March 3, 2009 Offutt’s best honored at Annual Awards Banquet The 55th Wing honored its best of the best at the Annual Awards Banquet at the Patriot Club Feb. 27. The evening began with the arrival of the nominees, escorted by their guests through a saber cordon provided by the 55th Wing Honor Guard, as more than 200 attendees cheered. "I can't think of a
Feb. 27, 2009 ACC command chaplain inspires faith Members of the 55th Wing joined with personnel from U.S. Strategic Command and the Air Force Weather Agency to celebrate faith at this year's National Prayer Luncheon at the Patriot Club Feb. 24. The luncheon began with a series of readings representing a variety of faiths including Psalm 121 in
Feb. 27, 2009 2009 55TH WING BIRTHDAY BALL The 55th Wing will hold its 31st annual Birthday Ball on Saturday, 28 March 2009 at the Qwest Center Omaha. The ball is the wing's largest formal social function each year. The gala event is open to all active duty ranks, retirees and by invitation to community leaders. Brig. Gen. James J. Jones,
Feb. 17, 2009 Air Force Good Conduct Medal reinstated Air Force officials announced Feb. 11 the reinstatement of the Air Force Good Conduct Medal for enlisted members, effective immediately and retroactive to Feb. 6, 2006, when the medal was discontinued. Airmen who are eligible should see an update automatically in their records on the virtual
Feb. 17, 2009 Congratulations ALS Class 09-C The 55th Wing would like to congratulate Class 09-C who graduated from the James M. McCoy Airman Leadership School in a ceremony Feb. 12. Airman Leadership School is designed to prepare Airman for the transition to the ranks of non-commissioned officer. Below are the names of award winners and
Feb. 17, 2009 Coming Feb. 22, single 800 number for all Airmen Members of the Total Force - regular Air Force, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, civilian and retired Airmen - are on line to have one central phone number for help with their personnel questions starting at 5 p.m. Central Standard Time Feb. 22. Members of the Air Force community should call
Feb. 6, 2009 Rivet Joint reaches 7,000 combat missions in AOR The 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, stationed in Southwest Asia, reached a major milestone Friday when an RC-135 Rivet Joint flew the air frame's 7,000th combat mission in the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility. "Seven thousand missions is a big deal for us, there's a lot of
Jan. 30, 2009 55th CONS wins ACC award second year in a row! The 55th Contracting Squadron won Air Combat Command's Outstanding Large Contracting Unit award for 2008, making it the unit's second win in two years. The squadron executed 5,000 actions last fiscal year valued in excess of $1.6 billion. The 55th CONS provides vital contracting support not only to
Jan. 29, 2009 Air Force officials release proposed Cyber NAF bases Air Force officials announced Jan. 21 possible locations for the headquarters of 24th Air Force, a new numbered Air Force focused on the cyber mission. The proposed bases (in alphabetical order) are Barksdale Air Force Base, La.; Lackland AFB, Texas; Langley AFB, Va.; Offutt AFB, Neb.; Peterson AFB,
Jan. 29, 2009 Air Force officials release proposed Global Strike Command candidate bases Air Force officials here announced Jan. 21 the possible locations for the eventual permanent home for the headquarters for Air Force Global Strike Command. Earlier this month, Air Force officials had announced the formal stand up of the Air Force Global Strike Command (Provisional). The provisional
Jan. 23, 2009 Luncheon honors MLK’s call to serve Members of Team Offutt joined with local and state civic leaders to honor the late civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and commemorate his birthday during a luncheon at the Patriot Club here Jan. 16. The event began with a moving slide show that featured Dr. King during a tumultuous
Jan. 23, 2009 Peanut butter recalled due to possible health risk The Food and Drug Administration is conducting a very active and dynamic investigation into the source of the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak. The FDA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state partners have traced sources of the contamination to a plant owned by Peanut Corporation of