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  • Equality, trust essential to 55th Wing, AF mission

    If someone were to say to you, "MEO is vital to mission accomplishment," what would your response be? Would you think "How could a program that doesn't get planes off the ground, secure the perimeter or move equipment be vital to the mission?" Let's imagine for a moment a couple of scenarios. Suppose Airman #1 is working at their control center

  • Offutt legal center offers tax assistance

    While you were out this holiday season searching for the perfect holiday gift, it's possible you may have forgotten about something you'll need after the holidays - your important tax documents. That's right, tax season is rapidly approaching and since the holiday season is now behind us, why not search for those documents required to file your
  • Staff Sgt. James Parker runs to the middle of the taxiway to martial an RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft that is departing for a mission over Southwest Asia. Sergeant Parker is a crew chief deployed from the 55th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

    55th Wing ever vigilant

    Most military units rotate through the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in cycles ranging from four months to one year. After each deployment, the squadron returns to their home base for training and reconstitution. But the members of the 55th Wing's 55th Operations Group and 55th Aircraft Maintenance Unit from Offutt Air Force Base,
  • The past, present, and future of the 55th Wing will come together in celebration at the Wing's 29th Annual Birthday Ball, March 31 at the Qwest Center in downtown Omaha.

    Wing to honor past, present Airmen during Birthday Ball

    The past, present, and future of the 55th Wing will come together in celebration at the Wing's 29th Annual Birthday Ball, March 31 at the Qwest Center in downtown Omaha. The ball will celebrate 66 years of service, which have seen the wing evolve from its inception as the 55th Pursuit Group in World War II to the nation's premier aerial
  • The 55th Wing celebrated a milestone last week as it reached the 6,000th day of continuous presence in the Southwest Asia area of responsibility. The streak began on Aug. 9, 1990 and was commemorated Jan. 11 in a ceremony at the Bennie L. Davis Maintenance Facility attended by members of Team Offutt, local civic leaders and news media. The achievement garnered international news coverage and proves once again that “The Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth leads the fight!” U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Harper.

    6,000 'winning days'

    The 55th Wing commemorated a combat airpower milestone in front of several hundred Offutt and community members Jan. 11 - 6,000 continuous days of Rivet Joint service in the Southwest Asia area of responsibility. Reflecting on the role of the 55th Wing and Rivet Joint airframe in combat operations from Desert Shield to Southern Watch and continuing
  • The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and the U.S. Army's Golden Knights will headline Offutt's annual 2007 'Defenders of Freedom' Air Show May 5 and 6. (Air Force graphic by Josh Plueger)

    Offutt to host 2007 'Defenders of Freedom' Air Show May 5, 6

    The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and the U.S. Army's Golden Knights will headline Offutt's annual 2007 "Defenders of Freedom" Air Show May 5 and 6.Free to the public, the Air Show took a one-year break last year while the runway was closed for periodic repair work. "I'm pleased to once again invite the public to see first hand how the men and women of
  • An Airman works out on the new exercise pad located at the south corner of the parade ground. The new pad, similar to the running surface in the Offutt Field House, is softer, drier and more forgiving than the concrete or grass that Team Offutt members had to use before it was built late this summer. (Air Force photo by 1st Lt. John Severns)

    New parade ground exercise pad

  • Richard Barea, a tribal dancer from the Omaha Tribe, performes in authentic tribal dress as part of the Native American Heritage Observance month culture fair held at the Lied Activity Center in Bellevue, Neb., on Nov. 15, 2006. (Air Force Photo by Daniel J. Rohan Jr.)

    Native American Heritage Fair

  • Wing earns second MUA

    Air Combat Command honored the members of the 55th Wing Oct. 10 for their exceptional contributions to the ongoing Global War on Terror by awarding the Air Force Meritorious Unit Award. It was the second time the wing had won the award in two years. The two-year eligibility periods for the awards were consecutive, meaning the wing has won the award

  • Tennessee ANG unit stands up new facility

    On Nov. 22 U.S. Strategic Command officials announced the first distributive command and control facility completed its transformation and is successfully operating under the leadership of the Tennessee Air National Guard near Knoxville. This facility is the first in a planned series of distributive communications sites designed to enhance the
  • One of Offutt’s E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft sits on the tarmac in Vietnam. The 55th Wing aircraft was called on to lend a helping hand to the presidential transport aircraft, Air Force One, after it encountered some maintenance issues. The E-4B is a modified Boeing 747 whose mission is to provide support to the national leadership of the United States. Photo by Mark Silva/Chicago Tribune

    Team Offutt comes through

    During the president's recent diplomatic mission to East Asia, the presidential aircraft encountered the failure of several aircraft tires while landing in Vietnam. At no time was the president or his primary mode of foreign travel at risk during the unusual, but not unheard of, maintenance challenge. It was then, with the leader of the free world

  • Giving together: Offutt sets bar high

    "We have three 'kick-off' events lined up for the base," said Maj. Eric Barton, Offutt's CFC coordinator. "The first one actually didn't even take place on base. It was down at Lincoln, for our folks working there while Offutt's runway is being repaired. The second one is Friday [today], for the medical group." The big event, however, will be on
  • "The Call of Freedom," A Military Tattoo, will offer spectators a unique blend of music, theater and the military experience featuring the United States Air Force's Heartland of America Band. Gates open at 3 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Offutt Parade Ground. The event is free and open to the public. Guests should enter the base through the SAC Gate (off Capehart Rd.) They will be directed to free parking. Shuttle busses will transport guests to the event. Guests should plan for security similiar to that of an airport. All vehicles and belongings will be subject to search. Guests can bring lawn chairs and blankets but should not to bring coolers, backpacks, weapons or pets. The rain date (if needed) is Oct. 9 (Graphic by Josh Plueger)

    'The Call of Freedom' - A Musical Journey

    Free and open to the public, "The Call of Freedom," will offer spectators a unique blend of music, theater and the military experience featuring the United States Air Force's Heartland of America Band. "'The Call of Freedom' will take the audience on a dramatic journey through military history using singing, dancing, dramatic lighting and laser

  • Offut's impact on the local economy

    Community leaders have long known that military installations have a significant impact on the towns and cities around them. But how much of an impact? That is the question the men and women of the 55th Comptroller Squadron attempt to answer each October as they prepare the annual Offutt Economic Impact Analysis. Some impacts are easier to measure

  • Offutt honors exceptional workers at picnic

    Although relatively small in scale, an event held Wednesday at the base lake was grand in purpose. The Javits-Wagner-O'Day Appreciation picnic showed Team Offutt's support for the disabled employees who provide important services to the base. Several hundred people attended the event to recognize more than 200 individuals. The honorees - about 80

  • 25th IOS joins 55th Wing

    The 55th Operations Group assumed command of its newest squadron Wednesday, as the 25th Information Operation Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., was organizationally re-subordinated under the 55th Wing here at Offutt. The organizational shift will consolidate almost all of the Air Force's airborne cryptologic linguists under a single group. The

  • Concrete results

    Since May, Offutt has been a little quieter due to the ongoing $19.8 million runway project which will repair normal wear and tear done by years of constant airfield operations. The construction efforts of over 100 contractors are underway around the clock in an effort to complete the project and return normal air operations to the base by early

  • AMUs combine resources to accomplish mission

    With the deployment of 55th Wing aircraft and Airmen to Lincoln Air Park for the duration of Offutt's runway project, two units have joined together to better accomplish the wing's mission. The 38th and 45th Aircraft Maintenance Units, both of which maintain various models of the C-135, have consolidated their maintenance efforts. One example is

  • Airmen course a first taste of professional development

    An Airman sits in a room waiting to be told what his detail for the day will be. Will he be going around the base picking up trash, stapling packets together, painting a room or one of the many other tasks that need to be accomplished around base? For many years, that is what participants in the First Term Airmen Course - formerly called the First

  • Air Force plots path to Culture of Responsible Choices

    For years, the Air Force has prided itself on a "Work Hard/Play Hard" ethic. However, Air Force leaders are increasingly concerned that Airmen might be playing a little too hard. A service-wide increase in alcohol related incidents, among other indicators, has led to the introduction of a new ethic: Work hard, and play smart. "We're not trying to
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