Maj. Gen. Wayne W. Grigsby Jr., 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley commanding general, speaks to Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers of the 1st Inf. Div's Main Command Post-Operational Detachment on June 26 at the Spirit of 1776 Armory in Lincoln...
Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division's Main Command Post-Operational Detachment stand in formation during the unit's activation ceremony on June 26 at the Spirit of 1776 Armory in Lincoln, Nebraska. The new National Guard unit is attached to the "Bi...
Air Force Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, Nebraska National Guard adjutant general, shakes the hands of the Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division's Main Command Post-Operational Detachment after the unit's activation ceremony on June 26 at the Spirit of 1776 ...
Col. Rich Gray, commander of the 67th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Nebraska Army National Guard, hands the guidon for the 1st Infantry Division's Main Command Post-Operational Detachment to Lt. Col. Darin Huss, commander of the MCP-OD, during th...
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division's Main Command Post-Operational Detachment gathered for the unit's activation ceremony on June 26 at the Spirit of 1776 Armory.
The new Nebraska National Guard unit is attached to the 1st Infantry Division with a mission to increase capacity and extend operations and support for the Main Command Post and the Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion.
"As a new battalion, we've become accustomed to a lot of firsts over these last few months," said Lt. Col. Darrin Huss, MCP-OD commander, "but to see this unit stand up and activate, to see new traditions and friendships begin, a new mission to begin to form, I think it is a great day for the Nebraska force."
The ceremony served the dual function of activating the MCP-OD and officially recognizing Huss' assumption of command.
Maj. Gen. Wayne W. Grigsby Jr., 1st Inf. Div. and Fort Riley commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jonathan Stephens, 1st Inf. Div. Artillery senior noncommissioned officer, were among the "Big Red One" leaders who traveled from Kansas to Nebraska for the activation. National Guard officials from across Nebraska, including those from the MCP-OD's higher headquarters, also attended.
"To the Soldiers of this newly formed detachment, please know that you are breaking new ground for our future," said Col. Rick Gray, the 67th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade commander. "You're combining your hard work and selfless service with those who are dedicated and professional teammates at Fort Riley. I know that you will continue the great legacy that is laid before you that is well summarized with the 1st ID motto, 'No Mission too Difficult, No Sacrifice too Great -- Duty First."
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