Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Troy D. Krings served in the United States Army from 1986 to 2012.  Enlisting as a Cavalry Scout in the US Army Reserves while attending UNO he later entered active duty as an Army Aviation Officer.  While serving as a UH-60 Blackhawk pilot during his active career his duties included logistical and operational assignments at the Company, Battalion, Brigade and Corps level.  He also commanded a Company and a Battalion.  LTC Krings served in the 3^rd Armored Cavalry, the 6^th Infantry Division, 101^st Airborne Division, 1^st Armored Division and the US Army, Europe.  He deployed in support of Operation Desert Shield /Storm in 1990 and for Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and again in 2006.  His final assignment was as the Professor of Military Science at Creighton University.  He retired in Omaha in 2012 and has been self-employed in the amusement and real estate industries since.  He and his wife, Pamela, have been married for 26 years and have two daughters residing in Tampa, Florida.