Feb. 17, 2015 Contest nails 55th Wing in 55 words The 55th Wing commander recently challenged the members of the Fightin' Fifty-Fifth to describe the many missions of the wing within 55 words.Submissions were received from across the globe with the winning submission coming from U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Karl Weinbrecht, 42d Electronic Combat
Feb. 9, 2015 25th Air Force leadership visits Offutt The 25th Air Force commander and command chief visited Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., from Jan. 25 - 29.Maj. Gen. John N.T. Shanahan, 25 AF commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman, 25 AF command chief, met, dined and spoke with Airmen, received multiple briefs, visited U.S. Strategic Command,
Jan. 28, 2015 STRATCOM, Germany make arrangement to share space services, data U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) signed a technical arrangement with Germany to share Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services and information, Jan. 9.The arrangement, signed by Maj. Gen. David D. Thompson, the STRATCOM director of Plans and Policy, and German army Brig. Gen. Dirk H. Backen, the
Jan. 27, 2015 Biomedical Sciences Corps 50th Anniversary Several 55th Medical Group Biomedical Sciences Corps officers began celebrating the BSC's 50th Anniversary by volunteering at the Open Door Mission Outreach Center, a non-profit organization whose mission it is to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty.With approximately 10 volunteers, Offutt
Jan. 27, 2015 Offutt builds community partnerships Members of Team Offutt and the local community recently met for a Final Planning Meeting of the Air Force Community Partnership Initiative at Bellevue University's John B. Muller Administrative Services Building Jan. 21."The initiative is designed to identify and develop mutually beneficial
Jan. 22, 2015 Offutt kicks off encroachment management project efforts Offutt Air Force Base will kick off the development of an Installation Complex Encroachment Management Action Plan Jan. 26 - 30 with a workshop and installation personnel interviews. These activities will provide a greater understanding of the mission and operational requirements as well as insights
Jan. 8, 2015 Vietnam POW shares lessons in resiliency, leadership during Offutt visit It was Nov. 7, 1967 and U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Leon Ellis was co-piloting an F-4C Phantom over North Vietnam when his aircraft was suddenly hit by enemy fire. It exploded into pieces and was quickly tumbling to the ground.He managed to eject safely, but found himself parachuting into the same enemy
Dec. 29, 2014 Air Force highlights Offutt Spouse Resilience Program The Offutt Spouse Resilience Program was highlighted at the Air Force's second annual Community Action Information Board meeting Dec. 11.Joy Draper and Aimee Salter, co-chairs of the program, were hand-picked by Air Combat Command to brief U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen L. Hoog, assistant vice
Dec. 24, 2014 AF to implement DOD TDY policy changes The Defense Department recently implemented two TDY policy changes impacting travel reimbursements for Airmen.The first change took effect Oct. 1, and made changes to the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), Reimbursable and Incidental Expense Policy. The second will be a change in long-term TDY per diem
Dec. 15, 2014 Bellevue Gate closing The Bellevue Gate is scheduled to close for the foreseeable future starting Dec. 30.The gate does not meet certain installation requirements and its closure will help the 55th Security Forces Squadron mitigate operational requirement issues, such as upcoming deployments and physical security
Dec. 12, 2014 Changes planned for vehicle access to Ehrling Bergquist Clinic Starting Jan. 5, all vehicles entering Offutt's Ehrling Bergquist Clinic parking area will be required to use a single point of entry that will be located on 25th Street at the lower parking area.The change will reduce the number of entrances from three to one, and is being made to improve security
Dec. 11, 2014 Offutt Tax Center services for 2015 tax season As tax season approaches the Offutt Tax Center is preparing for a busy tax season and wants its customers to be aware of its service offerings.The Offutt Tax Center is located on the first floor of the 55th Wing Legal Office. The waiting area is combined with the legal office; with this in mind we
Dec. 8, 2014 Fightin' Fifty-Fifth Airmen share "innovative ideas" with vice chief of staff More than 30 members of the 55th Wing met with the Air Force vice chief of staff in a virtual town-hall meeting to discuss the Airman Powered by Innovation program Dec. 1, at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.Offutt is the first base chosen to interact with U.S. Air Force Gen. Larry Spencer on this topic
Dec. 5, 2014 Tool to safeguard PII scheduled for AF-wide December rollout The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool is scheduled for Air Force-wide integration Dec. 5, providing Microsoft Outlook email users with an interactive, automated virtual assistant to help ensure the security of personally identifiable information."I can't overstate the operational importance of
Dec. 1, 2014 Art, a gift for Veterans by Veterans Author Thomas Merton said, "Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time," so it seems only fitting that veterans are using art as their outlet to discover once again who they are.The 2014 Metro Military and Veteran Juried Art Exhibition can be seen at Metropolitan Community
Nov. 21, 2014 Nine from Team Offutt selected for chief Nine Team Offutt senior master sergeants were selected for promotion to chief, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced Nov. 20.Senior master sergeants Scott Butler, Air Force Weather Agency, Kellie Brisse, 20th Intelligence Squadron, William Cates, 55th Maintenance Group, Franklin Chism, 55th
Nov. 21, 2014 CrossFit Founder Visits Offutt Team Offutt hosted Coach Greg Glassman, founder and Chief Executive Officer of CrossFit, for a two-day visit Nov. 12-13.Glassman and his team visited with leadership from the Air Force Weather Agency, 55th Wing and U.S. Strategic Command, toured the base to include the Offutt Field House, and held
Nov. 17, 2014 Airmen get connected at “The Connection” Moving to a new location every few years is part of military life. Most will say it's a major adjustment. Not only is there the anxiety of starting a new job, but there's also the anxiety of making a whole new set of friends. This is especially true for single airmen serving their first tour of