“It was like a country club,” said retired Brig. Gen. Paul Cohen, a former commander of the Nebraska Air National Guard and longtime club member at Offutt Air Force Base.

All are deployed from Offutt Air Force Base in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force — Horn of Africa.

Fischer said she was able to advance the funding through the Senate Appropriations Committee, and now it is headed to the ...