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  • HoAB serves up another delicious Lunch Bachs

    The Heartland of America Band presented base community members another 45 minutes of live music during the third installment of the Lunch Bachs Recital Series at the Community Center Banquet Room July 29. "Lunch Bachs is a way to thank members of the Offutt community for their support and service,"

  • Exercise helps Offutt ensure combat readiness, prepare for ORI

    Here Airmen prepare for the worst. Gas masks, body armor and helmets are required gear. Soon, a wave of gun fire signals a new attack. Later, missiles and mortars are within striking distance. Alarms sound, the Giant Voice system alerts Airmen everywhere, it's time to fight back ... are you ready?

  • Nebraska native reaches new heights with Golden Knights

    When Brandie Phillips signed up for the military in 2005, she enlisted as an airborne radiology technician. She didn't imagine that four years later she would be jumping out of a plane to perform for thousands of Americans. Specialist Phillips, a native of Fort Calhoun, Neb., is one of the newest

  • Siblings reunite at Joint Base Balad

    For many families, deployments mean being apart from loved ones. For siblings Staff Sgt. Alissa Taylor and Senior Airman Robert Laxton a deployment to Joint Base Balad is a family reunion. "Back home, it's difficult to schedule time to see each other," said Sergeant Taylor, a 64th Expeditionary

  • Military and Family Life Consultants offer Offutt families’ assistance

    In 2004, the Department of Defense established the Military and Family Life Consultant Program in response to heightened stress placed on the military, especially on servicemembers marriages and families. The Air Force began using military and family life counselors in the Pacific theater in 2006,

  • Brig. Gen. Shanahan shares vision for wing, advises CGOs to succeed

    Forty-four company grade officers were all ears as Brig. Gen. John N.T. Shanahan, 55th Wing commander, conveyed his vision of the 55th Wing and the role of Offutt CGOs during the Company Grade Officers' Council meeting July 14 at the Air Force Weather Agency auditorium. Offutt CGOC President Capt.

  • Diversity Day showcases ethnic observances

    Staff Sgt. Wes Knight, an airborne systems engineer with the 338th Combat Training Squadron, tried his hardest to create perfect creases and folds in order to make a Japanese origami crane. He folded and unfolded the creases until the paper had four appendages, creating two wings, a head and tail.

  • Offutt welcomes Yellow Ribbon Run riders

    When people come to Nebraska, most become familiar with the Midwestern saying, "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes." Such was the case July 12. The mid-July Sunday looked like it was going to be a sunny day: Not too hot, not too cool. Just right. Around 11 a.m., the weather took an odd

  • Offutt to host Defenders of Freedom Open House, Air Show

    One group earns a living jumping out of airplanes. Another performs aerial maneuvers that leave crowd after crowd begging for more. Both groups are Offutt bound along with the B-17, C-47, MiG-17 and a host of other aircraft. Offutt is scheduled to host its annual "Defenders of Freedom" Open House

  • Offutt supports retired Airmen

    It's Monday morning and retired Chief Master Sgt. Jon Siner waits in the Retiree Activities Office for any retired service member to come in and ask questions about his or her benefits. After serving 29 years in the Air Force, he is one of many retirees who continue to serve and support the

  • Offutt PMEL earns Air Force certification

    The workers of this lab are hard at work conducting measurements and calibrating equipment. Their mission is to produce calibrated test, measurement and diagnostic equipment for Offutt's warriors. Their dedication was recently tested during an Air Force Metrology and Calibration Program Assessment,