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  • Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD UNIFIED VISION executes Agile Combat Employment

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – “After decades of near-continuous combat operations, we must align Air Force processes and force presentation to better support readiness, the generation of combat power, and warfighting,” said Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown, Air Force Chief of Staff. “Innovative Airmen are

  • EX ABUV brings XCOMM, interoperability to Canada

    From June 9-22, 55 Airmen, contractors and civilians, from bases around the world operated out of only two deployment tents in Canada. With a small contingent of Airmen, the 55th Wing set up a main operating base performing communications, logistics and command & control in a semi-austere location

  • Mighty Medics welcome new commander

    The 55th Medical Group welcomed a new commander following a change of command ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base July 7, 2023.Col. Tracy Bozung accepted the guidon from Col. Christopher Backus during the ceremony at the Warhawk Community Center.

  • 55th MSG under new leadership

    The 55th Mission Support Group is under new leadership following a change of command ceremony July 6, 2023. Col. Jasin Cooley relinquished command to Col. Patrick Kolesiak during the time-honored ceremony at the Offutt Fire Station.

  • 55th Wing welcomes new Warhawk 01

    The 55th Wing officially welcomed its new leader during a change of command ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base June 22, 2023.Col. Mark Howard accepted the guidon from Col. Kristen Thompson during the tradition-filled ceremony at the Bennie L. Davis Maintenance Facility.

  • Offutt rebuilds command center

    Team Offutt members gathered to celebrate the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Installation Control Center and Air Combat Command’s sole nuclear command and control watch floor May 23, 2023, at Offutt Air Force Base.

  • Second WC-135R arrives at Offutt

    Team Offutt officially welcomed it second WC-135R Constant Phoenix aircraft to its fleet as tail number 64-14831 arrived May 11, 2023.

  • Recon Raiders open new modular range with a bang

    The 55th Security Forces Squadron opened their new modular small arms range with a ribbon shooting ceremony May 11, 2023.The $5.2 million modular facility includes 14 firing lanes and a fully contained ballistic protection range, which can support the live firing requirements for most deployers and

  • ACE exercise advances 9th Reconnaissance Wing, 55th Wing operations

    The 9th Reconnaissance Wing alongside the 55th Wing completed Dragon Flag EAST after two-week joint operations April 7 at Offutt Air Force Base.The 9th RW from Beale AFB, California, and the 55th Wing from Offutt AFB designed and executed Dragon Flag EAST to simulate Agile Combat Employment (ACE)

  • Activate new Tricare prescriptions with Q-Anywhere at Offutt

    Do you get your prescriptions filled at a military pharmacy? If so, Offutt has now joined the ranks of bases offering remote pharmacy check-in using Q-Anywhere. Q-Anywhere is a Defense Health Agency-funded program that allows patients to use text messaging to communicate with the pharmacy 24/7 via

  • Ground broken on new 55th SFS campus

    Almost four years after a devastating flood brought 720 million gallons of flood water onto the southeastern portion of the installation, ground was broken on the 55th Security Forces Squadron’s new campus March 9, 2023.

  • Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth commemorates A-Staff IOC

    The 55th Wing commemorated their A-Staff’s initial operating capability with a celebration at the Warhawk Community Center Jan. 17, 2023.The A-Staff’s IOC comes after months of planning and will usher in a new era for the Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth.

  • Offutt Law Center offers free tax assistance

    The 2023 tax season is rapidly approaching and since the holiday season is now behind us, why not search for those documents required to file your taxes completely and correctly? Once you’ve found them, your Offutt Tax Center is here to help you sort through your past year’s finances and properly