Nebraska Army National Guard

The Nebraska Army National Guard is a group of Army National Guard units in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The Adjutant General for these units is Major General Daryl L. Bohac, who was announced as the new Deputy Director of the Army National Guard in May, 2013, and assumed his new duties later in 2013.

The state's longtime 67th Infantry Brigade was reorganized in 2003 as the 67th Area Support Group. The brigade was again converted and reorganized in 2008 as the 67th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade. The brigade converted and reorganized again in 2016 as the 67th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB).

History

The Nebraska Army National Guard was traces its roots to its territorial militia, which was established on December 23, 1854. When it was founded, Nebraska had become a hotspot of unrest and tensions, as its southern neighbor Kansas became embroiled in a civil conflict known as Bleeding Kansas which would later be recognized as the prelude to the American Civil War. Although Nebraska itself was spared from the sectarian violence, its own origins began with a dispute between Mormon settlers in Nebraska and the native Sioux inhabitants of the region, which itself began when a cow owned by the Mormons wandered into Sioux territory and was killed. The Mormons attempted to attack the Sioux after they denied any wrongdoing, which triggered the Grattan massacre. As a result, on Dec. 23, 1854, then acting Governor Thomas Cuming of Nebraska established the Nebraska Territorial Militia, the predecessor to the Nebraska National Guard. The Nebraska Territorial Militia fought in its first conflict during the American Civil War, during which it supplied two volunteer militia units. However, when Nebraska achieved statehood in 1867, the new state did not bother to formally retain a state militia and instead relied on loosely organized, independent ones until 1881 due to costs and expenses. In 1881, the Nebraska Territorial Militia was reorganized into the Nebraska National Guard, and played a role in civil peacekeeping operations, waging conflicts against Native American tribes and being deployed internationally for the first time during the Spanish American War.

Adjutants General of Nebraska

The position of adjutant general was created by the Nebraska Territorial Legislature as a part-time position in 1864. It was made a full-time position in 1869. Its duties were transferred to an additional responsibility of the Secretary of State in 1871. The position was recreated as a full-time position when the state adopted a new military code in 1881.

Daryl L. Bohac, 2013–Present

Judd H. Lyons, 2009-2013

Timothy J. Kadavy, 2007-2009

Roger P. Lempke, 2000-2007

Stanley M. Heng, 1987-2000

James Carmona, 1983-1987

Edward C. Binder, 1978-1983

Francis L. Winner, 1973-1977

Lyle A. Welch, 1959-1973

Guy N. Henninger, 1939-1959

Herbert J. Paul, 1919-1938

Joseph A. Storch, 1919

Hugh E. Clapp, 1917-1919

Walter E. Steele, 1917

Philip L. Hall, 1913-1917

Ernest H. Phelps, 1911-1913

John C. Hartigan, 1909-1911

Charles F. Schwarz, 1907-1909

Jacob H. Culver, 1903-1907

Leonard W. Colby, 1901-1903

Julius N. Killian, 1901

Patrick H. Barry, 1895-1900

James D. Gage, 1893-1895

Victor Vifquain, 1891-1892

Albert V. Cole, 1887-1890

Cyrus N. Baird, 1886-1887

John C. Bonnell, 1885-1886

Edward P. Roggen, 1883-1885

Samuel J. Alexander, 1879-1882

Bruno Tzschuck, 1875-1879

John R. Patrick, 1867-1871

Robert S. Knox, 1865-1867

William H.W. Hughes, 1864-1865

Units

The Nebraska Army National Guard has one land component command with subordinate elements for mission command. They and their commanders are:

Nebraska Army National Guard Joint Force (HQ at Lincoln)- BG Lynn M. Heng

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