Story by Sgt. Jessica Villwok | Joint Force Headquarters - Nebraska National Guard | 11.20.2017
For many new Army National Guard cavalry scouts – or Shavetails – the Sept. 8-10 drill weekend was anything but ordinary. Over a period of 24 hours, new 19D cavalry scouts completed 14 stations covering seven and a half miles of intense training as part of the 1-134th Cavalry’s Spur Ride, an event that is held with esteem as a rite of passage....
Courtesy Story | Joint Force Headquarters - Nebraska National Guard | 06.01.2017
Imagine an extremely physical competition that lasts for over 60 continuous hours, requiring competitors to travel nearly 100 miles on foot – at times carrying up to 80 pounds of equipment – without any scheduled sleep and a limited food supply....
Story by Lt. Col. Kevin Hynes | Joint Force Headquarters - Nebraska National Guard | 03.21.2017
Cavalry saber… meet Bowie knife. Razorbacks… meet Cornhuskers. That was the scene that unfolded at the Mead Training Site’s Titan Readiness Center, Dec. 10, as the Nebraska Army National Guard’s 1-134th Cavalry officially became members of the Arkansas Army National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during a patching ceremony held at the readiness center drill floor....
