WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after submitting Nebraska service academy nominations for the class of 2021:
“Today, I am excited to announce nominees to our nation’s military service academies. There is a bright future ahead for these talented young men and women. I am so pleased they will continue Nebraska’s time-honored tradition of military service. These nominees exemplify our state’s fundamental values, and I thank them for their willingness to serve our great nation.”
Every year, U.S. senators are called upon to nominate a select group of eligible individuals from their states for enrollment at one of the five U.S. Military Service Academies: the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the United States Coast Guard Academy, the United States Military Academy and the United States Naval Academy. More information about the nomination process and eligibility requirements can be found by clicking here.
Below are Senator Fischer’s nominees for the class of 2021:
- Jerrod Fedorchik, Bridgeport, to the U.S. Military Academy
- Hannah Compton, Milford, to the U.S. Military Academy
- Bennett Hellman, Omaha, to the U.S. Military Academy, and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
- Hailey Kozma, Plattsmouth, to the U.S. Military Academy
- Benjamin Stevens, Ord, to the U.S. Military Academy
- Jackson Arndt, Lincoln, to the U.S. Military Academy
- Emily Torres, Omaha, to the U.S. Military Academy
- Montana Cottle, Fort Calhoun, to the U.S. Military Academy
- Elizabeth Layne, Omaha, to the U.S. Military Academy
- Sydney Cassalia, Omaha, to the U.S. Military Academy
- Jack Arens, Ainsworth, to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Gregory Dalton, Malcolm, to the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
- Elizabeth Gao, Lincoln, to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Emma Nelson, Omaha, to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Victoria Fattig, Lexington, to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Kathleen Medill, Lincoln, to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Shannon Gray, Winside, to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Kenneth Brownell, North Platte, to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Wolf Lucas, Omaha, to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Jordan Daniels, Omaha, to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Lisa Oswald, Aurora, to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Thomas Ward, Lincoln, to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Sarah Villarreal, Omaha, to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Clay Madson, La Vista, to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Cole Armagost, Papillion, to the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
- Kira Wysocki, Gering, to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Lauren Berke, Lincoln, to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Nicholas Curtis, Omaha, to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Zachary Ostrander, Plattsmouth, to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Megan LeClere, Bellevue, to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Nathan Stieren, Omaha, to the U.S. Naval Academy
- Natalie Schieuer, Walton, to the U.S. Naval Academy
- Claire Harrison, Omaha, to the U.S. Naval Academy
- SGT Luke Harnisch, Papillion, to the U.S. Naval Academy
- John Gale, Bassett, to the U.S. Naval Academy
- Calvin Wineland, Cambridge, to the U.S. Naval Academy
- Allan Cramblitt, Yutan, to the U.S. Naval Academy
- Jarod Hamsa, Omaha, to the U.S. Naval Academy
- Caiden Groff, Bennington, to the U.S. Naval Academy
- Jack Keating, Kearney, to the U.S. Naval Academy
- Joseph Roth, Omaha, to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- Joseph Noonan, Omaha, to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- Dylan Bathgate, Bellevue, to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- Joseph Kopetka, Lincoln, to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
- Ethan Cromer, Omaha, to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
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