LINCOLN (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has signed a proclamation designating this week as Navy Week in advance of the Guardians of Freedom Airshow in Lincoln.
Navy Week is scheduled each year to describe the mission of the United States Navy.
Heineman signed the proclamation Tuesday alongside U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Douglas McAneny, Nebraska National Guard Maj. Gen. Judd Lyons, Nebraska Air National Guard Lt. Col. Bob Stevenson and Wendy Birdsall of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce.
The Guardians of Freedom Airshow is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday in Lincoln. The free show is hosted by the Nebraska National Guard, the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and the Lincoln Airport Authority.
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels and other military and civilian acts are slated to perform.
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