Nov. 12, 2022 Stripes to bars: Offutt Airman receives SLECP-O commission Tech. Sgt. Kevin Sequeira, 55th Contracting Squadron contracting officer commodities and services, was recently selected for the Senior Leader Enlisted Commissioning Program - Officer Training School.
Nov. 10, 2022 Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth participating in exercise Resolute Hunter The 55th Wing is participating in exercise Resolute Hunter, a multi-national and joint service exercise at Naval Air Station Fallon through Nov. 18, 2022.
Nov. 4, 2022 170th Group’s new squadron helps grow RC-135 maintenance community The 170th Group of the Nebraska Air National Guard recently established two new squadrons to help nurture its Total Force partnership with the 55th Wing.
Oct. 26, 2022 Team Offutt to participate in Bellevue Veterans Day parade November 11 is Veterans Day, a celebration and remembrance of all who raised their right hand and took an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, with their lives. What began in 1919 for the first anniversary commemoration of the signing of the
Oct. 21, 2022 Offutt hosts KUDOS Offutt hosted a Kids Understanding Deployment Operations event at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Oct. 15, 2022. KUDOS is a program developed to provide military children with a deeper understanding of their parents’ deployment process.
Oct. 18, 2022 Offutt supports UNL AFROTC cadet leadership training Maj. Jonathan Ruiz, 55th Wing director of staff, recently gave a lecture to Air Force ROTC cadets at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.Maj. Jeffrey Mattheis, AFROTC Detachment 465 recruiting officer, contacted the 55th Wing to provide a lecture on the history of the Air Force.
Oct. 13, 2022 55th Wing brings Warhawk Athena conference to Offutt The 55th Wing’s inaugural Warhawk Athena conference happened on Offutt Air Force Base Sept. 26-29, 2022.
Oct. 7, 2022 Offutt hosts its first naturalization ceremony Team Offutt officially welcomed two new naturalized citizens of the United States during its first naturalization ceremony at the 55th Wing Staff Judge Advocate office at Offutt Air Force Base Oct. 5, 2022.
Oct. 4, 2022 Team Offutt celebrates runway reopening Dozens of current and former members of Team Offutt gathered at Offutt Air Force Base to celebrate the reopening of the runway during a special event Sept. 30, 2022.
Sept. 30, 2022 55th CPTS highlights customer service portal convenience The 55th Comptroller Squadron is encouraging their Offutt Air Force Base customers to use the Comptroller Services Portal (CSP) for quick answers.
Sept. 22, 2022 Offutt’s runway replacement project nears completion The end is in sight!After boarding more than 19,000 bus trips and racking up 1.2 million miles across I-80, Offutt Air Force Base’s new $168.9 million runway is scheduled to reopen Sept. 30, 2022.
Sept. 16, 2022 42nd ECS Airman named Instructor Analysis Operator of the Year The Air Force recently recognized Staff Sgt. Austin S. Davidson from the 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, as the 2021 Air Force Instructor Analysis Operator of the Year.
Sept. 16, 2022 Offutt Airmen receive rare category achievement Members of the 55th Strategic Communications Squadron were recently recognized for their participation in a U.S. Strategic Command proof-of-concept initiative to deliver on a nuclear command and control communication effort. Senior Airman Taylor Bush, Senior Airman Alexandria Hancock and Senior
Sept. 15, 2022 625th STOS helps AFGSC test ICBM launch A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and Navy personnel launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile armed with a test reentry vehicle at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, from an Airborne Launch Control System Aug. 16., 2022.
Sept. 9, 2022 Out with the old, in with the new The 55th Wing and the Air Force Technical Applications Center said goodbye to an aging antique and welcomed its refreshed replacement during a ceremony at the Lincoln Airport Sept. 7, 2022.
Sept. 7, 2022 Alert forces return with Offutt AFB runway reopening With the reopening of the Offutt Air Force Base runway Oct. 1, 2022, alert forces return to base after 18 months away.
Sept. 1, 2022 University of Nebraska scholars to create app for Offutt pilots A group of University of Nebraska at Omaha students visited Offutt Air Force Base this summer to test out a flight simulator for an application they have been tasked to create. The students are recipients of the Walter Scott, Jr. Scholarship program and are pursuing degrees in a variety of science,
Aug. 31, 2022 Offutt SERE specialist wins Air Force award The Air Force named Tech. Sgt. Ryan O’Rourke, 55th Operations Support Squadron Offutt survival, evasion, resistance and escape program flight chief, as the Air Force Special Warfare SERE Specialist Noncommissioned Officer of the Year in July 2022.
Aug. 18, 2022 Offutt 1 of 7 bases testing Integrated Response Co-Location Pilot program As part of an Air Force pilot program to centralize and simplify advocacy, response and support services, the Offutt Integrated Response Center officially opened its doors Aug. 15, 2022.The pilot program will evaluate the effectiveness of a new, more holistic approach for responding to and assisting
Aug. 15, 2022 55th Wing’s A-Staff in final planning stages The 55th Wing is closing in on its final planning stages for its A-Staff stand-up with Initial Operational Capability scheduled for Oct. 1, 2022.