Nebraska ANG units are trained and equipped by the Air Force and are operationally gained by a Major Command of the USAF if federalized.State missions include disaster relief in times of earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and forest fires, search and rescue, protection of vital public services, and support to civil defense.The Nebraska Air National Guard consists of the following major units: On 24 May 1946, the United States Army Air Forces, in response to dramatic postwar military budget cuts imposed by President Harry S. Truman, allocated inactive unit designations to the National Guard Bureau for the formation of an Air Force National Guard.These functional areas include requirements, weapons and tactics, intelligence, base operations, weather, and aviation resource management.This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency