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  • Open house honorary pilot honors us

    There was activity everywhere at Offutt AFB May 4, the day before the annual two-day "Defenders of Freedom" Open House and Air Show kicked off. Planes of every shape, size and age flew in and were moved to their parking places; vendors were setting up tents; water stations, check points and road

  • Wing to hold 'Sports Day' June 8

    The Offutt Field House is hosting the annual 55th Wing Sports Day from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 8 at the Parade Grounds. Team Offutt members can participate in the softball throw, mini obstacle course, shot put, 5K fun run, three legged race, volleyball, football toss, 110-yard dash, corn hole

  • Thunderbirds 'soar,' top 150 teams

    The Bellevue West High School men's and women's drill teams might have been at their first U.S. National High School Drill Team Championship, but they made quite a mark. The Bellevue teams returned home from Daytona Beach, Fla., with a first- and two second-place finishes after going head-to-head

  • Building on a legacy

    Several high profile construction projects, including a new shopping center, child development center and Air Force Weather Agency headquarters building, are altering the landscape at Offutt. The growing demand for and subsequent growth of the 55th Wing's intelligence, surveillance and

  • Ticket Hut offers cool summer travel savings

    While the price of gas continues to go up, most people are looking for ways to keep other costs down during the summer months. Offutt families can keep a little extra cash in their wallets by purchasing discount tickets to attractions and events at the 55th Services Squadron Ticket Hut. "Our

  • Honor guard displays motto of honoring with dignity

    Offutt's honor guard showed it is ready, willing and able to live up to its motto - "To Honor With Dignity" - during an annual open house May 9 at the Frady Fitness Center. During three separate sessions throughout the day, honor guard members performed the precise, solemn movements of a full honors

  • COMACC outlines top priorities

    General Ronald Keys, Air Combat Command commander, is meeting with more than 150 of ACC's senior leader this week at Offutt. Among the general's priorities to be discussed at this year's ACC Commanders' Conference are taking care of people, focusing on expeditionary operations, recapitalization,

  • COMACC: AF must balance resources, look ahead

    The Air Force's increased operations tempo is putting a strain on aircraft and Airmen, said Gen. Ronald Keys, Air Combat Command commander. But as a direct result of great Airmen - military and civilian - the 55th Wing recently surpassed an impressive milestone: being continuously deployed to the

  • Offutt open house, air show FAA exclusion zone, restrictions

    This year's open house and air show activities are schedule for May 4 through 6. The Federal Aviation Administration regulation requires a sanitized area during aerobatic demonstrations. This zone will be active each day from Friday, May 4, through Sunday, May 6, as follows:- May 4: noon to 5:30

  • Offutt, local youth earn congressional awards

    Congressman Lee Terry made a special trip to Bellevue Monday to preside over a Congressional Award Program ceremony recognizing 10 teens from Offutt and the local area. Each of the teens answered the challenge to help others, better themselves, get in great physical shape and learn how to explore

  • Reporting policy helps victims

    Editor's Note: April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The annual observance gives people the opportunity to increase their knowledge and promote prevention of sexual assault through special events and public education.  Sexual assault continues to be one of the most underreported crimes in America

  • Offutt says thank you to volunteers

    Team Offutt celebrated the outstanding contributions by its volunteers and commemorated National Volunteer Week at its annual volunteer recognition event Thursday at the Patriot Club.During the ceremony, Mrs. Angellina Ribordy was named as this year's Volunteer Excellence Award winner. Mrs. Ribordy

  • Bike 2 Work to challenge commuters

    Team Offutt will celebrate National Bike Month in May with the kick-off of the second annual Offutt Bike 2 Work Commuter Challenge May 14. The Commuter Challenge is a program sponsored by Activate Omaha, a community-wide organization dedicated to encouraging everyone who resides in the Omaha

  • Blue Angels cancel appearance at May 5-6 air show

    The show will go on, but officials here received word this morning that the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels aerial demonstration team must cancel their appearance at Offutt's 2007  "Defenders of Freedom" Open House and Air Show May 5 and 6. "We're very sorry we can't make it to Offutt this year," said Navy

  • Fightin' Fifty-Fifth welcomes new wing commander

    Command of the Fightin' Fifty-Fifth changed hands for the fifty-sixth time Wednesday as Col. James Jones accepted the wing guidon from Lt. Gen. Robert Elder, 8th Air Force Commander, in a ceremony at the Bennie Davis Maintenance Facility here. With the words, "Sir, I assume command," Colonel Jones

  • Operation Voices and Love

    If you're not sure how important it is for children to hear voices of loved ones during long deployment separations, a new local program can explain it very well.Operation Voices and Love, a program conceived by 11 year old Hunter and six year old Carter Fangmeyer, provides stuffed animals with