chief Master Sgt. Nancy Vondrasek from the 155th Air Refueling Wing June 5, during a ceremony at the Nebraska National Guard air base. Vondra More

Master Sgt. Robert Bogle, 155th Fire Department, helps inflate a rescue raft the 155th Air Refueling Wing Domestic Operations training session, showcasing the Nebraska Air National Guard's capabilities in emerg More

Integral to survival in an aircraft crash scenario, Airmen practice starting a fire during a survival exercise at Branched Oak Lake, Neb., June 6. The aircrew members enhance survival skills on land and water w More

The University of Missouri trained 25 firefighters from the 155th Fire Department on a mobile simulated aircraft trainer in Lincoln, Neb., June 6, 2015. The mobile simulated aircraft training team travels to ai More

Master Sgt. Joseph Frerichs and Staff Sgt. Jamie Saner, from the 155th Air Transportation section train Nebraska's Federal Emergency Management Agency on airlift operations and pallet building, carrying valuabl More

Retired Col. Les Arasmith , a WWII veteran and Ace Fighter pilot, visits the Nebraska Air National Guard air base to share war stories with members of the 155th Operations Group and tour the KC-135R Stratotanke More

The 155th Explosive Ordnance Disposal shop traveled to Weeping Water, Neb., to dispose of and detonate military munitions gathered from law enforcement agencies around the state of Nebraska, July 17.

Mariah Harm, a Stapleton, Neb., native and senior at Stapleton High School, unveils her artwork on the nose of a KC-135R Stratotanker at the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard Base, Aug. 8, 2 More

Nebraska Air National Guard boom operators hone their skills refueling aircraft in the newly acquired boom operator simulator located at the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 25. The Nebraska Air Gu More

Tech. Sgt. Paul Vasa, an aircraft mechanic at the 155th Air Refueling Wing, sweeps nose wheel-well break snubbers from the hangar floor after cleaning the KC-135R Stratotanker tires, Sept. 1, 2015. The snubbers More

Members of the 155th Operations Group splash Master Sgt. Mike Minnick as he climbed out of the KC-135R Stratotanker, after completing his final flight as a boom operator with the Nebraska Air National Guard. Mi More

155th Air Refueling Wing Commander, Col. Bob Stevenson, recognizes Lt. Col. Kathleen Amyot, 155th Medical Group commander, for her leadership and achievements prior to her promotion to colonel, January 10, at More

The 155th Air Refueling Wing Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Doug Lierz, leads Chief Master Sgt. Scott Boden, of the 155th Medical Group, through the chief's oath during his promotion ceremony, Jan. 10, at the More

The 155th Air Refueling Wing Commander, Col. Bob Stevenson, recognizes Lt. Col. Kathleen Amyot, 155th Medical Group commander, for her leadership and achievements prior to her promotion to colonel, Jan. 10, at More

Airmen from the 155th Civil Engineer Squadron attend a chainsaw safety class during a debris removal training. This training is vital in increasing Airman readiness in times of disaster response, at the Nebarsk More

Members of the 155th Air Refueling Wing air crew and ground maintenance participate in a bi-annual Egress training course. The Airmen sharpened emergency evacuation procedures by deploying and actuating the es More

Two officers from the Lincoln Police Department review a map of the airfield prior to participating in a major accident response exercise hosted by the Lincoln Airport and the Nebraska Air National Guard. Membe More

The Nebraska Air National Guard welcomes the U.S. Navy Blue Angels jet number seven at the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln, Neb., May 3. The Blue Angels pilot, LT. Tyler Davies took three Key Influential comm More

U.S. Navy Blue Angels pilot number seven, LT. Tyler Davies, narrates while the Blue Angels team and crew prepare for the performance at the "Guardians of Freedom" Airshow and Open House, May 7-8, Lincoln, Neb. More

The 155th Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineer Squadron completes disaster recovery training at Camp Ashland, Neb., June 4. Airmen used Kubota frontloaders and Peterbilt dump trucks allocated by the state of Nebra More

155th Air Refueling Wing Force Support Squadron Commander, Lt. Col. Annmarie Anthony, is promoted to colonel, June 4, at the Nebraska National Guard air base. Col. Tami Thompson, commander of 155th Mission Supp More

Col. Tami Thompson, commander of the 155th Mission Support Group, relinquishes command and passes the guidon to Col. Bob Stevenson, commander of the 155th Air Refueling Wing. The 155th MSG welcomes their new Co More

The 155th Maintenance Group bids fairwell to their Commander, Col. Robert Hargens, as he assumes position of vice wing commander, and they welcome Col. Christopher "Kipper" Hesse, as their new commander during More

The Nebraska Forest Service, from Chadron, Nebraska, trained aproximatley 20 Nebraska Air and Army National Guard fire fighters, during a four-day course, to learn and become qualified to use the basic skills o More

The Nebraska Air National Guard welcomes the new 155th Air Refueling Wing Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Horne, former chief of the 155th Fire Department, during an assumption of command ceremony at t More

Members of the Nebraska Air National Guard welcomed Col. Clarence J. Christensen (Ret.) to the 155th Air Refueling Wing for a tour and a reunion of fellow retirees, as a way of showing their appreciation for hi More

Tech. Sgt. Ricky Tague, 155th Logistics Readiness Squadron, issues training chemical gear to a major at the Nebraska National Guard air base, Oct. 15. Every member of the unit is issued their own set of trainin More

Airman 1st Class Zachary Sagstetter, a member of the Nebraska Air National Guard’s 155th Force Support Squadron from Lincoln, Neb., pulls tray ration heaters out of a tilt grill at Fort Belvoir, Va., while prov More

Tech Sgt. Kyle J. Eddy, a production recruiter and retainer with the 155th Force Support Squadron, coaches basketball with the Millard Basketball Association in Omaha April 2, 2017 at the 155th Air Refueling Wi More

Members of the 155th Civil Engineering Fire Department practice their skills during a live burn training exercise June 3, 2017, at the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln, Nebraska. They are required to be certif More

Airman 1st Class Grace Chvatal, a security forces journeyman with the 155th Security Forces Squadron at the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Nebraska, shoots an enemy target durin More

Airman 1st Class Shannon Costello and Staff Sergeant Michael Morrison, security forces specialists with the 155th Security Forces Squadron from the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska, report in an Improvised Ex More

Members of the 155th Operations Support Squadron conducted Bird Avoidance Strike Hazard training July 19-20, 2017 at the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Nebraska. The training in More

A flag hangs on display in the back of a KC-135R Stratotanker Aug. 8, 2017, at the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln, Nebraska. (U.S. Air Force photo taken by Airman 1st Class Jamie Titus/ Released)

U.S. Air Force MSgt. Bradley Muscik, boom operator, 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, watches out the observation window of a KC-135 for approaching jets to be refueled during exercise Ampl More

The Nebraska National Guard has deployed a 44-person medical team to Texas, Sept. 2, 2017, in support of ongoing relief efforts following Hurricane Harvey. The deployment is primarily made up of Airmen from the More

Members from the Nebraska National Guard 155th Medical Group load up supplies as they prepare for departure to Hurricane Harvey relief in Texas Saturday morning Sept. 2, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Master Sgt M More

Members from the Nebraska Air National Guard 155th Medical Group deploy to provide Hurricane Harvey relief in Texas September 2 to 9, 2017 Lincoln, Nebraska. Forty-four Medical Group personnel deployed to Texa More

Members from the Nebraska Air National Guard 155th Medical Group deploy to provide Hurricane Harvey relief in Texas September 2 to 9, 2017 Lincoln, Nebraska. Forty-four Medical Group personnel deployed to Texa More

Members from the Nebraska Air National Guard 155th Medical Group deploy to provide Hurricane Harvey relief in Texas September 2 to 9, 2017 Lincoln, Nebraska. Forty-four Medical Group personnel deployed to Texa More

Members from the Nebraska Air National Guard 155th Medical Group deploy to provide Hurricane Harvey relief in Texas September 2 to 9, 2017 Lincoln, Nebraska. Forty-four Medical Group personnel deployed to Texa More

Members from the Nebraska Air National Guard 155th Medical Group deploy to provide Hurricane Harvey relief in Texas September 2 to 9, 2017 Lincoln, Nebraska. Forty-four Medical Group personnel deployed to Texa More

Members from the Nebraska Air National Guard 155th Medical Group deploy to provide Hurricane Harvey relief in Texas September 2 to 9, 2017 Lincoln, Nebraska. Forty-four Medical Group personnel deployed to Texa More

The Hustlin' Huskers Kid's Carnival celebrates our families with a day of family events and the 70th Birthday of the Air Force Sept. 10, 2017, at the Nebraska National Guard air base, Lincoln, Nebraska. (U.S. More

The 155th Air Refueling Wing at the Nebraska National Guard Base in Lincoln, Nebraska continues its ongoing renovation project Dec. 4, 2017. New trailers and equipment are being constructed to provide temporar More

The 155th Air Refueling Wing at the Nebraska National Guard Base in Lincoln, Nebraska continues its ongoing renovation project Dec. 4. 2017. New trailers and equipment are being constructed to provide temporar More

Members of the 155th Air Refueling Wing at the Nebraska National Guard Air Base DFACE in Lincoln, Nebraska to celebrate the holiday season. Members providing entrees, sides, and desserts to serve a buffet style meal.

Members of the Nebraska National Guard celebrated the National Guard birthday Dec.20, 2017, at the Nebraska State Capitol Building, Lincoln, Nebraska. The National Guard was founded on Dec. 13, 1636, making thi More

Senior Airman Collin Kerrigan, a water fuels system maintenance specialist with the 155th Civil Engineering Squadron, stands at attention for a Class A dress blues inspection Jan. 7, 2018, at the 155th Air Refu More

Staff Sgt. Dillon Greenlee, a Combat Arms Training Maintenance firearms instructor with the 155th Security Forces Squadron, instructs Airmen on how to adjust their iron sights on the M4 Carbine rifle during the More

Members of the 155th Civil Engineering Squadron attend chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive, or CBRNE, refresher training course Feb. 4, 2018, at the Nebraska National Guard air More

The 155th Civil Engineer Squadron and the maintenance crews are out early cleaning snow removal, Feb. 7, 2018, at the air base, Lincoln, Neb.

A United States-led joint operation aided in the recovery and repatriation of three American service members on April 15, 2018 from the Quang Ngai province in Vietnam. Sifting stations were used at the recovery More

Finishing first in the National Guard women’s division and the fourth woman overall with a time of 3 hours, 11 minutes, 29 seconds was Capt. Kimberly Quinn, an operations officer with the Camp Blanding Joint Tr More

A group of Nebraska National Guard service members pose for a group picture at the starting line of the Lincoln National Guard Marathon on May 6, 2018 in Lincoln Nebraska. The members chose the wear their full More

155th Staff Sgt. Micah Buscher and Senior Airman Isaac Maytum pose with the members of the Nebraska and Iowa bomb squads at the FBI Critical Incidence Response Group event, May 23, 2018, in Lincoln, Nebraska. O More

155th Air Refueling Wing’s KC-135R Stratotanker flys over Oakdale Cemetery for Memorial Day, May 28, 2018, in Nebraska. Memorial Day is a day to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. T More

Brig. Gen. Wendy Johnson, the assistant adjundant general of the Nebraska Air National Guard, and (Ret.) Col. Tami Thompson, the assistant professor and director of the Master of Business Administration Program More