Installation pride initiative grows across base

Several Team Offutt units and professional organizations have committed to the base pride initiative, a program designed to offset adjustments made after reductions in funding for  ground maintenance.Among participants are the 55th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Chief Petty Officer's Association,

Storm Chasers host military appreciation night

Sweatin' to the Team Cohesion Challenge

Participants had finally completed a brutal hour of strenuous exercises when U.S. Army Special Forces operator Maj. Sean Coffman informed them that they had just completed the welcoming portion of the Team Cohesion Challenge, which took place at Offutt on Aug. 22.This welcoming stage consisted of

Air Force extends SAPR services to AF civilians

The Air Force released a policy memo today allowing Air Force civilian employees who are victims of sexual assault to file restricted and unrestricted reports with their installation's sexual assault response coordinator.The policy is effective immediately and allows SARCs and sexual assault

Team Cohesion Challenge

Offutt to hold Annual Retiree Appreciation Day

Offutt is scheduled to host its 47th Annual Retiree Appreciation Day Sunday, Oct. 18, at the Offutt Exchange from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Included in the festivities, will be an opening ceremony featuring an invocation, presentation of the colors, playing of the National Anthem and guest speaker,  U.S. Air

UAVs help study Zebra Mussel population in Offutt’s base lake

If you happen to see a small aircraft hovering above Offutt's base lake, don't be alarmed. It is more than likely part of a study being conducted by the Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit on the lake's Zebra Mussel population.The mussels, which are not native to the U.S., were

25 Years On the Hunt

And the beat goes on ...On Aug. 9, 2015, the 55th Wing's personnel and its RC-135V/W Rivet Joint aircraft hit 25 straight years of continuous deployment to U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility.What started out as a single ship response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990, has now

Force support brings home the bacon

Five Airmen from the 55th Force Support Squadron made up the "Dad Bods n Tasty Hogs" team who took first place in the 3rd Annual Bacon Fest's Best Savory Category at the Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center this past weekend.U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Richard Case, 55th FSS Campisi Dining Facility

Intel Airman sets record

For the average Airman, the beginning of their career looks pretty similar: complete basic military training and technical school and then at their first duty station, knock out career development courses.When Airman 1st Class Nathan M. Dunster, 55th Intelligence Support Squadron electronic warfare

Medical group under new leadership

The 55th Medical Group held a change of command ceremony at the Bennie Davis Maintenance Facility on Aug. 7.U.S. Air Force Col. Jill Scheckel took command of the mighty medics from U.S. Air Force Col. Stephen Mounts during the time honored ceremony."Jill is an exceptional leader and visionary, and I

Union Pacific members learn Fightin' Fifty-Fifth's mission first-hand

Eleven members of the Union Pacific's northern region learned first-hand about the 55th Wing's worldwide mission during a visit to Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, July 29.The UP team members from Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska, received a wing mission brief, participated in simulator

Jamming the enemy with joint integration

Walking the halls of the 41st Electronic Combat Squadron is someone in an unfamiliar uniform.Leaving the flight deck of the EA-6B Prowler behind for a few years, Marine Corps Capt. Jonathon Leach from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, joins the Desert Lightning Team.Leach is

Shwedo takes command of 25th, Shanahan gets third star

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Bradford J. "B.J." Shwedo, took command of the 25th Air Force from U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John N. T. "Jack" Shanahan during a change of command ceremony Aug. 3, 2015, that U.S. Air Force Gen. Herbert J. "Hawk" Carlisle, commander Air Combat Command, officiated here."It is

Facility managers play key role with grounds keeping changes

Offutt and the surrounding area has seen an increase in rainfall and temperatures this year, causing vegetation to grow exceptionally fast.Unlike years past, the responsibility of grounds keeping is no longer fully in the hands of the 55th Civil Engineer Squadron."With the extensive rain and warmer

First term Airmen in confinement

If there is one building on where base members of Team Offutt don't want to find themselves, it is the 55th Security Forces Squadron confinement facility, but for first term Airmen it isn't an option.As part of the First Term Airmen Center's week-long course, attendees take a tour of the facility

55th Maintenance Group holds change of command ceremony

Hundreds turned out on a muggy July morning to witness the 55th Maintenance Group's change of command ceremony that appropriately took place inside an aircraft maintenance hangar here July 27.With the words "Sir, I assume command.," U.S. Air Force Col. Clayton Seale was handed the unit guidon from

PATRIOT exercise tests Offutt's patient reception plan, demonstrates new DOD capabilities

As a C-17 aircraft flown by the Air National Guard slowly made its way down the Offutt flight line July 23, ambulances from the Omaha Fire and Rescue Department along with other local emergency response vehicles waited just outside an Offutt aircraft parking ramp.This was all part of exercise

55th Wing has an unreal Northern Edge 2015 experience

Contrails in the sky over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex told a story of synthetic battles orchestrated to train the best pilots and aircrews in the world to be better.The pilots and aircrews were part of an exercise which took place June 11 - 26 in Alaska that was simply called Northern

Commander, Airman make history in radome

For the first time ever, a radome, the golf ball-like structures housing antenna dishes, became the host for an Airman's promotion ceremony July 23.U.S Air Force Col. Marty Reynolds, 55th Wing commander, was the presiding officer over the event where U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steven Horn, 55th