News Search

  • Nebraska SAPR office conducts joint Victim Advocate course

    The Nebraska Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program conducted a Victim Advocate Refresher course on May 13-15, 2024.This joint event with the Air and Army Victim Advocates featured Russell W. Strand as the national speaker, where he provided comprehensive training to advocates. Strand, a

  • 155th Air Refueling Wing demonstrates readiness in large-scale exercise

    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.The purpose of the readiness exercise was to practice employing forces to contested, degraded and operationally limited environments while still

  • Journey of an Airman: The Gambia to NEANG

    During his upbringing in Banjul, Gambia, Ebrima Minteh balanced his time between school and assisting his family at the nearby market. He found joy in playing soccer with friends and aiding fishermen in hopes of receiving some freshly caught fish from the Atlantic Ocean. Amidst these activities, his

  • Co-hosted air show wins award

    The 2023 Guardians of Freedom Air Show was named the Military Air Show of the Year by the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Team, the Blue Angels, during the International Council of Air Show Convention Dec. 5, 2023.The air show was co-hosted for the first time by the 155th Air Refueling Wing and the

  • Nebraska Airman: The Story behind the Uniform

    On a crisp, mid spring morning in Lincoln, Nebraska, Jarell Roach, a senior at Southeast High School, was leaving the cafeteria following a typical forgettable lunch experience. Making his way through the random collective pockets of his peers, the whispers around him became noticeable. Speculation

  • Mission Efficiency: 155th ARW's hot-pit refueling

    The 155th Air Refueling Wing performed a hot-pit refueling for their KC-135R Stratotanker, Nov. 4, 2023, where Airmen from the maintenance and operations groups received their initial training.Hot-pit refueling is a method that facilitates the refueling of aircraft while their engines remain

  • 155th ARW hosts Open Hangar Event

    The Nebraska Air National Guard’s 155th Air Refueling Wing hosted an open hangar recruiting event at the Nebraska Air National Guard Base on Oct. 19, 2022.Located at the fuel cell barn, the wing saw 250+ students from 31 local high schools along with nine colleges/universities, two civilian

  • 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,

  • Nebraska National Guard shares NCO leadership in SPP exchange

    One Airman and three Soldiers from the Nebraska National Guard participated in a non-commissioned officer training exchange with the Rwanda Defence Force, Feb. 7-10, 2022, in Gabiro, Rwanda.The State Partnership between Nebraska and Rwanda was established in December of 2019. This partnership

  • Nebraska CERFP conducts readiness exercise

    A wide open field lay next to some abandoned and damaged buildings at the Nebraska National Guard’s Mead training site. Once the command was given for the exercise to begin, trucks and trailers swarmed into the field with dozens of Air and Army National Guard members setting up equipment, donning