Dec. 30, 2022 Siblings in Service Airman 1st Class Czyrelle Hitosis, a 55th Cyberspace Squadron datacenter technician, decided at a very young age that she was interested in joining the United States Air Force. This was after seeing her brother, Norman Hitosis, graduate basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas. He had enlisted to serve
Dec. 30, 2022 Department of the Air Force unmasks academic degrees for major, lieutenant colonel promotion boards The change will apply to all eligible DAF officers and allow promotion board members to consider an officer’s acquisition of valued expertise as one of many whole person concept considerations.
Dec. 29, 2022 Body composition challenge helps Team Offutt start 2023 off right Coming off the holiday season, some Team Offutt members are looking for ways to shake off some of that holiday cheer. The Offutt Health Promotion Office and the fitness center will begin their annual eight-week Body Composition Improvement Challenge the first week of January.
Dec. 27, 2022 Winter Weather: Ice-Related Hazards Cold weather can be dangerous, or even deadly. The best time to prepare for severe winter weather is now, before temperatures drop significantly and staying safe and warm becomes a challenge.
Dec. 16, 2022 Offutt receives AAFES funds to reinvest for Airmen The 55th Wing recently received funds from the Army and Air Force Exchange Service generated through purchases from Offutt personnel during fiscal year 2022.
Dec. 12, 2022 DAF sports build more capable Airmen, Guardians JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Services Center has opportunities for Airmen and Guardians who want to face the best athletic competition in the U.S. Armed Forces, make connections, build resiliency and serve as an example for others. All those things are benefits of
Dec. 9, 2022 Offutt helps Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office dedicate cruiser honoring fallen service members The Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office unveiled a new military tribute cruiser Dec. 7, 2022, at the Omaha National Cemetery.
Dec. 5, 2022 Offutt hosts 'Real Talk: Transition' retirement program Offutt leadership held a professional development event focused on preparing those retiring from the military on Nov. 22, 2022.
Dec. 2, 2022 Long-standing ties help wings optimize mission integration, interoperability As a Lead Wing, the Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth continues to look for ways to further develop its mission integration capabilities by leveraging long-standing ties with other Air Force units as well as with its coalition partners.
Dec. 1, 2022 New Wi-Fi comes to Offutt The Enterprise Information Technology as a Service network brought new wireless fidelity to Offutt Air Force Base Nov. 23.
Nov. 23, 2022 Wings, Blue Angels promote 2023 Guardians of Freedom Airshow The calendar might still say 2022, but the 2023 Guardians of Freedom Air Show was all the talk during a joint press conference at the Lincoln Airport Nov. 21, 2022.
Nov. 21, 2022 OAC gifts turkeys, hams to service members The Offutt Advisory Council handed out turkeys and hams to service members and their families at Offutt Air Force Base Nov. 18, 2022, in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Nov. 17, 2022 Female commanders lead hunt at exercise Units from across the world are currently participating in exercise Resolute Hunter, a multi-national and joint service exercise taking place through Nov. 18, 2022, at Naval Air Station Fallon.
Nov. 17, 2022 US, UK, Australian and Canadian forces operate as a combined force in exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition “Fights on” loudly echos across the battlespace kicking off exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition 23-1 at the Distributed Mission Operations Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and distributed sites across four countries, during the first day of an eleven-day exercise.
Nov. 12, 2022 Stripes to bars: Offutt Airman receives SLECP-O commission Tech. Sgt. Kevin Sequeira, 55th Contracting Squadron contracting officer commodities and services, was recently selected for the Senior Leader Enlisted Commissioning Program - Officer Training School.
Nov. 10, 2022 Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth participating in exercise Resolute Hunter The 55th Wing is participating in exercise Resolute Hunter, a multi-national and joint service exercise at Naval Air Station Fallon through Nov. 18, 2022.
Nov. 8, 2022 Fight the Flu – It starts with you! Concerned about catching the flu? We are all at risk for getting and spreading the flu. Learn how to fight the flu – it starts with you!
Nov. 4, 2022 170th Group’s new squadron helps grow RC-135 maintenance community The 170th Group of the Nebraska Air National Guard recently established two new squadrons to help nurture its Total Force partnership with the 55th Wing.
Nov. 3, 2022 Lodging divestiture, right-sizing underway to ensure future mission success The Department of the Air Force is divesting lodging operations at nine installations and right-sizing facility capacity at others to meet a Defense Department requirement that all lodging is self-sustaining without taxpayer funding.
Oct. 31, 2022 See Yourself in Cyber – a call to action from CISA “See Yourself in Cyber.” That is a tagline you will surely start seeing more often as those of us with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) work to help ensure a secure and resilient critical infrastructure for the American people. See Yourself in Cyber is the theme for