March 17, 2019 Team Offutt battling flood waters Like large portions of Nebraska, Offutt personnel are battling flood waters which started to creep onto the installation March 15.An increase in water levels upstream due to a record-setting snowfall this winter, in addition to a huge drop in air pressure earlier in the week, has overwhelmed the
March 15, 2019 Unite program funds free fun Air Force bases globally are hiring Community Cohesion Coordinators, a new position meant to aid with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein’s focus on revitalizing squadrons.Among their duties is the Unite program set up by the Air Force Services Activity, allowing commanders to facilitate
March 14, 2019 Air Force Assistance Fund dedicated to helping The annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign begins March 18 with the focus on Airmen helping each other through four affiliate charities. The charities included in the AFAF are the Air Force Aid Society, Air Force Villages Charitable Foundation, General and Mrs. Curtis LeMay Foundation and the Air
March 14, 2019 Offutt AFB: There is an app for that The Air Force recently rolled-out a free smart phone app, USAF Connect, specifically designed to make information more accessible for DoD members and their families.Customized for each installation, it is free and can be downloaded from Google Play or the App Store.Once the app is downloaded, the
March 11, 2019 On-base taxi services up, running Offutt recently became the first Air Force base to allow taxi services without DoD-issued credentials or a pre-coordinated Entry Access List to enter the installation.It is a simple process that begins with a phone call to the 55th Security Forces Squadron Emergency Control Center. “It is extremely
March 11, 2019 20th IS initiative brings first fully-operational Spark Hub to Offutt In June 2018, five members from the 20th Intelligence Squadron, part of the 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, began building a network of like-minded Airmen to out-innovate U.S. adversaries. Today, this network, known as Soaring
March 7, 2019 Greeting a defender matters When Tech. Sgt. Raymond Santiago, 55th Security Forces Squadron flight chief and prior military training instructor, asked me to shadow defenders at the gate, I couldn’t say no – not because I was excited about it, but because I didn’t want him to think I wasn’t up for it.His goal was for me to see
March 6, 2019 Spouse of the Year: One in a million Of the more than 1.1 million military spouses, many are faced with challenges not incurred by their civilian counterparts.It is those obstacles, and the women she encounters daily, that motivates Offutt’s 2019 Military Spouse of the Year to do more.“The women who truly inspire me are often people
March 5, 2019 Students hired for cyber security The Curtis E. LeMay Civil Air Patrol Composite Squadron, established in 1956, may be the oldest continuously operational squadron on the base, but their programs are geared toward the future.The squadron recently participated in the National CyberPatriot Competition for the fourth time, tapping into
March 1, 2019 CFC donations hit ten-year high The Combined Federal Campaign, which was originally scheduled to end on Jan. 11, was re-opened for an additional 18 days in February due to the government shutdown.Thanks in part to those extra days, donations to the campaign on the installation hit a ten-year high.“We had an awesome CFC,” said
Feb. 28, 2019 Wrench thrown in navigator’s plan In the 1970s, Norton Air Force Base, California, was home to Air Mobility Command, meaning lots of heavy aircraft and even more maintainers to keep its mission going – among the many were Dennis and Ruth Barmore, a machinist and sheet metal specialist, respectively. While serving in an aircraft
Feb. 27, 2019 Field house introduces alternative equipment As part of a long-term replacement plan, the 55th Force Support Squadron recently purchased 50 pieces of equipment including three new alternative machines for their inventory.The idea is to give customers additional, more modern, options to select from in order to maintain their physical readiness
Feb. 22, 2019 2nd WXG Innovations: 14th WS releases new climate go kit This is the first of a series highlighting innovations by the 557th Weather Wing’s 2nd Weather Group.After only six months of in-house development, the 2nd WXG’s 14th Weather Squadron in Asheville, North Carolina, introduced their Climate Go-Kit, a new tool for weather forecasters to prepare for
Feb. 22, 2019 Chapel reinvigorates squadron care At the foundation of readiness is taking care of people and with annual military suicides rates remaining steady, the chapel recognized the need for change. After a deep-dive into the issue, U.S. Air Force Major Kevin Humphrey, 55th Wing chaplain, designed a two-phase approach.
Feb. 22, 2019 Offutt Field House expanding to 24 hour operations Access to the Offutt Field House, the largest fitness facility in the Department of Defense, expands to 24 hours a day starting March 1.
Feb. 22, 2019 Intensive Out Patient Care Program Implemented at Offutt AFB There is a new Intensive Out Patient Care Program with in Ehrling Bergquist Clinic at Offutt Air Force Base. IOPs presently exist at a handful of bases throughout the Air Force. Due to the success of these programs, the mental health clinic saw it as a tremendous opportunity to provide Offutt with
Feb. 19, 2019 Air Force formalizes policy on retention of non-deployable Airmen In accordance with Department of Defense policy on military retention of non-deployable service members, the Air Force implemented its guidance in a memo signed Feb. 19.
Feb. 15, 2019 How many presidents have been to Offutt? Presidents Day, celebrated the third Monday of February, was originally established in 1885 in recognition of our first president, George Washington, born Feb. 22, 1732. Eventually it was moved as part of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act in 1971, which made it a combined a celebration of all
Feb. 12, 2019 Trusted Care - clinic, satellite pharmacy see improvements With the Air Force’s greatest asset being its Airmen, Team Offutt relies heavily on the professional care and support of the 55th Medical Group pharmacy team to accurately and safely dispense medication to Airmen, keeping them healthy and fit to fight.In an effort to continue meeting this goal, the
Feb. 8, 2019 Thirty-year tennis instructor: A love-love relationship Fitness comes in many forms. For some, it is a solo endeavor like weightlifting, or a team activity like football, but for others the passion comes from the one-on-one excitement associated with a sport such as tennis. Larry Copeland, U.S. Strategic Command contractor, fits the latter bill.