Dec. 16, 2008 AFPC Spread the Word teams to brief Offutt An Air Force Personnel Center "Spread the Word" briefing team arrives at Offutt Air Force Base today. An All Call briefing is scheduled for 18 Dec. at 1500 and 19 Dec. at 0900 at the Bennie Davis maintenance facility, Dock one. All Airmen and civilians are encouraged to attend. "One of the Air
Dec. 1, 2008 Agency earns "Excellent" inspection rating After reviewing what seemed like an endless number of files, hundreds of checklists and digging through every nook and cranny, inspectors gave the Air Force Weather Agency an "Excellent" rating on their Unit Compliance Inspection held here Nov. 17-21.UCIs are conducted by the Air Force Inspection
Dec. 1, 2008 Doing more with less: new MPS to combine all personnel support on Offutt Air Force personnel support as people know it on Offutt Air Force Base is changing. The five Military Personnel Activity Centers, located at various group headquarters around the base for the last year, will consolidate into one Military Personnel Section in Bldg. C. The change is meant to ensure
Nov. 21, 2008 Sentence 14 to 20 Years: DUI can get you jail time or worse On May 6 2008, a Douglas County District Court sentenced a former Air Force member to 14 - 20 years in the Nebraska State Penitentiary and suspended his driver's license for 30 years. On July 14 2007, then-Tech. Sgt. Richard Burr took the lives of two innocent young men and changed his own life
Nov. 12, 2008 Congratulations newest Chief Master Seargent Selectees! Congratulations to the following Offutt Senior Master Sergeants who have been selected for promotion to Chief Master Sergeant during selection board 0809:Chief Master Sergeant Select Anthony Bickerdike43 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Davis Monthan AFB, AZChief Master Sergeant Select Virgil D
Nov. 12, 2008 Honoring the troops past and present Nebraska honored its veterans past and present Saturday during the 8th annual Nebraska Veteran Parade. The parade, Nebraska's official veteran parade, started at 10 a.m. and moved down Mission Avenue and turned left on Franklin Street before ending at Washington Park. Over 400 active duty members
Nov. 10, 2008 Offutt Airmen Graduate from Airey NCO Academy Congratulations to the following Offutt Airmen who graduated from Airey NCO Academy, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. on Oct. 30.Class 08-7: Tech. Sgt. Eric C Ashbaugh 55 MAINTENANCE SQUADRON Tech. Sgt. Kyong S Chu 55 OPERATIONS SUPPORT SQUADRON Tech. Sgt. Richard A Darr 55 MAINTENANCE SQUADRON Tech
Nov. 10, 2008 Recycle today, make changes for lifetimes to come America Recycles Day, Nov. 15, is just that -- one day. However, organizers of the annual celebration hope raising awareness on that one day is enough to let people know the many benefits of recycling so it becomes a part of their daily routine. A decade ago, the National Recycling Coalition
Nov. 7, 2008 Nebraska Governor Salutes the Troops In support of the men and women serving in the armed forces, Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman, has sent a video message to the troops. The message may be viewed by clicking on the link below.http://message.viditalk.com/ver12/showvideo.asp?vid=39743.463343-4361
Oct. 31, 2008 OFFUTT AIRMEN: Drug Use Ends Military Careers In 2008 Offutt Air Force Base has experienced a significant increase in courts-martial due to illegal drug activity among its active duty members. Base law enforcement personnel and commanders have responded to Airmen getting involved in the wrongful use or distribution of marijuana, cocaine and
Oct. 27, 2008 Red Ribbon Campaign Calls for Action Local schools participated in the Red Ribbon Campaign, the largest and oldest drug awareness and prevention campaign in the nation, from Oct. 18 through 26. The purpose of the Red Ribbon Campaign is to educate people of the dangers associated with illegal drug use. The theme this year is "Step it
Oct. 23, 2008 Offutt holds appreciation day for retired servicemembers Offutt recently hosted Retiree's Appreciation Day at the Offutt Field House, honoring those servicemembers who have paved the way for today's military. Retired servicemembers and their families converged on the base Oct. 19 for this annual event, which provided them with information from briefings
Oct. 20, 2008 Airman's Roll Call: MyEDP sets stage for success This week's Airman's Roll Call focuses on a valuable online tool available through the Air Force Portal Web site that guides Airmen through their careers and those they supervise or mentor. MyEDP, which stands for My Enlisted Development Plan, is a Web site where Airmen can find information on
Oct. 20, 2008 Team Offutt members participate in Market to Market relay Eight Team Offutt members from the 610th Information Operations Flight participated in a grueling 86 mile relay race Oct. 11 from Omaha's Old Market to Lincoln's Hay Market. The race, the inaugural Market to Market Relay, was the first long distance relay race in Nebraska. The relay was composed of