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  • Base library gets bigger, better Wi-Fi

    When it comes to promoting education, Offutt continues to lead the way thanks to its educational partners of Bellevue University, Creighton University, Metropolitan Community College, Peru State College, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Omaha, and University of Oklahoma, said Sam Myers, lead training manager, Education and
  • Colonel (Dr.) Craig Castillo, 55th Aerospace Medicine Squadron commander, relied on his CPR training to help save a woman's life during an Air Combat Command banquet April 4 at Langley Air Force Base, Va.

    Wing member uses training to save life

    During the Air Combat Command Outstanding Airmen's banquet on April 4 at Langley AFB, Va., the grandmother of an award nominee collapsed on a couch and a call went out for help. One Offutt Airmen attending the banquet, Col. (Dr.) Craig Castillo, 55th Aerospace Medicine Squadron commander, assisted by a chief master sergeant, immediately assessed

  • Being responsible vital when drinking

    [Editor's Note: This article applies to individuals of legal drinking age. The only responsible drinking option for those under 21 is no alcohol.] Alcohol consumption is so widely socially accepted in American society, it's very difficult to think of situations that don't involve alcohol consumption. Whether we're enjoying a sporting event with

  • IDEA program offers financial rewards

    Nine individuals who saved the Air Force 14.7 million were recognized April 8 at the Pentagon. Seven individuals won Air Force Productivity Excellence Awards and two won Air Force Exceptional Innovator Awards.Lt. Gen. Richard Y. Newton III, Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and service, presented plaques to the winners for

  • Offutt visit helps tailor science, technology development to meet future AF needs

    Offutt recently hosted the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board's Spring meeting bringing the members - top scientists, educators, engineers and experts in many fields - together in one location.This provided the members of the Scientific Advisory Board, some of whom do not have a military background, the opportunity to experience the operational
  • Pearl, a mime from the Cirque de Soleil’s Saltimbanco touring troupe, lets Kaydence Erickson, 3, smell a rose after giving her a clown nose during their performance April 1 at the Offutt Youth Center. The performance featured stilt walkers and mimes. The Cirque du Soleil’s touring troupe came to Offutt as part of a special ‘Month of the Military Child’ event during their regular promotional stops for their show in Omaha. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Josh Plueger)

    The 'Cirque' came to town

  • SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Two Airmen and one civilian contractor from the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron pause for a group photo with a nine-person aircrew from the 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron following the completion of a mission on March 18, 2008 at an air base in the Persian Gulf Region. The flying unit’s historic 2,276th combat sortie came on the four-year anniversary of the 43rd EECS being consecutively deployed supporting the Global War on Terror. The aircrew and maintenance personnel are deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael O’Connor)

    55th Wing Airmen surpass another milestone in AOR

    The 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron added another notch to its lineage March 18, marking the fourth consecutive year the Arizona-based unit has been deployed to Southwest Asia supporting the Global War on Terror. Nine aircrew members assigned to the 55th Electronic Combat Group out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base flew on the 43rd

  • Eight CMSAF visits USSTRATCOM, speaks to Airmen

    Retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Sam Parish visited United States Strategic Command April 3, bringing with him a message of change, values, desire and heritage. Chief Parish, the eighth of 15 chief master sergeants to hold the highest Air Force enlisted position, spoke to more than 150 Airmen in the USSTRATCOM Theater for about 40 minutes
  • Then Airman 1st Class Patrick Miller (right), Senior Airman Stanley Munro and Airman 1st Class Austin DeRose, Offutt Honor Guardsmen, present arms as Airman 1st Class John Haszlauer, Offutt guardsman, salutes. Learning firing party is one of the three main areas of military funeral honors. (Courtesy Photo)

    Offutt Honor Guard perfects skills

    They present the colors at our luncheons, change of commands, birthday balls and more. They provide funeral services for our lost members, both active duty and retired. Recently, they had the chance to learn from the Air Force's official ceremonial unit. Nine honor guardsmen from Offutt's Honor Guard trained for two weeks at Bolling AFB, District
  • Members of the Air Force Heartland of America Band's Night Wing perform for servicemembers past and present April 5 at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa, Fla. The band performed throughout the hospital to lift the spirits of military members. Night Wing is an ensemble of the Heartland of America Band stationed at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

    General leads Night Wing, cheerleaders on morale tour at VA hospital

    The deputy director of the Joint Staff's Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate at the Pentagon went on a mission April 6 to raise the morale of patients at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa and brought along the Heartland of America Band's Night Wing ensemble and cheerleaders from the 2008 NCAA Women's Final Four Teams. Brig. Gen.

  • Alcohol Awareness Month - Time to increase awareness, understand impact

    April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Begun in 1987, it's purpose is to inform the American public that alcoholism is a treatable disease, not a moral weakness, and that alcoholics can and do recover.It also offers community organizations concerned about young people and families an opportunity to work together to not only raise awareness and

  • 2008 Community Assessment Survey is coming!

    The Integrated Delivery System Working Group is sponsoring the 2008 Community Assessment Survey of service members, spouses, reservists, and reserve spouses. This survey is the best way for Air Force community members to make their opinions and needs known. The results of the survey will be used by base leadership and the Air Force to target

  • 55th Wing to induct Airmen into Hall of Fame

    [Editor's Note: The 55th Wing Hall of Fame began in 1999 with the induction of 19 former 55th members who served from the WWII era until that day. Started as a heritage project, highlighting heroes from the Wing's past, today's inductees are historical figures who have influenced the development of the 55th Wing. Consideration is also given to the
  • The 55th Wing will be holding a natural disaster readiness exercise to prepare Offutt Airmen for nature's worst. (Courtesy Photo)

    Disaster drill to prepare Team Offutt for nature's worst

    As Winter becomes Spring, April showers often bring more than May flowers to many parts of the central United States. The warmer weather is typically accompanied by thunderstorms, hail and tornadoes. Offutt will be participating in a Natural Disaster Readiness Exercise Wednesday to prepare Team Offutt for the worst Mother Nature has to offer. The
  • Senior Airman Ryan Rubino, 55th Medical Operations Support Squadron, checks a patient's blood pressure at the Ehrling Bergquist Clinic's Urgent Care Center. Beginning, April 1, the UCC will become an appointment-only acute care clinic. Appointments can be made by calling 232-CARE. For emergency care, patients should call 911 or report immediately to their nearest emergency room. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Rhonda Moraski)

    Urgent Care Clinic becomes appointment-only clinic April 1

    Offutt's urgent care clinic will transition to an acute care clinic beginning Tuesday. There won't be any reduction in care provided to patients; however, how patients go about getting the same quality care has changed. Acute care clinic patients will no longer be seen on a walk-in basis. Instead, those patients needing non-emergent care will first

  • Tales of the 55th: Heritage event promises special afternoon

    A major event annually precedes the 55th Wing Birthday Ball that adds depth and meaning to preserving the wing's history. On Friday, April 4, the afternoon before the birthday ball, all members of Team Offutt are invited to attend the eighth annual edition of the "Tales of the 55th" at the James M. McCoy Airman Leadership School. "Tales of the

  • Good OPSEC made harder by wired world

    The protection of critical information, or Operations Security, is everyone's job. It can be especially challenging in today's Internet environment, where anyone can post and access unlimited information, on any topic, from virtually any wired device anywhere in the world. What is critical information? Critical information is information which is
  • Team Offutt kicked off the Air Force Assistance Fund campaign Monday with a pancake feed breakfast at the Patriot Club. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Dan Rohan)

    Offutt kicks off AFAF Campaign

  • Captain Zachary Stevens, 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, administers the oath of reenlistment to Senior Airman Kristen Van Slyke, 763rd ERS, on the wing of an RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft. Airman Van Slyke, along with many other women deployed to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, continue the proud heritage of past women aviators and Airmen by their continued dedication and service. Both Captain Stevens and Airman Van Slyke are deployed from Offutt. (Courtesy Photo)

    Women continue proud tradition

  • Economic stimulus payments: information for recipients of veteran’s benefits

    Starting in May, economic stimulus payments of up to $600 for individuals ($1,200 for married couples) will be issued by the IRS based on 2007 tax returns. Parents also get $300 for each eligible child. Most people only have to file their 2007 individual income tax return to receive their payment. The IRS will do the rest. But the IRS needs help
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