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
March 13, 2008 Get Strong for Your Baby - TRICARE Tips for Expecting Moms With Mother's Day approaching, many women find themselves smiling - some experiencing motherhood for the first time, and others ready to welcome another addition into the family. Expecting moms have a lot to be excited about, including having a healthy child. Luckily, TRICARE covers regular doctor
March 13, 2008 Cross country bike ride to benefit Heartland Chapter Navy Lieutenant Jeffrey Greene will be trading in military life for civilian life but he won't be taking it easy any time soon. That's because on Monday, Lieutenant Greene began a 4,500 bike ride from California to New York. As a strong supporter of the American Red Cross, he is calling his trip
March 13, 2008 Important Nebraska state tax information for Guard, Reserve Airmen Pay received for state service in the Nebraska National Guard is taxable by Nebraska regardless of the residence of the servicemember. All of this pay, subject to federal withholding, is also subject to Nebraska withholding. If a nonresident of Nebraska is called up to active duty from the Nebraska
March 13, 2008 AF selects 30 officers from Team Offutt for promotion Air Force officials March 5 announced the 2007B line of the Air Force, line of the Air Force-judge advocate, medical service corps and chaplain central selection boards selected 24 lieutenant colonels, 1,094 majors and 94 captains for promotion. The following members of Team Offutt were selected for
March 13, 2008 Offutt to honor SAC Airmen at special service Sunday Members of Team Offutt are invited to a memorial service at 3 p.m. Sunday at the SAC Memorial Chapel celebrating the service and honoring the sacrifice of all Airmen who served in Strategic Air Command during the tense and turbulent Cold War.The memorial service began 50 years ago as part of a
March 12, 2008 Offutt follows in military tradition footsteps during enlisted dining out Formal military dinners are a tradition in all branches of the United States Armed services. In the Air Force, it is the dining-in. The Air Force dining-in custom probably began in the 1930s with General H. "Hap" Arnold's "wing dings." The close bonds enjoyed by Air Corps officers and their British
May 30, 2007 SECAF: Dominance in cyberspace is not optional The Air Force's senior leader's message was clear - dominance in cyberspace is not optional and he made that case to attendees May 23 at the inaugural 55th Wing Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Symposium in Omaha. "Our own nation's neural network resides in cyberspace," Secretary of the
May 21, 2007 Former Offutt Airman uses CPR to save life Within weeks of his arrival at Ellsworth Air Force Base from Offutt AFB, Senior Airman David Perry, an Air Force Financial Services Center instructor, made a name for himself. While shopping at a local grocery store on the evening of April 23, Airman Perry watched as a man walking in front of him
May 21, 2007 Doing something amazing Nearly 50 members of Team Offutt departed Tuesday for Southwest Asia as part of a deployment in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. The Airmen ranged in rank from senior master sergeant to airman first class and encompassed a variety of assignments, from public affairs to fuels
May 21, 2007 Mother Nature puts damper on 'Defenders of Freedom' Offutt's 2007 Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show 'took off' May 4 for the annual special needs air show - an opportunity for more than 300 special needs and Make-A-Wish children to be VIPs for a day. From the reactions of these "VIPs" the many civilian and military aerobatic performances
May 21, 2007 Air Force Weather Agency volunteer represents Air Force Air Force Personnel Center officials recently announced a member of the Air Force Weather Agency here as the Air Force nominee for the 2007 U.S. Armed Forces Spirit of Hope Award. Master Sgt. Lou Pell, NCOIC of the Agency's training branch, was selected as the Air Force representative to compete
May 21, 2007 Cutting edge tower raises controller capabilities With the cutting of a ribbon at Offutt's new state-of-the-art control tower Wednesday, 55th Operations Support Squadron specialists took a giant leap forward in training and air traffic management. With a bigger cab and training rooms for new controllers, "This facility is state of the art," said
May 21, 2007 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
May 21, 2007 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
May 21, 2007 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