Sept. 16, 2019 CMSAF to engage with ACC Airmen about resilliency through video games The chief master sergeant of the Air Force is scheduled to play video games with three Airmen from within Air Combat Command from 2 to 4 p.m. EDT Oct. 25, 2019, on the ACC Public Affairs YouTube channel — ACCNewsTV. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airmen JaNae Capuno)
Sept. 13, 2019 Commentary: Steps toward revitalization ongoing It’s been 182 days since the March 16th flood devastated 1/3 of Offutt Air Force Base. Since my arrival, I have been continually amazed by the resilience and can-do attitude of the Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth Airmen and our community partners. We lost no personnel and no aircraft, and the atmosphere
Sept. 12, 2019 Remembering 9/11 The Offutt Fire Department hosted a 9/11 commemorative ceremony inside the main fire station Sept. 11, 2019, here.
Sept. 12, 2019 557th WW trains its own to deploy anytime, everywhere Instructors from the 2nd Combat Weather Systems Squadron took on an unusual set of students, a class composed entirely of Airmen from a single unit. Airmen from the 25th Operational Weather Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, attended the Deployed Weather Systems Training class at
Sept. 10, 2019 Offutt ALS: best in the force The James M. McCoy Airman Leadership School at Offutt Air Force Base was recently named the 2018 ALS of the Year award winner by the Air Education and Training Command.
Sept. 6, 2019 557th WW holds first wing operational readiness exercise The 557th Weather Wing completed its first operational readiness exercise since standing up as an Air Combat Command wing.Held Aug. 19-23, Operational Readiness Exercise - Steel Colander tested the wing’s ability to deliver weather intelligence in a contested, degraded and operationally-limited
Sept. 6, 2019 Offutt Airman earns Hero Award for CFC involvement An aircraft maintenance officer assigned to the 83rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit here, earned the Combined Federal Campaign’s national level Hero Award for his impact to the CFC program at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, in 2018.
Aug. 29, 2019 Haugh takes command of Twenty-Fifth Air Force Maj. Gen. Timothy D. Haugh assumed command of Twenty-Fifth Air Force from Maj. Gen. Mary F. O’Brien during a change of command ceremony presided over by Gen. Mike Holmes, Air Combat Command commander here, Aug. 29, 2019.
Aug. 29, 2019 Offutt partners with USACE, gives tours to UNL students Students from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln receive tours of Offutt Air Force Base’s fueling system from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers August 23, 2019.
Aug. 29, 2019 Housing health, safety review ongoing Working to keep a promise, 55th Wing leadership conducted a thorough walk-through of the Offutt Air Force Base dormitories Aug. 9, 2019.
Aug. 28, 2019 Offutt restores training capabilities with new simulator A new aircrew training device is being built as part of an effort to replace the three ATDs destroyed in the March flood.
Aug. 23, 2019 Changes coming to gate operations Personnel entering and exiting the installation will notice changes to gate operations beginning immediately after Labor Day.Starting Sept. 3, 2019, the Kenney Gate will close daily from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following day, while the STRATCOM Gate’s vehicle search pit will now be closed on Saturdays
Aug. 23, 2019 Offutt Football Club to compete in 2019 Defender’s Cup The Offutt Football Club’s men’s varsity team is preparing for the 2019 Defender’s Cup National Military Soccer Tournament held at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2.The Defender’s Cup is a military soccer tournament that is open to any base- or post-level soccer team
Aug. 23, 2019 Offutt runway closure delayed 10 months The 55th Wing’s runway replacement at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, has been pushed back from December 2019 to October 2020.The ten-month delay of the runway closure allows for demolition and earthwork to begin before winter. This sets up the program to be in the asphalt and concrete work phase
Aug. 9, 2019 Program unites Offutt AFB squadrons Members of the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron participated in a unit cohesion activity funded through the Unite Program, June 21.
Aug. 8, 2019 ACC defines HUR-RY, TOR-RY framework While specific start dates of tornado seasons vary based on region, they can happen at any time, day or night. On the other hand, Hurricane Season recently began on June 1 and will extend to Nov. 30. Due to catastrophic weather events that took place throughout the past 12 year, including Hurricane
Aug. 8, 2019 Groundbreaking held for Fisher House A groundbreaking ceremony for the first Fisher House in Nebraska was held at the Veterans Affairs NE-Western Iowa Health Care System’s Omaha campus next to the VA Medical Center in Omaha Aug. 7, 2019.
Aug. 6, 2019 Preserving a proud heritage A group of veterans and active duty members gather every Friday at a local bar to talk about their time spent in service with the 343rd Reconnaissance Squadron. The local bar, Eagles, has graciously allowed Airmen to congregate for what they call “roll call” since flooding ruined their facility
Aug. 2, 2019 DRAGON heads south for summer HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Pilots flew an upgraded E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft across the international date line and into the southern hemisphere in late July.The flights prove a $1.05 aircraft billion upgrade, called DRAGON, is worthy of long-haul, international
Aug. 2, 2019 Military working dogs stamp their place in history The Military Working Dog stamp was unveiled as the U.S. Postal Service’s newest stamp during the American Philatelic Society’s 133rd annual convention Aug. 1, 2019, at the Catholic Health Initiatives Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska.