Airmen assigned to the 155th Air Refueling Wing participated in a Combat Readiness Exercise at the Nebraska National Guard air base in Lincoln, Nebraska, June 6-8, 2025. The exercise tested the deployment readiness and supporting infrastructure of the installation to support wartime operations by assessing Airmen on performance-based tasks critical to mission readiness, such as facilitating the repair and maintenance of vital runway infrastructure, deployment of critical mission support infrastructure, enemy deterrence, perimeter security, unmanned aircraft deterrence, establishment of essential communications, and hot pit aircraft refueling. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Noah Carlson)
In a historic first for the Nebraska Army National Guard, a noncommissioned officer and a junior enlisted Soldier have both secured victories at the highly competitive Region V Best Warrior Competition, earning their spots to compete at the national level event during the third week of July.
This marks the first time that Nebraska has sent both an NCO and Soldier representative to the National Guard Bureau’s Best Warrior competition in...
“You are the frontlines of this new data war.”
That’s how Maj. Gen. Craig Strong, Nebraska National Guard adjutant general, addressed military, public and private industry cyber protection specialists, June 12, during the two-week “Cyber Tatanka” exercise on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
“The defense of the homeland, [our] critical infrastructure and the American way of life is dependent upon the skills and...
Soldiers of the Wahoo-based 623rd Engineer Company, Nebraska Army National Guard, put their June 15-30 annual training to good use this year when they polished a variety of Soldier and engineering skills at Mead Training Site.
The company worked on multiple construction projects, both at Mead as well as other Nebraska Guard facilities around the state. The Soldiers also conducted night driving operations, night vision device...
LINCOLN, Neb. - The roar of the crowd, the thunderous boom of the cannon, the rhythmic pounding of thousands of feet on pavement, these are the familiar sounds of the annual Lincoln Marathon.
For members of the National Guard, this Lincoln Marathon, on May 4, 2025, serves as the decisive time trial that determines who will earn a coveted spot on the All Guard Marathon Team. This biennial event transcends the personal challenge of 26.2...
