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  • 147th Attack Wing MQ-Reaper Completes ACE Movement in Europe

    CASLAV AIR BASE, Czech Republic - The Texas Military Department’s 147th Attack Wing demonstrated an MQ-9 Reaper agile combat employment movement from Caslav Air Base to Ostrava airport in the Czech Republic June 13 during Exercise Air Defender.The ACE movement displayed the effectiveness of the MQ-9

  • Texas Best Warrior Competition Supports Partner Program

    BASTROP, Texas – The Texas Military Department’s Best Warrior Competition brought together the Texas Army and Air National Guard and Chilean and Czech Armed Forces to challenge their tactical and technical abilities and share knowledge, skills and cultures.The friendly competition at Camp Swift in

  • Nebraska Guard, Czechs Solidify Partnership at Exercise

    OSTRAVA, Czech Republic – The 155th Air Refueling Wing participated in the Ample Strike Exercise and NATO Days to support its partnership with the Czech Republic.The Nebraska Air National Guard Airmen attended the events at Pardubice Military Airport and Leos Janacek Ostrava Airport Sept. 5-18.Ample

  • Long-term Relationships Drive State Partnership Program Success

    PRAGUE, Czech Republic – When Daryl Bohac came here in 1998, he didn’t just help advance a young partnership between the Czech Republic and the Nebraska National Guard – he returned to his ancestral roots.Bohac was an Air Force major then. He’s now a major general – Nebraska’s adjutant general. And

  • In Central Europe, Guard Chief Sees Enduring Partnerships and Growth

    VIENNA, Austria – In the heart of Europe, as a new security cooperation partnership takes its first steps, another prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary.Here in Austria, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson witnessed the Austrian Armed Forces and the Vermont National Guard cement the newest partnership in

  • Nebraska National Guard, Rwanda Build on SPP Partnership

    KIGALI, Rwanda – When the Nebraska National Guard and the Rwanda Defence Force formed their partnership in December 2019, both sides expressed interest in working closely together to build relationships and collaborative capabilities.Goals were set and developed, with initial site visits and

  • National Guard Leaders Emphasize Value of State Partnership Program

    ARLINGTON, Va. – The adjutants general from California, Florida, Nebraska and Vermont discussed the value of the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program during a media roundtable June 2.The true worth of the SPP has been evident in recent months throughout the

  • Nebraska, Czech Republic firefighters strengthen partnership

    LINCOLN AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Fourteen firefighters from the Army of the Czech Republic trained alongside their U.S. counterparts with the 155th Air Refueling Wing Aug. 16-19 at Lincoln Air Force Base and Offutt Air Force Base.Nebraska and the Czech Republic exchange ideas and training methods and

  • National Guard partners with Czech Republic on COVID-19 response

    LINCOLN, Neb. – Members of the Nebraska and Texas National Guard traveled to the Czech Republic in November at the request of the Czech Republican Ministry of Health to share best practices on fighting COVID-19.The Guard team of physicians, medical administrators, planners and logisticians helped