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Brig. Gen. Keith A. Schell, most recently the Nebraska Air National Guard assistant adjutant general, retired after 37 years of distinguished military service during a ceremony conducted at the Nebraska National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, Feb. 4.
As the assistant adjutant general for Air, Schell was responsible for the organization, training and equipage of the Nebraska Air National Guard, which includes the 155th Air Refueling Wing in Lincoln and the 170th Group at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.
Prior to his most recent assignment, Schell served as chief of staff within the Nebraska National Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters in Lincoln. Before that, he served as the commander of the 155th Air Refueling Wing.
Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, Nebraska adjutant general, presided over the ceremony and spoke, at length of Schell’s dedication to his country, his state and teammates.
“Keith served admirably in a variety of positions in the Nebraska National Guard,” Bohac said. “Without fail he engaged in everything I asked him to do and engaged in areas where he didn’t need to be told to.”
“I am grateful for your service. On behalf of the Airmen of the Nebraska Air National Guard, thanks for what you have done,” Bohac said.
Schell began his career in June 1981 after enlisting in the Nebraska Air National Guard as a photo processor specialist.
After graduating from the Academy of Military Science in December 1986, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant.
Following his graduation from undergraduate pilot training, he attended RF-4C Replacement Training Unit in Boise, Idaho and, upon completion, was assigned as an RF-4C aircraft commander in the 173rd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. In that squadron, he served as intelligence officer.
Following his upgrade to instructor pilot in the RF-4C, he was temporarily assigned to Torrejon Air Force Base, Madrid, Spain and later to Choo Won Air Base, South Korea where he instructed Spanish and South Korean RF-4 pilots on the Navigational Weapons Delivery System.
Schell converted to the KC-135R in June of 1994 and served in various positions in the 173rd Air Refueling Squadron, Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln, Nebraska, including the flying training officer, deputy chief of current operations, evaluator pilot, chief of standardization and evaluation, and as the squadron director of operations.
While assigned to the 173rd ARS, Schell served as the Air National Guard’s lead KC-135R instructor pilot in charge of the planning, development and implementation of the Global Air Transportation Management System modification.
He was next assigned as the 155th Air Refueling Wing executive officer and from 2006 until May 2012, he served as the 155th Maintenance Group commander before taking charge of the entire wing.
Schell was a command pilot with more than 4,500 hours flown in the KC-135R, RF-4C, AT-38, T-38, F-15D, F-18, T-37 and T-41.
| Date Taken: | 02.04.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 06.05.2018 16:11 |
| Story ID: | 279690 |
| Location: | LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, US |
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