Nebraska 2019 Flood Response
Sgt. 1st Class Cody Trindle, a pathfinder with Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1-134th Cavalry, provides ground communication to a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter near Genoa, Nebraska March 22. Trindle, who was ... More
Chief warrant officer four (CW4) Troy Montanez, Nebraska
Chief warrant officer four (CW4) Troy Montanez, Nebraska Army National Guard UH-72 Lakota helicopter pilot, inspects his aircraft prior to flight operations in Lincoln, March 21. Montanez is a pilot from Compan... More
Camp Ashland, the Nebraska Army National Guard's premier
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 speaks with emergency management
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts speaks with emergency management personnel and members of the Nebraska National Guard March 19th. Many communities across the state are affected by historic flooding. (Nebraska Natio... More
Staff Sgt. Joseph Yates, Nebraska Army National Guard
Staff Sgt. Joseph Yates, Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk crew member, communicates with his pilots prior to flying to a breached diversion dam near Genoa, Nebraska March 23. Nebraska aviation crews... More
Camp Ashland, the Nebraska Army National Guard's premier
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
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
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
Spc. Aaron Winberg, UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew
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
Camp Ashland, the Nebraska Army National Guard's premier
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
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts meets with FEMA regional director director Paul Taylor and other emergency management personnel in Lincoln, Neb., March 19. Many communities across Nebraska are affected by historic ... More
Sgt. John Gahan, a crew chief with Company A, 1-376th
Sgt. John Gahan, a crew chief with Company A, 1-376th Aviation Battalion, ushers on civil authorities during aviation operations March 21. The Nebraska Army National Guard continues to support cities and counti... More
Nebraska Army National Guard aviation units have been
Nebraska Army National Guard aviation units have been flying sandbagging operations at the Loup River diversion dam near Genoa, Nebraska. The dam breach and sandbags can be seen here at the opening of the Loup ... More
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts meets with FEMA regional
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts meets with FEMA regional director Paul Taylor and Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, Nebraska National Guard adjutant general, in the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency's (NEMA) Emergency Oper... More
Camp Ashland, the Nebraska Army National Guard's premier
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
Chief warrant officer four (CW4) Troy Montanez (left)
Chief warrant officer four (CW4) Troy Montanez (left) and 1st Lt. Ryan Cho (right), UH-72 Lakota helicopter pilots, disucss preflight checks in Lincoln, March 21. Montanez and Cho have been flying missions in s... More
Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers, Spc. Rasmussen
Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers, Spc. Rasmussen (front) and Pfc. Jacob McCarthy (back), move to safety after hooking up sandbags to a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during sandbagging operations near Genoa, N... More
Camp Ashland, the Nebraska Army National Guard's premier
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 prepares to sign an expedited
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts prepares to sign an expedited request for federal disaster assistance in the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency's (NEMA) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) March 19th. March 19. Man... More
Nebraska Army National Guard Sgt. John Gahan, Company
Nebraska Army National Guard Sgt. John Gahan, Company A, 1-376th Aviation Battalion, takes preflight notes prior to flying flood support operations in Lincoln, March 21. Gahan is a crew chief aboard a UH-72 Lak... More
Staff Sgt. Joseph Yates looks out the door of his UH-60
Staff Sgt. Joseph Yates looks out the door of his UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during sandbagging operations at the Loup River diversion dam near Genoa March 23. The diversion dam breached mid March 2019. (Nebras... More
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts signs an expedited request
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts signs an expedited request for federal disaster assistance in the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency's (NEMA) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) March 19. March 19. Many communities... More
A Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter
A Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew delivers a sandbag to damn breach on the Loup River near Genoa, Nebraska March 23. Nebraska Army National Guard helicopters have been conducting sa... More
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts signs an expedited request
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts signs an expedited request for federal disaster assistance in the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency's (NEMA) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) March 19. March 19. Many communities... More
Staff Sgt. Joeseph Yates, Uh-60 Blackhawk helicopter
Staff Sgt. Joeseph Yates, Uh-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew member, watches out the door as his aircraft delivers a sandbag to the Loup River diversion dam near Genoa, Nebraska March 23. The dam, which feeds to t... More
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts signs an expedited request
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts signs an expedited request for federal disaster assistance in the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency's (NEMA) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) March 19. March 19. Many communities... More
Spc. Aaron Winberg, UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew
Spc. Aaron Winberg, UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew member, looks through the cargo hole as his aircraft hovers above Soldiers and sandbags on the ground near Genoa, Nebraska March 23. Winberg and the rest of h... More
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts speaks with top Nebraska
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts speaks with top Nebraska emergency management personnel after signing an expedited request for federal disaster assistance March 19. Many communities across Nebraska have been devast... More
Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers, Pfc. Kyle Young
Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers, Pfc. Kyle Young (right), Spc. Rasmussen (middle) and Pfc. Jacob McCarthy (left) await an inbound UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during sandbagging operations near Genoa, Nebra... More
Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers, Pfc. Kyle Young
Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers, Pfc. Kyle Young (left), Spc. Rasmussen (middle) and Pfc. Jacob McCarthy (right) await an inbound UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during sandbagging operations near Genoa, Nebra... More
A Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter
A Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew circles around to pick up more sandbags after dropping off a load at the Loup River diversion dam breach near Genoa, Nebraska March 23. Nebraska Ar... More
Pfc. Kyle Young, Nebraska Army National Guard Soldier,
Pfc. Kyle Young, Nebraska Army National Guard Soldier, uses a static wand during sandbagging operations near Genoa March 23. Ground Soldiers use static wands to prevent static shock prior to hooking up sandbags... More
A Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter
A Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew delivers a sandbag to a diversion dam breach on the Loup River near Genoa, Nebraska March 23. Nebraska Army National Guard helicopters have been co... More
A Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter
A Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter aviation crew picks up sandbags near Genoa, Nebraska March 23. Nebraska Army National Guard helicopters have been conducting sandbag air drop missions i... More
A Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter
A Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew delivers a sandbag to a diversion dam breach on the Loup River near Genoa, Nebraska March 23. Nebraska Army National Guard helicopters have been co... More