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  • Military spouse appreciation night sheds light on wing mission

    Fifty-Fifth Wing military spouses participated in the first 55th Wing Spouse Appreciation Night on Dec. 7, giving them an exclusive look into the overall missions carried out by their active duty spouses. The three-hour tour began at the parking lot of the 343rd Reconnaissance Squadron then

  • iPads to replace legacy information program

    For more than a half-century, Offutt pilots and navigators have carried heavy bags full of manuals and publications during their missions. These manuals included everything from detailed instructions on how to manually lower landing gear to instructions on landing aircraft at remote airfields in the

  • 2017 Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show Cancelled

    The 2017 Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show has been cancelled.  The airshow, scheduled for July 1-2, was cancelled due to the wing’s high operational tempo. “55th Wing Airmen are providing world-class intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance globally 24/7/365,” Col. Marty Reynolds,

  • Team Offutt represented at inaugural Omaha event

    Omaha’s Memorial Park was lit up with a symbolic ceremony to honor area veterans past and present at the inaugural ‘Veterans Shine On’ ceremony at Memorial Park in Omaha, Nebraska on Dec. 2. Col. Marty Reynolds, 55th Wing commander, was one of the speakers for this inaugural event. (U.S. Air Force

  • Wing members support CSO career day

    More than 20 members of the 55th Wing supported the 479th Flying Training Group’s Undergraduate Combat Systems Officer Training Career Day here Nov. 18.   The 479th FTG organizes a career day every six months to help current CSO students make more informed decisions on what aircraft they would

  • Offutt leadership serves Thanksgiving Day meals

    Chief Master Sgt. Michael A. Morris, 55th Wing command chief, cuts a roast at the Ronald L. King Dining Facility on Thanksgiving, Nov. 24, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. It’s an annual tradition for wing leadership to serve Airmen Thanksgiving dinner at the dining facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • Base tax center offers free tax services

    April 18 may seem distant now; but the clock is ticking toward the 2017 tax deadline.  You have three extra days this year to file your 2016 taxes because April 15, 2017 falls on a Saturday and Emancipation Day is observed in Washington DC on Monday, April 17, 2017.   The base tax center will offer

  • Defense Courier Station moves secrets securely

    A man in a dark suit walks briskly across the flight line, the sun reflecting in his mirrored sunglasses. He approached a small aircraft and nods his head at a man standing by, dressed in an equally dark suit, with an equally impenetrable expression. As if the nod was some kind of pre-conceived

  • It’s time to #ShowSomeLove for CFC

    It’s the time of year where giving thanks gives way to the insanity that has come to be known as Black Friday.   While surviving midnight madness to give gifts to those you love is somewhat satisfying, there is a gift this time of year that can make more of an impact locally, nationally and

  • 2016 Holiday Concert Series Marks Trigentennial Anniversary

    Sledding at Memorial Park; ice skating in the Old Market; and prognosticating about which bowl game the Huskers play in are all longtime holiday traditions in Nebraska. This year also marks the 30th anniversary of another seasonal staple: the Offutt-based Heartland of America Band’s holiday concert

  • Offutt celebrates Tuskegee Airman's Birthday

    Former U.S. Army Air Corps Cpl Robert Holts, the sole surviving original Tuskegee Airman from Nebraska, poses with students of the James M. McCoy Airman Leadership School here Nov. 25. Also in attendance were some members of the Alfonza W. Davis Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, who came together with

  • STRATCOM welcomes Hyten as new commander

    Gen. John E. Hyten took command of U.S. Strategic Command from Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney during a change of command ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Nov. 3.

  • FY 2017 NCO retraining program application window now open

    The Air Force has released fiscal year 2017 retraining quotas for eligible NCOs via the NCO Retraining Program.The retraining program is a complimentary tool used to help balance and sustain the enlisted force as the Air Force continues to grow. While the Air Force is still undermanned across the

  • 55th AMXS honors heritage through murals

    The hallways of the Bennie Davis Maintenance Facility here were brightened recently by the completion of a mural more than 500 hours in the making.Tech Sgt. Adam Gall, a program manager with the 55th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, began work on the mural in March, thinking it would be a project he

  • Defenders team with local agencies to keep schools safe

    The 55th Security Forces Squadron is teaming with four Sarpy County law enforcement agencies to help keep local schools safe. A new initiative called TIPS, which stands for threat assessment, incident management and prevention services, was launched recently that will empower community members of

  • 595th CACG focuses on people post realignment

    The 595th Command and Control Group was activated and aligned under Air Force Global Strike Command and the 8th Air Force in an Oct. 6 ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Since then, the group has been focusing on developing cohesion and a sense of belonging as a tenant unit of the 55th

  • Fall migration has BASH program on heightened alert

    With the beginning of fall migration, Offutt’s Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard program is working diligently to reduce the threat of bird strikes, responsible for millions of dollars in aircraft damage across the Air Force each year.“Depending on the bird, the size and the number of them, they

  • Culinary contest takes cooks out of the kitchen

    A cloud of dissipating smoke, emanating from behind the Ronald L. King Dining Facility, carried the unmistakable scent of grilled meat.  Clusters of Airmen worked around hot grills with an urgency denoting a finite amount of time.  On Oct. 13, three teams of 55th Force Support Squadron Airmen

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