July 6, 2022 155th ARW participates in Justified Accord 22 with Rwanda Defence Force Airmen from the 155th Air Refueling Wing’s medical group participated in Justified Accord 2022, a joint medical engineer mission with the Rwanda Defence Force on March 2-22, 2022, at Gako Military Academy, Rwanda.This State Partnership exchange between Nebraska and Rwanda helped build readiness for
May 17, 2022 Airmen attend 1-week pre-deployment training event trial Airmen from the 155th Air Refueling Wing completed mandatory pre-deployment training, May 15-22, 2022, at the Nebraska National Guard Greenlief Training Site in Hastings and the Lincoln Air base.During the week of training, approximately 150 members traveled to Greenlief firing range near Hastings,
May 4, 2022 Nebraska Stratotankers Support Critical Aerial Refueling Mission The Nebraska Air National Guard’s 155th Air Refueling Wing deployed a KC-135 Stratotanker to Pardubice Air Base, Czechia, May 2022 in support of ongoing real-world missions.The KC-135 Stratotanker supplies critical aerial refueling capabilities the U.S. and NATO coalition forces, which are operating
April 5, 2022 155th ARW BOSS helps with boom operators readiness Located in the old engine shop building behind a pair of double doors sits a giant gray machine replicating the back of a KC-135R Stratotanker. There’s a desk full of several computer screens staring at the instructor as they set up and prepare a simulation. Meanwhile on the inside is a boom
Feb. 22, 2022 155th ARW Implements new Air Force Fitness Standards It’s a cold early morning as Airmen walk into the Offutt Field House ready to take their physical fitness test. Some stretch while others go over in their heads what benchmarks they need to meet in order to achieve a good total score. They then gather at the starting line on the track, the fitness
Dec. 16, 2021 A Family Military Tradition: The More the Merrier As a seven-year-old child, Brent Frohner had been staying at an American-sponsored orphanage in Vietnam for about three years. Frohner remembers the day he found out that he and his brother Brett were to be adopted by an American family. He didn’t know what it all meant, but he was excited because
Nov. 7, 2021 NEANG Cyber Security team keeps network safe In 2021 alone, America’s energy sector, power plants, food supply, water supply, health care, law enforcement and defense sector have all come under cyber-attack.
Sept. 11, 2021 Nebraska service members look back on 9/11 experiences It was a cool Tuesday morning in Lincoln on September 11, 2001, what seemed like a normal day, everyone going about their normal business. Then mid-morning, word quickly spread among friends and co-workers to turn on the TV and see what was happening in New York City and Washington, D.C.
Sept. 3, 2021 Nebraska, Czech Republic firefighters strengthen partnership Fourteen firefighters from the Army of the Czech Republic fire department trained alongside the U.S. counterparts with the 155th Air Refueling Wing fire department Aug. 16-19, 2021, at Lincoln Air Force Base and Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
June 23, 2021 NEANG SFS takes on Patriot 21 Airmen of the 155th Security Forces Squadron joined other National Guard units, civilian partners, and local agencies at PATRIOT 21 for Domestic Operations training exercise June 10 - 19, 2021, to work through a mock natural disaster.