Lt. Col. Darin Durand, the commander of the 155th Force Support Squadron, learns about the traits and personalities of his troops by walking them through a sample of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator July 13, 201 More
Col. James R. "Bob" Stevenson, commander of the 155th Air Refueling Wing, flew his final flight Aug. 3, 2017, at the Nebraska National Guard air base, in Lincoln, Nebraska. A "fini" flight, as it is traditional More
Col. Robert E. Hargens became the commander of the 155th Air Refueling Wing during the change of command ceremonies Aug. 5, 2017, at the Nebraska air base in Lincoln, Nebraska. (U.S. Air Force photo taken by Ai More
Major Nancy N. Curtis assumed command of the 155th Air Refueling Wing's comptroller flight Aug. 6, 2017, at the Nebraska National Guard air base, Lincoln, Nebraska. Curtis was formally the director of personnel More
Capt. Ryan Decker, a Nebraska Air National Guard flight doctor with the Lincoln-based 155th Medical Group, practices triaging patients as they come out of the decontamination tents.
Nebraska Army National Guard Sgt. Aaron Aldrige, Company G, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, secures cases of water in a Black Hawk helicopter for transport to an area without drinking water, Aug 31, More
Staff Sgt. Aaron Aldrige, crew chief and Staff Sgt. Ben Mattox, crew chief, Company G, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, does early morning pre-flight checks on a Black Hawk Helicopter at Sugar Land R More
Residents of Beaumont, Texas, use a boat to get to the roof of their flooded house on Aug. 31, 2017, after the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Sgt. Anna Pongo)
Nebraska National Guard Soldiers from Company G, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, transport United States Marines in a Black Hawk helicopter, Sept. 1, to a school near flooded areas of Katy, Texas. ( 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
Nebraska National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 1 Galin Kreifels, a Black Hawk helicopter pilot, Company G, 2-10th General Support Aviation Battalion, waits, Sept. 3, to pick up passengers for transport from a fl More
Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers from Lincoln and Grand Island transport members of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 6 Homeland Response Force, Sept. 4, in a Black Hawk helicopter to surve More
Nebraska National Guard Soldiers of Company G, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, give a tour of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to local Texas community members, Sept. 4, during ongoing Hurricane Harv 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
Staff Sgt. Amanda Kahler, a medical technician with the 155th Medical Group, hugs her son, Christian, Sept. 9, 2017, at the Nebraska National Guard air base in Lincoln, Nebraska. Kahler spent the previous week 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. A More
Soldiers assigned to the Nebraska Army National Guard's 1-376th Aviation Regiment (Security and Support) move the blades of three Nebraska UH-72 Lakota helicopters in together to make more space for other aircr More
A Czech Republic firefighter trains with members of the Nebraska Air National Guard Fire Department at Fort Smith, Ark., Aug. 17. The training was designed to help enhance urban search and rescue operations.
(From left) Sgt. John Harrington, a flight medic from Company C, 3-126th Aviation Regiment, sits next to Staff Sgt. Dave Gulino and Staff Sgt. Chris Moore - all part of the crew of a Connecticut Army National G More
Staff Sgt. Tony Brollini, a flight medic with Company G, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, works with UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters everyday. When he was selected to accompany the Nebraska Army Nationa More
Soldiers from Company A, 1-376th Aviation (Security & Support) Regiment, flew four Nebraska Army National Guard UH-72 Lakota helicopters to Jacksonville, Florida, as part of an emergency management assistance c More
A Nebraska Army National Guard UH-72 Lakota helicopter from Company A, 1-376th Aviation (Security & Support) Regiment was tasked with another survey mission in northern Florida, Sept. 14, to evaluate river leve More
Approximately 40 Army National Guard Soldiers from Kentucky, Florida and Nebraska volunteered, Sept. 14, to restore the Cecil Field POW/MIA Memorial park and clean-up the area around the Cecil Conference Center More
Approximately 40 Army National Guard Soldiers from Kentucky, Florida and Nebraska, volunteered to restore the Cecil Field POW/MIA Memorial park, Sept. 14, in Jacksonville, Florida, while aiding with Hurricane I More
The crew of a Nebraska Army National Guard UH-72 Lakota helicopter from Company A, 1-376th Aviation (Security & Support) Regiment prep for a new mission in northern Florida, Sept. 14, to evaluate river levels a More
Robert Jones, a military security specialist with the Nebraska National Guard air base in Lincoln, checks visitor identification and conducts vehicle inspections, Jan. 16, 2018, while wind chill temperatures on More
Master Sgt. John A. Snoozy celebrates his retirement from the Nebraska Army National Guard after more than 30 years of military service. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Spc. Lisa Crawford)
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jason Graff of Lincoln, Nebraska, hugs his wife for the first time after returning home from a 10-month deployment. He is one of six Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the More
Purple shoes were a must-buy for Staff Sgt. Patti Lee-Smith, an avid runner and ambassador for the Project Purple program, which seeks to find a cure for pancreatic cancer. Lee-Smith, of David City, Nebraska, l More
The Nebraska Army National Guard's Recruiting and Retention Battalion conducts a change of command ceremony March 29, 2018, in the Joint Force Headquarters atrium in Lincoln, Nebraska. Outgoing commander Lt. Co More
The Indiana National Guard Marathon Team – including qualifying runners Jake Fisher, Eric Brown and Blaine Zimmerman, took the top team title away from multi-year defenders Pennsylvania National Guard with a co More
Cpl. Vanessa O’Gorman, a medical technician with the 1 Canadian Field Hospital cross trains with medical evacuation crew from the Nebraska Army National Guard's Company G, 2-104th Aviation Regiment (General Sup More
More than 150 Soldiers from the Nebraska Army National Guard’s 1-376th Aviation Regiment traveled to Camp Wainwright in Alberta, Canada, May 8-24, for Exercise Maple Resolve 2018, the Canadian Army’s most compr More
The Nebraska Army National Guard’s 43rd Army Band celebrated the unit’s 70th anniversary with a concert, June 16, 2018, at Antelope Park in Lincoln, Nebraska. More than 100 community members, veterans and band More
Officer Candidate Todd Garrett of Elkhorn, Nebraska, listens to Brig. Gen. Kevin Lyons, Nebraska Army National Guard land component commander, at the Great Plains Training Center in Salina, Kansas June 19, 2018 More
Capt. Tyler Wilterding of Kearney, Nebraska, chaplain for the Nebraska Army National Guard’s 92nd Troop Command, poses for a photo outside of his office where various religious materials are available for Soldi More
Warrant Officers with the Nebraska Army National Guard participated in an early morning fun run, July 9, 2018, at the Nebraska National Guard air base in Lincoln. The event was held in honor of the 100 year ann More
Nebraska Army National Guard Warrant Officers came together July 9 at Haymarket Park in Lincoln for the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Warrant Officer Cohort. The event included a static display with a Hu More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody Niemi, 97th Intelligence Squadron, listens to a preflight briefing before departing for a weekend training sortie at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska Aug. 5, 2018. The objective o More
Col. Eric Teegerstrom(left), 1st Sgt. Steven Brewer(center) and Capt. Travis Wahlmeier (right) begin to case the colors of E Company, 134th Infantry Regiment (Long Range Surveillance) during a deactivation cere More
Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters and 13 Soldiers assigned to a Lincoln-based Nebraska Army National Guard aviation unit mobilize, Sept. 13, 2018, in support of the Hurricane Florence relief operations after appr More
Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy, Army National Guard director, watches as a Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter is guided into the hangar at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Raleigh, North C More
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Steven Helmandollar (front) and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathan Dooley (back) go over the flight plan and a pre-flight checklist before conducting operations on Sept. 17, 2018. Two UH-60 More
Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Randy Dack, a blacksmith at Grand Island’s Stuhr Museum in Nebraska, has made more than 4,000 "lucky" horseshoes for military service members worldwide. Dack made More
Sgt. First Class Shawn Humphrey ratchet straps down a load of supplies donated for those still trapped by the flood waters in North Carolina. Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters and 13 Soldiers assigned to a Lincol More
A flight of helicopters stand ready for another day of missions as dawn breaks over the Army Aviation Support Facility in North Carolina. Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters and 13 Soldiers assigned to a Lincoln-ba More
Spc. Matthew Reidy (left) and Sgt. First Class Christopher Morehouse (right) secure the seats in their UH-60 Blackhawk before a mission on Sept. 19, 2018, in response to Hurricane Florence in North Carolina. Tw More
Ryan Carlson, Nebraska National Guard cybersecurity manager, was promoted during a Jan. 4 ceremony at the Joint Force Headquarters in Lincoln, to the rank of major in the Nebraska Army National Guard. (Nebraska More
Soldiers with the Iowa Army National Guard's 135th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment watch an introductory training video Jan. 5 at the Ignit Sport fitness center in Grimes, Iowa, on proper techniques for the up More
Spc. Cody Fischer, Nebraska Army National Guard, and Senior Airman Avery Prai, Nebraska Air National Guard, carry the colors of the United States and the Nebraska State Flag into the George W. Norris Legislativ More
Nebraska National Guard Soldiers and Airmen provided an honor cordon and color guard for the 2019 Inaugural Ball for Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts, Jan. 12, 2019, held at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. T More
The Basic Leader Course cadre meets with Maj. Gen. Mark Anderson to discuss challenges facing the instructors implementing the new Army Combat Fitness Test during a meeting at Camp Ashland, Nebraska on Jan. 12, More
The Nebraska Military Department’s Special Emphasis Program Group held a diversity potluck luncheon, Jan. 17, 2019, at the Joint Force Headquarters atrium in Lincoln, Nebraska. In celebration of the upcoming Dr More
Soldiers with the Nebraska Army National Guard help support flood response efforts, March 14, near Columbus, Nebraska, providing multiple helicopters and crews to conduct extraction and relocation missions of c More
Due to flooding around the Cooper Nuclear Station, the Nebraska National Guard Soldiers of Company G, 2nd of the 104th General Support Aviation Battalion assisted the workers, getting in and out of the station, More
As flood waters rise along the Platte River, Nebraska National Guard Soldiers of Company G, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion and the 195th Forward Support Company (Airborne) began rigging operations. More
Members of the Nebraska National Guard load out 11 pallets of water and supplies from light tactical vehicles March 17, 2019 at Deckers Food Center in Peru, Nebraska. Majority of Soldiers are from Nebraska Army More
Staff Sgt. Casey Sorensen, warehouse manager with the 67th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, loads a pallet of medical supplies onto a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle March 17, 2019, at the Nebraska National Guard Ce More
An aerial view of the flooding at the Camp Ashland, Nebraska on March 17, 2019. The levee to the north of the camp broke and water from the swollen Platte River poured thousands of gallons of water into the low More
A Fremont resident waits for the pallet of water to arrive at the grocery store March 17, 2019, Fremont, Nebraska. The empty shelves are a sign of residents reliance on bottled water. (U.S. Air Force photo take More
State Emergency Operations Center officials and Governor Pete Ricketts talk about the current flood situation March 18, 2019, at Joint Force Headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska. Sixty seven cities in Nebraska hav More
Camp Ashland, the Nebraska Army National Guard's premier training site, begins to dry out several days after catastrophic flooding caused the evacuation of troops and equipment. The training site is home to the More
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts meets with FEMA Regional Director Paul Taylor and other top emergency management personnel in Lincoln, Neb., prior to signing an expedited request for federal disaster assistance Mar More
Sgt. John Gahan looks out the door of his UH-72 Lakota helicopter and scans for obstacles prior to landing near Ashland, Neb., March 21. Gahan is a crew chief with Company A, 1-376th Aviation Battalion and has More
Sgt. Dallas Kimminau, flight engineer, uses his headset to communicate with the pilots of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as he prepares to drop sandbags on a levee near the Cooper Nuclear Station March 18th. The Ne More
Spc. Tyler Viers a power and generation repairer with the 267th Small Maintenance Company, Nebraska National Guard, keeps watch at an entry control point March 19, 2019 in Fremont, Nebraska. The Nebraska flood More
A Nebraska National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew from B Company 2-135 General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB) loaded bales of hay in preparation for a mission to feed stranded cattle near Columbus, Neb More
Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers used a CH-47 Chinook helicopter with Company B, 2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion, to secure multiple bales of hay, March 20, 2019, and airdrop them to cattle isol More
Pilots with Company B, 2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), conduct pre-flight checks on their CH-47 Chinook helicopter March 21. Nebraska Army National Guard aviation assets play a major role in More
Staff Sgt. Colton Stepp, a cavalry scout with the 1-134th Cavalry, Sgt. Evan Whiney, a carpenter with the 195th Forward Support Company (Special Operations) (Airborne), and Spc. Jacob Mason, with the 195th Rigg More
Nebraska National Guard and Minnesota National Guard Soldiers work together to perform a hay drop mission in Columbus, Nebraska, on March 23, 2019. The hay is for livestock that farmers can't get to because a r More
Minnesota National Guard members with the Bravo 2-221 General Support Aviation Battalion provide a CH-47 Chinook aerial support with members of the Nebraska National Guard on the second Operation Hay Drop March More
Nebraska National Guard Soldiers hustle to board the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter March 23, 2019, near Genoa, Nebraska. The crew was tasked to help with sandbagging efforts near the Loup River in Nebraska. (U.S. More
Spc. Aaron Winberg, UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew member, watches his aircraft during startup, prior to flying flood operations, in Lincoln March 23. Nebraska aviation crews have been assisting with sandbaggi More
Nebraska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jamie Bartholomew loosens a load of square bale hay in Winslow, Nebraska, March 25. Bartholomew was part of a team that provided hay to a Nebraska farmer who needed hay f More
Nebraska Army National Guard riggers inspect a Bobcat loader prior to sling load operations near Genoa, Nebraska, March 26. The riggers were part of a team that prepared the loader for air transport during floo More
Ten Soldiers with the Minnesota Army National Guard’s Company B, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, were honored at the Army Aviation Support Facility No. 2 in Grand Island, March 27, 2019, by Maj. Gen More
The Nebraska National Guard continued hay drop operations, April 1, 2019, supporting farmers and ranchers in need near Columbus and Scotia, Nebraska. Using a Ch-47 Chinook helicopter from Company B, 2-135th Gen More
About two dozen members of the Nebraska Army National Guard and Nebraska Task Force One, Urban Search and Rescue conducted structural extraction training, May 23, 2019, at the Camp Ashland Training Site in Nebr More
Firefighters from the Army of the Czech Republic air forces perform a buddy check after donning their on equipment during training with the 155th Air Refueling Wing fire department June 6, 2019, at the Nebrask More
Nebraska National Guard staff ride participants pose for a photo, July 16, 2019, in the Higgins Boat Monument, a memorial to Nebraska-native Andrew Jackson Higgins at Utah Beach, during a 75th D-Day Anniversary More
Senior Airmen Komlan Amegbeto, a personnel specialist with the155th Force Support Squadron, Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln, Nebraska, starts his work day in the new 155th Air Refueling Wing Headquarters building, More
Capt. James Fox and Capt. Lance Parra, pilots with the 155th Operations Squadron, look over the aircraft forms for the KC-135R Stratotanker with Staff Sgt. Daniel Schieffer, an aircraft sortie generating crew c More
A Nebraska National Guard Soldier reads the symptoms card assigned to a simulated victim who was extracted from a lake by a Nebraska Task Force One firefighter using hoist capabilities from a Nebraska Army Nati More
A UH-72 Lakota helicopter from from the Nebraska Army National Guard's 1-376th Aviation Battalion lowers a diver from Nebraska Task Force One with a rescue basket to assist the Hickman Fire District during Oper More
To officially signify the beginning of a new chapter in Nebraska Army National Guard history, the newly activated 2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment held a ceremony to unfurl company colors, Nov. 2, 2019, a More
Rwanda’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Jean-Bosco Kazura and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, Nebraska National Guard adjutant general, sign a document officially forming a new partnership under the State P More
Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, (right) Nebraska adjutant general, joins Eric Kasowski, (left) Centers for Disease Control; and others, Feb. 6, 2020, for a panel during a press conference at the UNMC campus on the state More
Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers secure a pallet of personal protective equipment supplies onto a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle, April 13, 2020, in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Nebraska National Guard delivered More
Senior Airman Austin Dawe, aircraft propulsion apprentice, 155th Air Refueling Wing, conducts medical screening of Nebraska Military Department personnel, April 14, 2020, at the Nebraska National Guard air base More
Nebraska National Guard Soldiers and Airmen prepare to collect COVID-19 samples for testing, April 15, 2020, in Hastings, Nebraska. The Nebraska National Guard supported the Nebraska Department of Health and Hu More
Nebraska National Guard Soldiers and Airmen sort bedding and other supplies, April 15, 2020, at the University of Nebraska Omaha, while setting up for the Nebraska Accommodation Project alternative housing supp More
A Nebraska Army National Guard Soldier fills individualized bottles of hand sanitizer, April 17, 2020, at the Nebraska Department of Transportation warehouse in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Nebraska National Guard is More
Nebraska Army National Guard Sgt. Aaron Jaapar, 267th Maintenance Company, unwraps canned corn to be packed into smaller bags, April 21, 2020, at the National Guard warehouse in Lincoln, and distributed to thos More
Nebraska Army National Guard 1st Lt. Jacob Godlewski, 734th Support Battalion, helps other volunteers pack bags of food items, April 22, 2020, at the Food Bank of the Heartland in Omaha, to be distributed to th More
Nebraska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Kaycee Endriss, 155th Medical Group, collects a nasopharyngeal sample from Bellevue Police Department K-9 Officer Joe Gray, April 22, 2020, at a mobile testing site at the More
Nebraska National Guard Soldiers from the 189th Transportation Company based in Norfolk distribute food to residents in David City, Nebraska, April 22, 2020. The Nebraska National Guard activated Soldiers and A More
Nebraska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Tyler Fredrickson, 155th Medical Group, helps collect nasopharyngeal samples from first responders and healthcare workers, April 22, 2020, at a mobile testing site at the More
Nebraska Army National Guard Spc. Larry Santillan, 189th Transportation Company based in Norfolk, helps distribute food from the Food Bank of Lincoln to residents, April 24, 2020, on a rainy day in Tecumseh, Ne More