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After 10 eventful years, Bohac turns over reins of Nebraska National Guard

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After 10 eventful years, Bohac turns over reins of Nebraska National Guard

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Retiring Maj. Gen. Daryl L. Bohac hugs incoming Maj. Gen. Craig W. Strong during the Adjutant General Change of Command Ceremony at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Saturday.

HAYDEN ROONEY, Journal Star

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In this July 14, 2013, file photo, Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac speaks to the guardsmen and guests after accepting command. An Air Guard F-86L Sabre fighter is seen behind him.

Omaha World-Herald file photo

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Incoming Maj. Gen. Craig W. Strong swears into the Adj. Gen. position with Gov. Jim Pillen during the Adjutant General Change of Command Ceremony at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Saturday.

HAYDEN ROONEY, Journal Star

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Gov. Dave Heineman hands Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac the colors from outgoing Maj. Gen. Judd Lyons during the Nebraska National Guard’s change of command ceremony in Lincoln on July 14, 2013.

Journal Star file photo

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Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, right, talks with Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac (left) and 1st Lt. Eric Otte, commander of the unit of 45 soldiers from the Nebraska Army National Guard's 192 Law and Order Attachment, after a deployment ceremony on Feb. 14, 2015, at Nebraska City Middle School in Nebraska City. Family, friends and the community came in support of the troops prior to their deployment which will eventually be to Qatar. 

Omaha Woirld-Herald file photo

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Incoming Maj. Gen. Craig W. Strong gives a speech during the Adjutant General Change of Command Ceremony at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Saturday.

HAYDEN ROONEY, Journal Star

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Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, Nebraska adjutant general, talks during the deployment ceremony for members of the 195th Forward Support Company held at the Nebraska National Guard’s North Omaha Readiness Center on Nov. 1, 2015.

Omaha World-Herald file photo

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About 200 members of the Nebraska National Guard play a key role in what my the largest remaining U.S. counterterror operation.

Through the years: Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac as adjutant general of the Nebraska National Guard

In this July 14, 2013, file photo, Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac speaks to the guardsmen and guests after accepting command. An Air Guard F-86L Sabre fighter is seen behind him.

Omaha World-Herald file photo

Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, Nebraska’s adjutant general, speaks during a ground-breaking ceremony Oct. 25, 2022, for the new Bellevue Readiness Center.

SCOTT STEWART, SARPY COUNTY TIMES

Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, adjutant general of the Nebraska National Guard, speaks during an event celebrating the 20th year of the 170th Group at Offutt Air Force Base in September 2022.

KEVIN HYNES, NEBRASKA AIR NATIONAL GUARD

Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac speaks during a program to mark the birthdays of the National Guard and Nebraska National Guard in December 2021.

GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

Gen. Jean-Bosco Kazura, Rwanda’s Chief of Defense Staff, left, and Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, Nebraska National Guard adjutant general, jointly sign a document officially forming a new military partnership at a ceremony in Kigali, Rwanda, in December 2019.

RWANDA DEFENSE FORCES

Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, Nebraska adjutant general, talks during the deployment ceremony for members of the 195th Forward Support Company held at the Nebraska National Guard’s North Omaha Readiness Center on Nov. 1, 2015.

Omaha World-Herald file photo

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, right, talks with Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac (left) and 1st Lt. Eric Otte, commander of the unit of 45 soldiers from the Nebraska Army National Guard's 192 Law and Order Attachment, after a deployment ceremony on Feb. 14, 2015, at Nebraska City Middle School in Nebraska City. Family, friends and the community came in support of the troops prior to their deployment which will eventually be to Qatar. 

Omaha Woirld-Herald file photo

Guard soldiers signed up to do big things, said Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, head of the Nebraska National Guard. “We have to make sure that they get those chances to be part of that and not just be relegated to a back-shelf strategic reserve,” Bohac said.

JAMES R. BURNETT,THE WORLD-HERALD

Gov. Dave Heineman hands Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac the colors from outgoing Maj. Gen. Judd Lyons during the Nebraska National Guard’s change of command ceremony in Lincoln on July 14, 2013.

Journal Star file photo

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Retiring Maj. Gen. Daryl L. Bohac hugs incoming Maj. Gen. Craig W. Strong during the Adjutant General Change of Command Ceremony at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Saturday.

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National Guard soldiers stand at attention during the Adjutant General Change of Command Ceremony at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Saturday.

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Incoming Maj. Gen. Craig W. Strong swears into the Adj. Gen. position with Gov. Jim Pillen during the Adjutant General Change of Command Ceremony at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Saturday.

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In this July 14, 2013, file photo, Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac speaks to the guardsmen and guests after accepting command. An Air Guard F-86L Sabre fighter is seen behind him.

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Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, Nebraska adjutant general, talks during the deployment ceremony for members of the 195th Forward Support Company held at the Nebraska National Guard’s North Omaha Readiness Center on Nov. 1, 2015.

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Gov. Dave Heineman hands Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac the colors from outgoing Maj. Gen. Judd Lyons during the Nebraska National Guard’s change of command ceremony in Lincoln on July 14, 2013.

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Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, right, talks with Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac (left) and 1st Lt. Eric Otte, commander of the unit of 45 soldiers from the Nebraska Army National Guard's 192 Law and Order Attachment, after a deployment ceremony on Feb. 14, 2015, at Nebraska City Middle School in Nebraska City. Family, friends and the community came in support of the troops prior to their deployment which will eventually be to Qatar. 

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