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Echoes of Valor: Nebraska National Guard Returns to Bastogne 80 Years Later
January 2, 2025 — BASTOGNE, Belgium -- The Battle of Bastogne, a pivotal World War II clash that took place in the frigid Ardennes Forest in December 1944, is etched into military history lore. In a historic battle of wills, German forces fought for control of the strategic city of Bastogne, which was defended by U.S. Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division who had been cutoff and surrounded during Germany’s final major offensive. It was a battle that captured the attention of the entire world. Far less known, however, is the role that Soldiers from the Nebraska National Guard’s 134th Infantry Regiment played during the critical days of the battle. Battling against deep snow, frigid temperatures and near-constant German counterattacks, the efforts of the 134th Infantry Regiment Soldiers helped raise the siege of Bastogne, allowing relief to flow into the devastated city and its airborne defenders. Eighty years later and a few degrees warmer, a new generation of Nebraska National Guard troops returned to Bastogne to honor the legacy of their predecessors and commemorate the anniversary of this hard-fought victory. ...

Former Nebraska National Guard Soldier donates Olympic Gold Medal winning rifle to Nebraska National Guard Museum
January 2, 2025 — Like an aged warrior, Gary Anderson’s famed rifle is showing its age; the rifle stock, barrel and accompanying sights still bear the scars and marks of countless competitive battles, including a very historic one in Tokyo more than 60 years ago. Masking tape holds bent cardboard in place on the rear of the wooden stock. Similar tape clings to a silver front palm-rest where its “owner” steadied the rifle during its last competition with an athlete representing the U.S.S.R. In its totality, the rifle is understated, both gangly and elegant in appearance. Yet, despite its looks, the rifle holds an honored place amongst American Olympic lore. And now it’s part of the growing collection of artifacts at the Nebraska National Guard Museum in Seward, Nebraska. “This rifle served me well during the years that I used it,” former Nebraska Army National Guard Lieutenant Gary Anderson wrote recently about the Remington 300-meter free rifle he donated to the Nebraska Guard Museum on Dec. 27. Did it ever. In 1962, Anderson used the rifle to lead the U.S.A. marksmanship team to two 300-meter World Championship Gold Medals. He also used it to win a gold medal in the 1963 Pan American Games in the 300-Meter (3x40) free rifle event with a score of 1,146, just one point shy of the world record at the time...

Nebraska National Guard supports multiple agencies with storm response efforts
May 2, 2024 — The Nebraska National Guard is assisting state and local first responders after a tornado caused widespread damage...

155th Air Refueling Wing demonstrates readiness in large-scale exercise
February 16, 2024 — The 155th Air Refueling Wing conducted a large-scale readiness exercise, or LRE, on Feb. 2-4, 2024, at the Nebraska National Guard air base in Lincoln...

Nebraska Guardsman named U.S. Africa Command’s 2023 Bilateral Affairs Officer of the Year
February 13, 2024 — U.S. Africa Command announces Nebraska Army National Guard Maj. Jessica Pan as the Bilateral Affairs Officer of the Year for 2023...

National Guard Performs Flyover in World Record Event
September 26, 2023 — A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the Nebraska National Guard’s 155th Air Refueling Wing and three F-16 Fighting Falcons from the South Dakota National Guard’s 114th Fighter Wing flew over Memorial Stadium for a University of Nebraska outdoor volleyball game. ...

The Liberation of Nancy, France
September 15, 2023 — On Sept. 15, 1944, Col. Butler B. Miltonberger, and the 134th Infantry Regiment of the Nebraska Army National Guard, along with its combat partners, liberated Nancy, France, from German occupation...

Czech leaders thank servicemembers’ families in Nebraska for the roles their World War II Veterans played in liberation
September 6, 2023 — On Aug. 26, 2023, senior leaders of the Czech Armed Forces honored the family of 1st Lt. Virgil Kirkham as well as the families of two other Nebraska service members who participated in the liberation of Czechoslovakia in 1945 during the opening ceremony for the 2023 Guardians of Freedom Airshow in Lincoln...

Czech dignitaries travel to Nebraska to celebrate 30th anniversary of partnership
September 4, 2023 — Thirty years after they were first matched as one of the original collaborations within the National Guard’s State Partnership Program, members of the Czech Armed Forces and representatives from the Nebraska and Texas National Guard celebrated their ongoing partnership during a nearly-weeklong celebration in Lincoln, Nebraska, Aug. 23-27, 2023...

Guardians of Freedom Air Show returns with record attendance
September 1, 2023 — The Guardians of Freedom Airshow - hosted by the Nebraska National Guard’s 155th Air Refueling Wing in partnership with the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, Lincoln Airport Authority and 55th Wing, Offutt Air Force Base - returned to the Lincoln Airport for the first time since 2016 with a record number of attendees August 26-27, 2023...

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Nebraska TAG Announces DEOC Survey

Joint Force Headquarters - Nebraska National Guard

July 14, 2026 | 1:00

Maj. Gen. Craig Strong, Adjutant General for the Nebraska National Guard, announces the 2026 Defense Organizational Climate Survey, July 14, 2025, at the Nebraska National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, Lincoln, Nebraska. The DEOC Survey was designed for service members to provide anonymous feedback to leadership about the health of the unit and identify areas of improvement. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Gauret Stearns)