May 11, 2011 Breaking winter fitness standards with Cold Steel On Jan. 31, 2011, a challenge was issued at Offutt AFB. This challenge was not just for the warrior but for all who had the courage to rise up against the snow, the bone-chilling wind, and most of all - against diminishing personal fitness standards. Born in the dead of winter, this was the Cold
May 9, 2011 Constant Phoenix crew returns from Pacific With their heads held high and hearts filled with pride, the WC-135 Constant Phoenix crew returned home here April 23 after successfully supporting Operation Tomodachi.The WC-135 is an atmospheric collection aircraft that was tasked with collecting air samples in international airspace over the
May 3, 2011 A big "thank you" to Team Offutt There are many different ways to thank someone for their service. A handshake, smile or nod are ways an average citizen will react to a servicemember. However, some like to show that their gratitude stretches a mile wide.A message appears every year in local fields for Airmen to read as they fly
April 27, 2011 Offutt clinic gets makeover The 55th Medical Group held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Ehrling Bergquist Clinic April 21, to reopen the recently renovated in-patient services area."The clinic renovation expands the Mental Health office, Physical Therapy space and patient services," said Col. Patrick L. Dawson, 55th MDG
April 22, 2011 ACC honors their best during the 2011 Outstanding Airmen of the Year banquet Air Combat Command took time to honor its best and brightest during the 2011 Outstanding Airmen of the Year recognition banquet at the Embassy Suites Hotel, in Omaha, Neb., April 20. The banquet was the culmination of a three-day process, which was sponsored by ACC and supported locally by members
April 19, 2011 Legendary Doolittle Raiders visit Offutt Almost 69 years to the day of their famous air raid on Japan, the five surviving Doolittle Raiders gathered together once again for their annual reunion, this year in Nebraska April 14-17.Included in this year's schedule of events spread throughout Omaha and Lincoln was a visit to meet the men and
April 14, 2011 NASA to join Team Offutt More than 20 NASA flight crew, ground crew and technicians will descend on Offutt late this month as the newest, if only temporary, members of Team Offutt. They will bring with them a NASA ER-2 to participate in the Mid-latitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment, or MC3E, over Oklahoma. This
April 12, 2011 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
April 12, 2011 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
April 5, 2011 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
March 31, 2011 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
March 24, 2011 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
March 21, 2011 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
March 19, 2011 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