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Brandi Mayer balances master’s classes, military service during deployment

February 21, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications Brandi Mayer celebrated the start of a new semester in a place a world away from the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. Dressed in Army fatigues, the 28-year-old aviation operations specialist posed for a back-to-school photo at a military base in the Middle East, where she’s currently stationed with the Minnesota National Guard’s 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade. Mayer and nearly 700 other soldiers from the St. … [Read more...] about Brandi Mayer balances master’s classes, military service during deployment

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, College of Education, News Tagged With: 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Army National Guard, Brandi Mayer, eCampus, Fillmore Central High School, Kearney, Minnesota National Guard, Spanish education, UNK

ROTC cadets leave UNK as leaders, Army officers

May 6, 2019 by gottulatm

From left, ROTC cadets James Burklund, Armando Chavez, Cannon Marchand and Jeysel Olmos were commissioned as second lieutenants in the Nebraska Army National Guard during a ceremony Friday at UNK. Chavez, Marchand and Olmos also graduated from UNK that day. (Photo by Tyler Ellyson, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – More than 500 students participated in Friday’s spring commencement at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Three of them received standing ovations from the capacity crowd inside the Health and Sports Center. Cannon Marchand, Jeysel Olmos and Armando Chavez celebrated a pair of achievements on graduation day. Shortly after receiving their degrees, the ROTC cadets were commissioned as second lieutenants in the … [Read more...] about ROTC cadets leave UNK as leaders, Army officers

Filed Under: News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: Armando Chavez, Army National Guard, Cannon Marchand, James Burklund, Jeysel Olmos, Kevin Lyons, ROTC, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

Calvin Koziol wins Best Warrior event; National Guard Soldier of the Year

August 17, 2016 by admin

By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – The Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition stresses competitors physically and mentally. A grueling three-day test of military skills, its lineup of events includes a 14-mile road march carrying a 50-pound ruck sack, 5-mile run, battle drills, weapons test, land navigation, interviews, first aid casualty care, essay writing and more. Calvin Koziol mastered them all, winning the competition in June to become the … [Read more...] about Calvin Koziol wins Best Warrior event; National Guard Soldier of the Year

Filed Under: College of Education, News Tagged With: Army National Guard, Best Warrior, Calvin Koziol, Soldier of the Year

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