Col. Shane Martin (center) the Regiment Commander of

Col. Shane Martin (center) the Regiment Commander of the 209th RTI and Brig. Gen. Kevin Lyons(far right), the assistant adjutant general for the state of Nebraska, listen as Command Sgt. Maj. Jeremy Preister(left), commandant of the 209th Regional Training Institute discusses with Maj. Gen. Mark Anderson(center right), the Deputy Command General of Training and Doctrine Command, the issues facing the RTI schools and how to keep people actively engaged in the Guard. Maj. Gen. Anderson visited the 209th RTI as part of a national tour of the Regional Training Institutes of several states including Nebraska. The general was interested to learn the opinions of the cadre on various programs and what resources the schools of the 209th RTI were utilizing in the courses. Anderson said his intent was to have a dialogue between TRADOC and the RTIs with regards to the opportunities and capabilities the National Guard can bring to the One Army School System. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Herschel Talley)