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  • Offutt welcomes 2011 ACC Outstanding Airmen of the Year nominees

    The 55th Wing warmly welcomes all annual Air Combat Command Outstanding Airmen of the Year nominees and their families, co-workers and friends to Omaha for this year's recognition week. "From the minute they arrive Sunday, these Airmen will take part in a personalized schedule focused on recognizing

  • Troops to receive full mid-month pay April 15th

    All service members will receive their full mid-month pay they have earned in their paychecks April 15, Pentagon officials said today."Basically, all active duty and reserve service members will receive full mid-month pay on the 15th of April," Pentagon spokesman Marine Col. Dave Lapan said. "It may

  • Fightin' Fifty-Fifth continues to lead the fight

    Since its early days as the 55th Fighter Group escorting bombers during World War II, the Fightin' Fifty-Fifth has led the fight and in today's world of constant change the demand for the wing's expertise is at an all-time high.Last week, for the first time in recent memory, all seven of the 55th

  • Airman's money-saving solution rewarded by IDEA program

    The Innovative Development Employee Awareness program awarded an inventive Airman a $10,000 check here March 17.Airman 1st Class Shawn W. Smith, 755th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron instrument flight control system journeyman, was rewarded for his submission that suggested a change in the

  • The 55th Wing celebrates Heritage Week

    As Offutt prepares for the 33rd Annual 55th Wing Birthday Ball, members of the wing from various points of its development gather to remember pivotal moments in the Fifty-Fifth's rich history."The Fightin' Fifty-Fifth is full of great traditions and a wonderful heritage going back 70 years. We're

  • Fallen warrior still paving the way

    In a ceremony here March 24 at 2 p.m., Offutt Airmen will rededicate a road to honor and remember Lt. Col. Mark E. Stratton, who was killed when a suicide car bomber detonated an improvised explosive device alongside a convoy north of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on May 26, 2009. The ceremony will

  • Offutt announces selections for the March enlisted supplemental promotion

    Ten Offutt Airmen selected for promotion as part of the March enlisted supplemental promotion process.The enlisted supplemental promotion release announces those Airmen selected for promotion who tested outside of their required cycle due to an extended temporary duty or deployment in support of a

  • Offutt announces new O-6 promotees

    Team Offutt congratulates the following lieutenant colonels on their selection for promotion to colonel.Lt. Col. Brien J. Baude, U.S. Strategic CommandLt. Col. Jeffrey G. Compton, U.S. Strategic CommandLt. Col. John J. Cooper, 55th Operations GroupLt. Col. Diane M. Jones, U.S. Strategic CommandLt.

  • Wing change of command brings back 'one of our own'

    The 55th Wing said goodbye to Brig. Gen. John N.T. Shanahan March 9 at a special change of command ceremony and welcomed back Brig. Gen. Donald "Bits" Bacon, this time as the new wing commander. Lt. Gen. Glenn F. Spears, 12th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony and presented General

  • Dodgeball tournament set for March 19

    For anyone who has ever wanted to hurl something at his or her supervisor, good news is on the horizon.Offutt will host a free dodgeball tournament at the field house here March 19 at 10 a.m. The tournament will feature teams of up to 10 people, who will try to throw seven-inch rubber balls as hard

  • Team Offutt to honor fallen Cobra Ball aircrew members

    The Fightin' Fifty-Fifth's history pages are full of Cold War stories of sacrifice and dedication and on March 15, the members of Team Offutt will pause to remember one of the more tragic chapters.On that same March day in 1981, six crew members of Cobra Ball 61-2664 lost their lives when their

  • Taking time to honor veterans

    A home for veterans, our nation's heroes, can be found about five miles from Offutt. If you walk through the doors, you'll soon find men who served in combat as far back as WWII.The Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home, located at 12505 South 40th St. in Bellevue, is home to 112 veterans of all services,

  • Offutt warriors to run in 22nd Annual Bataan Memorial Death March

    They marched more than 80 miles in the tropical heat of the Philippines without adequate water or food. Many couldn't continue and were beaten to death or shot.On April 10, 1942, the day after the surrender of the main Philippine Island of Luzon to Japanese forces during WWII, 75,000 Filipino and

  • AFWA honors weather warrior, enlisted heritage with auditorium dedication

    The Air Force Weather Agency honored one of their own by dedicating their auditorium to retired Chief Master Sgt. Peter Morris during a ceremony here Feb. 15.Chief Morris served 30 years in the Air Force weather community and is widely recognized as one of their finest enlisted leaders and weather

  • Volunteering leads to college credit

    For many college students, paying for an education can be a daunting task. Having to pay for tuition, room, board and expensive books can cause many students to work several hours a week and many more may turn to student loans to finance their education.Thankfully at Offutt a program exists to aid