Source: United States Senator for Nebraska Deb Fischer
LINCOLN, NEB. – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the names of the 27 Nebraskans she is nominating this year for U.S. service academies.
“I am thrilled to announce this year’s nominees for our nation’s military academies. Each of these exceptional Nebraska students was chosen because of their hard work, leadership, and dedication to their communities. I am confident that they will serve our great nation with honor and make Nebraska proud,” said Senator Fischer.
Below are Senator Fischer’s nominees for the Class of 2026:
- Melody Billings of Auburn to the U.S. Military Academy
- Thomas Blake III of Gretna to the U.S. Naval Academy
- Layna Blankenship of Papillion to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- William Bolay of Omaha to the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- Caden Carlson of Aurora to the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy
- Paul Cornett of Gretna to the U.S. Naval Academy
- Mason Curtis of Bellevue to the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
- Matthew Dunaski of Lincoln to the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy
- Collette Feagins of Omaha to the U.S. Naval Academy
- Jenny Goesch of Spencer to the U.S. Military Academy
- Elizabeth Guevara of Lincoln to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Joshua Hoff of Lincoln to the U.S. Military Academy
- Joshua ‘Simon’ Janssen of Columbus to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Matthew Kolster of Papillion to the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- Gage Long of Grand Island to the U.S. Naval Academy
- Alden Mays of Elkhorn to the U.S. Naval Academy
- Sage McCallum of Grand Island to the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy
- Mia Nelson of Elkhorn to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Nam Ninh of Lincoln to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- William ‘Jack’ Noel of Lincoln to the U.S. Naval Academy
- Helena Occansey of Lincoln to the U.S. Naval Academy
- Noble Rasmussen of Omaha to the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- Jossen Rinn of Omaha to the U.S. Naval Academy
- Wynema Stracener of Sutton to the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
- Hannah Warnke of Lincoln to the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
- John Wear of Omaha to the U.S. Military Academy
- Simone Willson of Omaha to the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
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