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Tag: Guardians of Freedom

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... MORE

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 — 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... MORE

Crowds cheer on multiple acts as they perform, Aug. 26, 2023, during the Guardians of Freedom Airshow at the Lincoln Airport, Nebraska.

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Video by Staff Sgt. Alexander Schriner

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.