Flights just like that have taken place for decades, since the Air Force first fielded the E-4Bs as a National Airborne Operations Center in the mid-1970s. Now, for the first time, those training flights are taking place virtually, in a newly refurbished simulator at a warehouse in La Vista.
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Scenes around Lincoln from Feb. 16 snowstorm
Photo from @rymanyost on Twitter.
"South Lincoln and we have 10 inches so far."
Photo from @isodrosotherm on Twitter.
"Measured several flat, unobstructed surfaces and we are sitting at an average of about 10.5” near 30th and Van Dorn."
Wind gusts as strong as 26 mph blow a ripped American flag as a snowstorm howls through Wyuka Cemetery on Thursday in Lincoln.
Snow is seen accumulating on a car, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Lincoln.
El Chaparro cook Jose Silvestre Hernandez shovels snow on F Street, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Lincoln.
RaMar Dailey shovels snow off the sidewalk on Thursday in Lincoln.
El Chaparro cook Jose Silvestre Hernandez shovels snow on F Street on Thursday in Lincoln.
A truck covered in snow moves along South 10th Street on a snowy day, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Lincoln.
Several inches of snow is seen covering up the tire of a car, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Lincoln.
Snow outlines a brick mural on the wall of the F Street Community Center on Thursday in Lincoln.
Barret Goff clears the Alan's Auto Sales lot with a snowblower on Thursday in Lincoln.
Lincoln residents dig out from a snowstorm that dumped nearly 9 inches on Thursday.
A road grader clears O Street early on Thursday in Lincoln.
The intersection of 14th and O streets is mostly deserted after a heavy snowfall on Thursday morning in Lincoln.
Nick Fitzugh works to dig out his car after it become stuck in a snow drift along South 14th street on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Lincoln.
Lincoln received nearly 9 inches of snow early Thursday, closing Lincoln Public Schools and universities in the city.
Tables in the Lincoln Community Tower Square are covered in a powdery snow on Thursday.
A Lincolnite walks through a heavy snow fall near the intersection of South 14th and N streets on Thursday in Lincoln.
Pedestrians trudge through snow at the intersection of South 13th and O streets on Thursday in Lincoln.
David Alfonso uses a snow blower to clear the sidewalk near Lincoln High School on Thursday in Lincoln.
Shelly Beem walks through downtown Lincoln while using a umbrella on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Lincoln.
Snowplows work to clear O Street on Thursday in Lincoln.
Snow yet to be shoveled sits in front of a side doorway of the First Presbyterian Church on Thursday in Lincoln.
A bus is stuck at the intersection of Centennial Mall and O Street on Thursday in Lincoln.
Cars covered in snow line the side streets of a downtown neighborhood on Thursday in Lincoln.
A Park and Go truck pushes snow after a heavy snow on Thursday in Lincoln.
Pedestrians begin digging out as they trudge through shin-deep snow along a section of South 13th Street on Thursday in Lincoln.
David Alfonso uses a snowblower to clear the sidewalk near Lincoln High School on Thursday in Lincoln.
Barret Goff clears snow from the Alan's Auto Sales lot with a snowblower on Thursday in Lincoln.
A small snow man with a Pepsi cup for a hat stands guard outside the Nebraska Union on Thursday.
UNL student Adam Duffy slides on his back while playing on a small mound of snow with his friends outside the UNL Union on Thursday in Lincoln. UNL canceled classes after nearly 9 inches fell overnight.
Cars traverse snowy roads during a winter storm on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.
Quan Do scrapes snow off of his car during a winter storm on Thursday.
A car mostly covered with snow drives on Charleston Street during a winter storm on Thursday.
Riley Masten (left) shovels snow off of the sidewalk of Charleston Street as Jenna Rogers directs where to shovel during a winter storm on Thursday.
A cat climbs a tree to avoid heavy snowfall during a winter storm on Thursday. The tree has a hole where the cat burrows into to get away from the cold.
Aven Larson, 7, throws snow into the air and tries to catch it with her tongue at Pioneers Park during a winter storm in Lincoln on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.
Eli Erhart, 12, picks up air while sledding at Pioneers Park during a winter storm in Lincoln on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.
A sign hangs from a house covered in snow during a winter storm in Lincoln on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.
Aven Larson, 7, throws snow into the air and tries to catch it with her tongue at Pioneers Park during a winter storm in Lincoln on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.
