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  • Thunderbirds 'soar,' top 150 teams

    The Bellevue West High School men's and women's drill teams might have been at their first U.S. National High School Drill Team Championship, but they made quite a mark. The Bellevue teams returned home from Daytona Beach, Fla., with a first- and two second-place finishes after going head-to-head with 150 of the country's elite Junior ROTC drill

  • Building on a legacy

    Several high profile construction projects, including a new shopping center, child development center and Air Force Weather Agency headquarters building, are altering the landscape at Offutt. The growing demand for and subsequent growth of the 55th Wing's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets, as well as the addition of two new AFWA

  • Ticket Hut offers cool summer travel savings

    While the price of gas continues to go up, most people are looking for ways to keep other costs down during the summer months. Offutt families can keep a little extra cash in their wallets by purchasing discount tickets to attractions and events at the 55th Services Squadron Ticket Hut. "Our customers can save lots of money through our ticket

  • Honor guard displays motto of honoring with dignity

    Offutt's honor guard showed it is ready, willing and able to live up to its motto - "To Honor With Dignity" - during an annual open house May 9 at the Frady Fitness Center. During three separate sessions throughout the day, honor guard members performed the precise, solemn movements of a full honors funeral followed by a breathtaking exhibition

  • COMACC outlines top priorities

    General Ronald Keys, Air Combat Command commander, is meeting with more than 150 of ACC's senior leader this week at Offutt. Among the general's priorities to be discussed at this year's ACC Commanders' Conference are taking care of people, focusing on expeditionary operations, recapitalization, organization and transformation. Taking care of
  • During an interview May 14 at Offutt, Gen. Ronald Keys, Air Combat Command commander, outlines the strain put on equipment and Airmen by increased operations tempo. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. A.J. Bosker)

    COMACC: AF must balance resources, look ahead

    The Air Force's increased operations tempo is putting a strain on aircraft and Airmen, said Gen. Ronald Keys, Air Combat Command commander. But as a direct result of great Airmen - military and civilian - the 55th Wing recently surpassed an impressive milestone: being continuously deployed to the Southwest Asian theater for more than 6,000 days, he

  • Offutt open house, air show FAA exclusion zone, restrictions

    This year's open house and air show activities are schedule for May 4 through 6. The Federal Aviation Administration regulation requires a sanitized area during aerobatic demonstrations. This zone will be active each day from Friday, May 4, through Sunday, May 6, as follows:- May 4: noon to 5:30 p.m.- May 5: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.- May 6: 11 a.m. to 5
  • OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Norman, a 55th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, waits to be unleashed and go after his target during training April 17. The Offutt K-9 unit performs regular training to maximize the dogs' effectiveness on the field of duty. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger)

    Taking a 'bite' out of crime

  • OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Kay Barbara (right), a sign painter from the 55th Civil Engineer Squadron, assists John Abbod (middle) and Ron Mona (left), 55th CES maintenance workers, in installing the wings on a new, freshly painted Air Combat Command Shield on Bldg. 305 April 18. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger)

    A fresh coat of paint

  • OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- A crane lifts the cab off of the old air traffic control tower April 21. The remainder of the old tower was dismantled by early afternoon. A ribbon cutting for the new air traffic control tower is scheduled for 11 a.m. May 9. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Bruce McCauley)

    Offutt bids farewell to old air traffic conrol tower

  • OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Back row, left to right: Colin Sorenson, bronze medal winner; Kevin Watson, silver and gold medal winner; Brian Watson, silver and gold medal winner; Nicholas Szczepaniak, silver certificate winner; Jamie Fields, bronze certificate winner; and Col. Jim Jones, 55th Wing commander. Front row, left to right: Dr. John Deegan, Bellevue Public Schools superintendent; Emily Edwards, bronze medal winner; Catherine Buennemeyer, bronze medal winner; Christine Baude, bronze medal winner; Laura Van Epps, silver certificate winner; Wayne Banks, silver certificate winner; and Congressman Lee Terry, Nebraska’s 2nd District. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger)

    Offutt, local youth earn congressional awards

    Congressman Lee Terry made a special trip to Bellevue Monday to preside over a Congressional Award Program ceremony recognizing 10 teens from Offutt and the local area. Each of the teens answered the challenge to help others, better themselves, get in great physical shape and learn how to explore the world as part of the Congressional Award

  • Reporting policy helps victims

    Editor's Note: April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The annual observance gives people the opportunity to increase their knowledge and promote prevention of sexual assault through special events and public education.  Sexual assault continues to be one of the most underreported crimes in America today. Since this is the case across the nation,
  • Angellina Ribordy accepts the Volunteer Excellence Award from Col. Jim Jones, 55th Wing Commander, for 18 years of service as a Girl Scout volunteer. Offutt's National Volunteer Week recognition ceremony was held April 19 at the Patriot Club. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Jeff Gates)

    Offutt says thank you to volunteers

    Team Offutt celebrated the outstanding contributions by its volunteers and commemorated National Volunteer Week at its annual volunteer recognition event Thursday at the Patriot Club.During the ceremony, Mrs. Angellina Ribordy was named as this year's Volunteer Excellence Award winner. Mrs. Ribordy is the wife of Lt. Col. Lance Ribordy of US
  • Team Offutt will celebrate National Bike Month in May with the kick-off of the second annual Offutt Bike 2 Work Commuter Challenge May 14. The Commuter Challenge is a program sponsored by Activate Omaha, a community-wide organization dedicated to encouraging everyone who resides in the Omaha metropolitan area to be active as a part of daily living.

    Bike 2 Work to challenge commuters

    Team Offutt will celebrate National Bike Month in May with the kick-off of the second annual Offutt Bike 2 Work Commuter Challenge May 14. The Commuter Challenge is a program sponsored by Activate Omaha, a community-wide organization dedicated to encouraging everyone who resides in the Omaha metropolitan area to be active as a part of daily
  • TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA-- The Viper East F-16 Demonstration jet completes a dedication pass March 11, 2005. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Phyllis Lithenal)

    Blue Angels cancel appearance at May 5-6 air show

    The show will go on, but officials here received word this morning that the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels aerial demonstration team must cancel their appearance at Offutt's 2007  "Defenders of Freedom" Open House and Air Show May 5 and 6. "We're very sorry we can't make it to Offutt this year," said Navy Lt. Dan McShane, Blue Angels event coordinator,
  • OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- The new 55th Wing Commander Colonel Jim Jones (right) accepts the wing’s guidon from Eighth Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Robert Elder Jr. during a wing change of command ceremony Wednesday at the Bennie Davis Maintenance Facility. Colonel Jones is a command pilot with more than 2,700 flying hours. The colonel’s last assignment was commander of the 116th Air Control Wing at Robins AFB, Ga. As commander of the 116th ACW, Colonel Jones was responsible for the world-wide employment of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft. (Air Force Photo by Will Hoy)

    Fightin' Fifty-Fifth welcomes new wing commander

    Command of the Fightin' Fifty-Fifth changed hands for the fifty-sixth time Wednesday as Col. James Jones accepted the wing guidon from Lt. Gen. Robert Elder, 8th Air Force Commander, in a ceremony at the Bennie Davis Maintenance Facility here. With the words, "Sir, I assume command," Colonel Jones assumed the responsibility of leading Air Combat

  • Operation Voices and Love

    If you're not sure how important it is for children to hear voices of loved ones during long deployment separations, a new local program can explain it very well.Operation Voices and Love, a program conceived by 11 year old Hunter and six year old Carter Fangmeyer, provides stuffed animals with special voice recorders to parents who want an extra
  • Members of the 55th Wing arrive home to Offutt Dec. 20 in time for the holidays after being deployed to Southwest Asia in support of the war on terrorism. U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger

    Home for the holidays

  • Offutt named 'Groundwater Guardian'

    Offutt Air Force Base was recently named a Groundwater Guardian for 2006 by the National Groundwater Foundation, in recognition of the base's efforts to expand programs to prevent pollution and improve groundwater purity. "This is an annual recognition of communities that actively promote good groundwater management," stated Lt. Col. Phillip

  • 'Biggest Loser' competition kicks off

    "Offutt's Biggest Loser" challenge, a 10-week weight loss competition kicked off Monday at the Health and Wellness Center with nearly 50 participants attending the first of three "WOW - Work on Wellness" classes to learn how to eat healthy, exercise properly and strategies for behavior change. One hundred participants, divided into 25 teams, have
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