April 23, 2008 IDEA program offers financial rewards Nine individuals who saved the Air Force 14.7 million were recognized April 8 at the Pentagon. Seven individuals won Air Force Productivity Excellence Awards and two won Air Force Exceptional Innovator Awards.Lt. Gen. Richard Y. Newton III, Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and
April 23, 2008 Offutt visit helps tailor science, technology development to meet future AF needs Offutt recently hosted the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board's Spring meeting bringing the members - top scientists, educators, engineers and experts in many fields - together in one location.This provided the members of the Scientific Advisory Board, some of whom do not have a military
April 23, 2008 55th Wing Airmen surpass another milestone in AOR The 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron added another notch to its lineage March 18, marking the fourth consecutive year the Arizona-based unit has been deployed to Southwest Asia supporting the Global War on Terror. Nine aircrew members assigned to the 55th Electronic Combat Group out of
April 23, 2008 Eight CMSAF visits USSTRATCOM, speaks to Airmen Retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Sam Parish visited United States Strategic Command April 3, bringing with him a message of change, values, desire and heritage. Chief Parish, the eighth of 15 chief master sergeants to hold the highest Air Force enlisted position, spoke to more than 150
April 23, 2008 Offutt Honor Guard perfects skills They present the colors at our luncheons, change of commands, birthday balls and more. They provide funeral services for our lost members, both active duty and retired. Recently, they had the chance to learn from the Air Force's official ceremonial unit. Nine honor guardsmen from Offutt's Honor
April 23, 2008 General leads Night Wing, cheerleaders on morale tour at VA hospital The deputy director of the Joint Staff's Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate at the Pentagon went on a mission April 6 to raise the morale of patients at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa and brought along the Heartland of America Band's Night Wing ensemble and cheerleaders from the
April 23, 2008 2008 Community Assessment Survey is coming! The Integrated Delivery System Working Group is sponsoring the 2008 Community Assessment Survey of service members, spouses, reservists, and reserve spouses. This survey is the best way for Air Force community members to make their opinions and needs known. The results of the survey will be used by
April 2, 2008 55th Wing to induct Airmen into Hall of Fame [Editor's Note: The 55th Wing Hall of Fame began in 1999 with the induction of 19 former 55th members who served from the WWII era until that day. Started as a heritage project, highlighting heroes from the Wing's past, today's inductees are historical figures who have influenced the development of
April 2, 2008 Disaster drill to prepare Team Offutt for nature's worst As Winter becomes Spring, April showers often bring more than May flowers to many parts of the central United States. The warmer weather is typically accompanied by thunderstorms, hail and tornadoes. Offutt will be participating in a Natural Disaster Readiness Exercise Wednesday to prepare Team
March 26, 2008 Urgent Care Clinic becomes appointment-only clinic April 1 Offutt's urgent care clinic will transition to an acute care clinic beginning Tuesday. There won't be any reduction in care provided to patients; however, how patients go about getting the same quality care has changed. Acute care clinic patients will no longer be seen on a walk-in basis. Instead,
March 26, 2008 Tales of the 55th: Heritage event promises special afternoon A major event annually precedes the 55th Wing Birthday Ball that adds depth and meaning to preserving the wing's history. On Friday, April 4, the afternoon before the birthday ball, all members of Team Offutt are invited to attend the eighth annual edition of the "Tales of the 55th" at the James M.
March 26, 2008 Good OPSEC made harder by wired world The protection of critical information, or Operations Security, is everyone's job. It can be especially challenging in today's Internet environment, where anyone can post and access unlimited information, on any topic, from virtually any wired device anywhere in the world. What is critical
March 26, 2008 Economic stimulus payments: information for recipients of veteran’s benefits Starting in May, economic stimulus payments of up to $600 for individuals ($1,200 for married couples) will be issued by the IRS based on 2007 tax returns. Parents also get $300 for each eligible child. Most people only have to file their 2007 individual income tax return to receive their payment.
March 21, 2008 Venerable RJ hits 50,000 flying hours A 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron RC-135 Rivet Joint surpassed the 50,000 flight-hour mark during a mission supporting Operation Enduring Freedom March 12. RC-135 Tail No. 132 boasts an impressive resume of tours over the years including Vietnam, operations Southern and Northern Watch to
March 21, 2008 Offutt Airman achieves 7,000 flying hours A master sergeant assigned to the 338th Combat Training Squadron recently achieved 7,000 flight hours. Seven thousand hours is a substantial amount of time to devote to anything. It is roughly equal to 10.5 months out of the year. Master Sgt. Derek Ronning assigned to the 338th CTS achieved this
March 21, 2008 Heating/cooling transition set for April 1 to May 9 The 55th Civil Engineer Squadron HVAC Maintenance Section is currently performing pre-seasonal cooling system inspections to identify repairs needed in preparation for the No-Heat/No-Cool transition that converts facilities from winter heating to summer cooling. During the next six weeks, people may
March 21, 2008 AF selects 20 Team Offutt Airmen for promotion to E-8 Air Force officials announced Friday that 1,284 master sergeants have been selected for promotion to senior master sergeant. That's good news for 20 Offutt Airmen. The following Team Offutt master sergeants were selected for promotion to E-8: 55th Wing Darrell Amoruso Delane Branden David Cain Jay