Sgt. Brandon Schu, a firefighter from Omaha, sits with

Sgt. Brandon Schu, a firefighter from Omaha, sits with his family, May 17, 2020, for a brief send-off ceremony at the South Omaha Readiness Center. Seven Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers with the 181st Engineer Detachment (Firefighter Team) are deploying for a yearlong overseas deployment, training and operating alongside Romanian partners. Due to restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony was closed to the public. The event was granted an exception to policy by Governor Pete Ricketts to allow for more than 10 individuals, but other social distancing rules were still implemented. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Sgt. Lisa Crawford)