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
Aug. 6, 2014 Heartland of America Band visits local camp Members of the U.S. Air Force Heartland of America Band from Offutt Air Force Base performed for campers at Omaha's Salvation Army Kroc Center July 25.Five musicians from the band, led by singers U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Rebecca Packard, Heartland of America Band first sergeant, and Senior
Aug. 5, 2014 ACC commander: Readiness key to America’s combat power Maintaining combat mission readiness in the midst of sequestration and budget cuts is a top concern for Air Combat Command and its commander Gen. Mike Hostage. The general drove those points home during remarks to members of the Air Force Association and the media during AFA's monthly senior leader
Aug. 4, 2014 Classic game makes return A 55th Communication Squadron Airman hosted the first Offutt Wounded Warrior Chess Fair July 25 at The Point in Rising View Housing. Senior Airman Brian Pope, 55th CS, and a few of his fellow Airmen, organized the event to raise money for the Husker Salute Organization, a group who uses funds to
Aug. 1, 2014 Nebraska, Iowa make military retirement pay exclusion Iowa and Nebraska recently implemented tax law changes concerning military retirement. Iowa has signed into law an exclusion of military retirement benefits from Iowa individual income tax retroactive to the tax year beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2014. The exclusion also applies to military survivor
July 31, 2014 Air Force to change enlisted evaluations, promotions Air Force officials announced a series of sweeping changes to the Enlisted Evaluation System and Weighted Airman Promotion System July 31.The changes are intended to ensure the Air Force truly makes job performance the driving factor and will be implemented incrementally beginning in August 2014 and
July 30, 2014 Airmen get inside look at military judicial system "Members, today you're going to hear about a sexual assault...that was committed against the victim...by the accused, her friend."Those words are part of a prosecutor's opening statement newly assigned airmen to Offutt AFB will hear as part of a 'mock trial' program started in June to raise
July 28, 2014 Fun in the sun with Team Offutt Members of the 55th Operations Group hosted the Raven Haven's third annual Hoover Classic Golf Tournament July 17 at the Willow Lakes Golf Course in Bellevue, Nebraska.The event was a fundraiser for the Raven Haven Booster Club, an organization devoted to promoting espirit de corps and strengthening
July 24, 2014 Bicycle Safety on Offutt With the summer months upon us, the roads are starting to fill up with more and more bicyclists. Bicycle riders can be just as hard to see as motorcycle riders and deserve the same respect on the road as any other driver. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration put out the following
July 24, 2014 Existing tools help users reduce PII breaches Members of 24th Air Force are refurbishing an old e-mail tool to help Air Force users reduce breaches of personally identifiable information.The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool, which currently prompts users to provide a digital signature when an e-mail contains an active hyperlink or attachment,