LINCOLN- Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, who has spent the last 10 years as adjutant general of the Nebraska National Guard, and the past 45 years as a military man, is set to hand over the reins of leadership this Saturday in a traditional change-of-command ceremony at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Over the years, Bohac has experienced his share of intense moments, but nothing tops the 2019 floods in western Nebraska, which were managed by the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency, an offshoot of the Nebraska National Guard that was also led by Bohac.

"To know the water's coming...there's nothing you can do to stop it," said Bohac, reflecting on the intense flooding, "Every night, for about five nights, I was worried we didn't get to somebody we could have saved." On Saturday, Bohac will turn over command to Brig. Gen. Craig Strong, a 35-year career soldier who served two tours in Iraq and led National Guard relief efforts in the Virgin Islands after they were hit by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.

The change-of-command ceremony will include a flag-furling ceremony for Bohac, a promotion ceremony for Strong to the rank of major general, and the first-ever presentation of Gov. Pillen's newly-created Nebraska National Guard Heroism Medal, which will be awarded to one of Nebraska's Army National Guard Sergeants for "exceptional heroism while responding to a major accident and rendering roadside aid."

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