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Nebraska National Guard supports multiple agencies with storm response efforts
May 2, 2024
On May 1, 2024, a Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew flew Nebraska Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly and FEMA and Nebraska Emergency Management Agency officials over the area damaged by a tornado to assess the extent of the damage.
155th Air Refueling Wing demonstrates readiness in large-scale exercise
February 16, 2024
Airmen from the 155th Air Refueling Wing, respond to a simulated injured airman Feb. 4, 2024, National Guard airbase in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nebraska Guardsman named U.S. Africa Command’s 2023 Bilateral Affairs Officer of the Year
February 13, 2024
Nebraska Army National Guard Maj. Jessica Pan poses with her husband and three children after her promotion ceremony to the rank of major, Feb. 22, 2023, at the U.S. Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda.
National Guard Performs Flyover in World Record Event
September 26, 2023
A KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 155th Air Refueling Wing along with an F-16 from the 114th Fighter Wing fly over over Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska, Aug. 30, 2023, for a University of Nebraska volleyball game. The flyover celebrated Volleyball Day in Nebraska, where 92,003 fans became the largest crowd in the world to witness a women’s sporting event.
The Liberation of Nancy, France
September 15, 2023
This photo was taken shortly after the liberation of the city of Nancy, France, on Sept. 15, 1944.
Czech leaders thank servicemembers’ families in Nebraska for the roles their World War II Veterans played in liberation
September 6, 2023
The families of three American servicemembers with Nebraska ties are honored for the roles they played in liberating Czechoslavakia at the end of World War II by Lt. Gen. Karel Rehka, Chief of Defense of the Czech Armed Forces, and 1st Deputy Minister of Defense Frantisek Sulc.
Czech dignitaries travel to Nebraska to celebrate 30th anniversary of partnership
September 4, 2023
Members of a Czech Delegation including Czech Armed Forces, and Nebraska National Guard leadership came to Nebraska to participate in the airshow this year in celebration of 30 years of partnership with Nebraska and Texas through the Department of Defense’s State Partnership Program Aug. 26, 2023.
Guardians of Freedom Air Show returns with record attendance
September 1, 2023
Crowds cheer on multiple acts as they perform, Aug. 26, 2023, during the Guardians of Freedom Airshow at the Lincoln Airport, Nebraska.
Flight medic first to receive new Nebraska National Guard Heroism Medal
July 14, 2023
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen and Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, Nebraska adjutant general, present the Nebraska National Guard Heroism Medal to Sgt. Brandi Sullivan during the Nebraska Adjutant General Change of Command Ceremony, July 8, 2023, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska
402nd Military Police Battalion hosts Nebraska’s first German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge testing
June 21, 2023
Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers strive to earn the coveted gold, silver or bronze German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge during two-day testing June 14-15, 2023, in Hastings, Nebraska.
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155th Air Refueling Wing at the Central Coast AirFest
155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard
Sept. 22, 2024 | 1:54
The 155th Air Refueling Wing presented their KC-135R Stratotanker with a heritage paint scheme at the Central Coast AirFest, held at Santa Maria Airport in California on Sept. 21-22, 2024. The aircraft was part of the static display.

The AirFest had a special guest—101-year-old James Kunkle, a World War II fighter pilot. The heritage paint scheme on the KC-135 was specifically modeled after the markings on Kunkle’s own P-38 Lightning, the aircraft he flew during combat missions in WWII. Kunkle is the last surviving pilot of the 401st Fighter Squadron, which went on to become the 173rd Air Refueling Squadron.
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