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  • 55th Wing units share heritage with RAF counterparts

    Royal Air Force airmen from the 51 Squadron at RAF Waddington were invited to attend RAF Mildenhall's monthly retreat ceremony on May 25, 2012.The 488th Intelligence Squadron and 95th Reconnaissance Squadron hosted this month's retreat and chose to invite their U.K. partners - the 51 Squadron - as a

  • Offutt Defenders celebrate National Police Week

    Team Offutt observed National Police Week May 14 - 18 with several events including a retreat ceremony on the parade grounds. While communities across the U.S. celebrated National Police Week in some form or another, here at Offutt, it is seen through the eyes of the defenders."It is a time for

  • Team Offutt delivers for Air Force Assistance Fund

    The 2012 Air Force Assistance Fund just completed its annual campaign and Team Offutt came through with flying colors.To date, Team Offutt had 1,307 donors contributing $137,764.59 to AFAF, 124% of the base's overall goal of $110,816."What an awesome job by everyone at Team Offutt," said Brig. Gen.

  • Local youth earn Congressional Awards

    Twenty-four local students were honored for their achievements with Congressional Awards during a ceremony at the Bellevue Public Schools Welcome Center in Bellevue May 14. Rep. Lee Terry, Brig. Gen. Don Bacon, 55th Wing commander and Frank Harwood, Bellevue Public Schools superintendent, praised

  • Goin' Mobile with 55th FSS

    If you have a smartphone, you know you can do just about anything on it these days. From time saving financial tools that make depositing checks a breeze, to an audio utility that plays songs from the radio and tells you exactly who the artist is - there's a mobile app for everything. Well, almost

  • Offutt named preferred location for new forensics lab

    Air Force officials announced recently that Offutt Air Force Base is the preferred alternative for a new Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, or JPAC, Satellite Central Identification Lab.The JPAC, headquartered on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, conducts global search, recovery and lab operations to

  • Appreciation Picnic quickly approaching

    Belts are loosening as more than 5,000 hamburgers, 2,500 polish sausages and 2,500 hot dogs are getting ready to be grilled for Team Offutt's military, civilian, retiree and family members during the annual Offutt Appreciation Picnic June 8 at Offutt's base lake. For those seeking a little time

  • 55th Wing welcomes former linguists and intelligence flyers

    Two distinguished groups of veterans came together here April 27 to celebrate their past and observe the current capabilities of today's intelligence community.The two groups named Doggers and Prop Wash Gang, are made up of linguists and intelligence flyers, a mirror image of the current makeup of

  • Air Force officials announce third round of VERA / VSIP

    In its continuing effort to meet the Defense Department requirement to maintain civilian manning at fiscal 2010 levels, the Air Force is offering a third round of Voluntary Early Retirement Authority and Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment started May 1."The Air Force recognizes the invaluable

  • Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth earns Omaha Trophy

    For the second time in three years, the 55th Wing has earned the Omaha Trophy as the best strategic aircraft operations wing by U.S. Strategic Command.The Omaha Trophy winners, recently announced by Gen. C. Robert Kehler, STRATCOM commander, are military units demonstrating the highest performance

  • Women’s education, women’s empowerment: Two perspectives

    To wrap-up women's history month for 2012, the Offutt Multicultural Heritage Committee interviewed two very distinct and accomplished women.They were retired U.S. Navy Capt. Paula Hinger, who was the first female commanding officer at the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, Texas, and U.S. Air Force

  • New AF Housing website makes moving easier than ever

    Spring is here, and with the warmer weather comes permanent change of station season for Airmen across the Air Force. While moving is one of the most stressful experiences a person will encounter in their lifetime, the Air Force's new Housing website can make the process much easier.The website

  • Former wing commander passes away

    Retired Air Force Col. Marvin N. 'Bud' Morss, former 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing commander, passed away April 16, in Imperial Beach, Calif.Morss was commander of the 55th SRW at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., from June 30, 1971, to Aug. 31, 1972.A 33-year veteran of the U.S. military, Morss was

  • Motorcycles on and around Offutt: What you need to know

    Motorcycle riding is an increasingly popular mode of transportation. With spring here and summer around the corner, it has become all the more appealing. It is surprising the number of Air Force and other military personnel who ride and are unfamiliar with Air Force and Department of Defense

  • Preparations underway for 2012 air show

    The 2012 Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show isn't until Aug. 25 - 26, but that doesn't mean preparations for the best air show in the Midwest aren't already underway.Highlighting this year's two-day event will be the U.S. Navy's F/A-18 Super Hornet demonstration team, U.S. Marine Corps