COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) – Officials have officially opened two new National Guard centers in Nebraska. Ribbon-cutting ceremonies were held Friday for the facilities in McCook and Columbus. Gov. Dave Heineman was among the dignitaries in attendance. The construction of the centers were a collaboration of the Nebraska Army National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve. The McCook center replaces one built in 1962. It will become home to the Guard’s 45-member Detachment 2, 1195th Transportation Company and the Reserve’s 48-member Detachment 1, 1013th
Quartermaster Company. The Columbus center will replace the Guard’s current readiness center, which was built in 1956. It will become home to the Guard’s 87-member 1075th Transportation Company and the Reserve’s 45-person 45th Military Police.