Sept. 16, 2014 55th Wing sergeant receives Air Force level award Master Sgt. Eric Kent, 1st Aircraft Maintenance Unit was recently awarded the 2013 Air Force Exceptional Innovator of the Year Award for saving the U.S. Air Force more than $200,000.Kent's technical expertise and innovation led him to author significant changes to maintenance Technical Orders to
Sept. 11, 2014 Pay-it-forward week comes to Offutt In the spirit of Wingmanship, and in recognition of Suicide Prevention Month, Offutt is hosting its first ever, Pay-it-forward week Sept. 21 through 27. Pay It Forward is the title of a popular movie from 2000 in which a young boy was given a school assignment to think of a way he could change the
Sept. 10, 2014 New web page highlights Offutt's community activities The 55th Wing Public Affairs office recently teamed up with the Omaha World-Herald to create a web page that will provide an online platform for posting stories and photos of Offutt's community related activities.The web page, titled "Team Offutt in the Community," highlights stories of Offutt's
Sept. 10, 2014 Air Force revamps AEF The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a
Sept. 8, 2014 Elite Four sponsors Veteran’s home bingo The Offutt Elite Four professional organization, comprised of enlisted members from airman basic through senior airman, sponsor bingo every month at the Easter Nebraska Veteran's Home in Bellevue. "The Elite Four started hosting Bingo at the Eastern Nebraska Veteran's Home in November of 2013," said
Sept. 4, 2014 Virtual Enterprise Service Desk coming to Offutt A new Air Force communications program called the Virtual Enterprise Service Desk is scheduled to begin rolling out on all Air Combat Command bases, including Offutt, Sept. 22. The program empowers computer users to fix common information technology issues and submit their own trouble tickets."It
Aug. 27, 2014 97th IS celebrates its 97th anniversary Past and present members of the 97th Intelligence Squadron marked the unit's 97th anniversary with a full day of activities Aug. 22.The 97th IS has a tactical airborne reconnaissance support heritage that dates back to Aug. 20, 1917, when it stood up as an aero squadron at Kelly Field, Texas.Today,
Aug. 19, 2014 HAWC services changing this fall Team Offutt will see changes in the base's health promotion program starting now until Oct. 1.Operation Live Well is a Department of Defense initiative that will supplement the base's health promotion programs provided by the Health and Wellness Center staff. The new program provides an online
Aug. 19, 2014 Service members receive RAND military workplace survey About 580,000 service members have begun receiving emails or letters inviting them to participate in the first RAND Military Workplace Study, Defense Department officials said.Active and reserve component members in all military branches and the Coast Guard are being invited to participate."The
Aug. 18, 2014 FC Offutt gearing up for Defenders Cup For the third straight year Football Club Offutt will be heading to San Antonio over Labor Day weekend for the Defenders Cup, an annual military soccer tournament.Last year the team took third place out of 28 teams from around the world and this year they have their eyes set on going even
Aug. 18, 2014 Fly, Fight and Fundraise: The do’s and don’ts for private organization fundraising during CFC As we begin to trade in our summer swim trunks for college football sweatshirts, it's once again time to talk about your private organization's fundraiser and the Combined Federal Campaign. As many of you may know, the "CFC is the world's largest and most successful annual workplace charity
Aug. 15, 2014 Exchange Deputy Director visits Offutt Air Force Base The Deputy Director of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service visited Offutt Air Force Base from Aug. 14 to 15. During his visit, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Joseph Ward toured Exchange facilities, met with Airmen and community members and talked about how the Exchange can better serve them, including
Aug. 7, 2014 Strategic communications children go to work The 55th Strategic Communications Squadron hosted Bring Your Children to Work Day Aug. 7 as a way to show the children what their parents do and its importance."This event is extremely important as it is our way of showing the children how much they are valued as an integral part of our squadron's