Dec. 6, 2018 Community program offers “Home Away From Home” A support program was launched in September 2018 by the SAC Foundation that will provide new opportunities for first-term Team Offutt service members to connect with families in the local community.
Dec. 4, 2018 Community brings holiday cheer to dormitories Volunteers from the Bellevue-Offutt community gathered together to assemble gift bags Dec. 6 at the Bellevue Volunteer Fire Department as part of Operation Holiday Cheer.
Nov. 30, 2018 Base, local community donate to Tyndall AFB evacuees Team Offutt and the local community rallied together to collect donations for Airmen and their families who were displaced from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, by Hurricane Michael.
Nov. 30, 2018 Sweet Adeline heals captain While stationed thousands of miles from home in Alaska, one Air Force officer received the heart breaking news that her sister had been murdered. It was her love for music that she credits for beginning to heal.
Nov. 30, 2018 25th OWS celebrates 75th anniversary Surrounded by historic aircraft in the main hangar of the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, the 25th Operational Weather Squadron celebrated its 75th anniversary Nov. 2, 2018. Originally known as the 25th Weather Squadron, the unit provided weather support to Army and Army Air Corps
Nov. 28, 2018 Mental health providers, leadership partner for deployment resiliency, readiness Deployed mental health providers work closely with leadership to help maintain warfighter resiliency and readiness.Service members are away from their usual support systems during deployment, and because the environment and stress puts them in unusual situations, they require innovative and flexible
Nov. 27, 2018 Turn stress into strength this holiday season The holiday season presents opportunities to engage in multiple forms of resiliency. Engaging in close relationships, practicing gratitude, and participating in religious activities that promote spirituality are often helpful aspects of the holidays. However, the holidays may also create stressors
Nov. 27, 2018 Combined Federal Campaign kicks-off There is an easy way to make a difference, locally, nationally and internationally, by clicking here. It is called the Combined Federal Campaign - established by a Presidential Executive Order in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy, it is the world’s largest and most successful annual workplace
Nov. 21, 2018 Christmas tree lighting welcomes the holiday season The Offutt’s Annual Christmas Tree Lightning celebration is scheduled for Dec. 6, 2018, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Patriot Club. Anyone with base access may register for the free event by clicking here. Festivities begin with the tree lighting ceremony. Afterwards, Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive to
Nov. 20, 2018 Team Offutt announces Maintenance Professionals of the Year The 55th Maintenance Group and the 595th Command and Control Group held their 2018 Maintenance Professionals of the Year ceremonies Nov. 9 and 16, respectively at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The event recognizes the achievements of top performers from the maintenance career field who support
Nov. 20, 2018 7 Steps for cold weather preparation As Nebraska enters the winter months, frigid weather conditions become more frequent.Offutt personnel should prepare themselves and their families for the hazards of cold, snow and ice. 1.Test Your Carbon Monoxide DetectorsCarbon monoxide is an odorless gas given off by gas furnaces, cars, charcoal
Nov. 20, 2018 Warhawks bring aid to hurricane-devastated Tyndall On October 10, 2018, Hurricane Michael, a category four storm, blew through Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, and its surrounding communities leaving behind catastrophic damage. Fortunately, minus the ride-out team of approximately 100 personnel, everyone was evacuated before Michael hit. Despite
Nov. 20, 2018 RC-135 RIVET JOINT to relocate to RAF Fairford The U.S. Air Force’s 95th Reconnaissance Squadron and 488th Intelligence Squadron will relocate its RC-135 RIVET JOINT mission from RAF Mildenhall to RAF Fairford as part of the European Infrastructure Consolidation.
Nov. 18, 2018 AF Safety goes mobile Air Force Safety Center released a mobile version of the Airman Safety App enabling Airmen at installations Air Force wide to voluntarily report safety issues with their devices as they encounter them.
Nov. 16, 2018 Omaha Lancers host Offutt AFB Night The Omaha Lancers junior ice hockey team celebrated Veterans Day by hosting its inaugural Offutt Air Force Base Night at Ralston Arena where they defeated the RoughRiders from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Nov. 11, 2018.Hundreds of service members and their families with ties to the installation experienced a
Nov. 16, 2018 2nd WSS visits veterans at hospital Airmen from the 2nd Weather Support Squadron took time to give back to the community by visiting with veterans at the Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center Oct. 26, 2018. The Airmen visited with veterans, at both the in-patient and out-patient areas of the hospital, whose military careers went back
Nov. 16, 2018 Offutt AFB Youth program joins local schools in training event Offutt AFB Youth Programs, LeMay Elementary, Peter Sarpy Elementary and Patriot Elementary were the recipients of Military Child Education Coalition training last week, entitled elementary Student 2 Student, or eS2S, at the Beardmore Event Center in Bellevue, Nebraska.eS2S is designed to increase
Nov. 9, 2018 2 WS shares Halloween down under On Halloween, nearly 430 people from Exmouth – a town of about 2,000 located on Western Australia’s Northwest coast – visited a haunted house built by Airmen from 2nd Weather Squadron’s Detachment 1. The popularity of the detachment’s haunted house is underscored by the fact that Australia isn’t
Nov. 5, 2018 ACC commander visits Team Offutt U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, along with his wife, Sara, visited Offutt AFB Oct. 30-31, 2018. Holmes, the leader of the primary provider of air combat forces to America's warfighting commanders, met with Airmen, senior leaders, civic leaders and Offutt partner
Nov. 2, 2018 (Commentary) 2nd CWSS helps restore operations after Hurricane Michael 129 miles per hour...that was the last wind speed recorded at Tyndall Air Force Base and the highest official on-land wind report recorded before the weather sensors were shredded as Hurricane Michael made landfall just after noon directly over the Florida Panhandle’s 325th Fighter Wing.The sensors