July 30, 2012 Troops’ Investment in the Offutt AFB Exchange Pays Off for Entire Community The Offutt AFB Exchange is paying dividends in more ways than one as Airmen exercising their benefit by dining and shopping on base last year generated a dividend of $502,760.04. These funds are critical to Air Force Service's ability to enhance local programs and facilities including the Offutt
July 30, 2012 Base Lake hosts special summer camp Even with all the day-to-day activities available for children, there are those with special needs who are sometimes left out. The Exceptional Family Member Program recognizes this and created Camp Offutt to put those children first.This year's second annual event for Team Offutt family members with
July 30, 2012 FC Offutt ready to roll at national tournament For the first time in years, Team Offutt will have an official soccer team representing them locally and nationally.Football Club Offutt is in its inaugural season and will head to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, over Labor Day weekend to compete in the Defender's Cup, an annual military soccer
July 24, 2012 ACC command chief visits Team Offutt Team Offutt welcomed the highest ranking enlisted Airman in Air Combat Command for a two-day visit to base July 19-20.Chief Master Sgt. Richard Parsons took over as command chief of ACC in November and this was his first official visit to the base."It's such an honor to be here at Offutt," he said.
July 24, 2012 Team Offutt hosts Individual Ready Reserve muster More than 150 former Airmen attended an Individual Ready Reserve muster at the Air Force Weather Agency Auditorium here July 20.The muster gave IRR members living within 100 miles of Offutt an opportunity to update their personnel records, have their medical files reviewed as well as learn about
July 19, 2012 International partnership garners distinguished award One of the Air Force priorities is to partner with the joint and coalition team to win today's fight, and one Air Force leader is doing just that. The Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Maj. Gen. James O. Poss, was honored with the John Curtis Sword
July 13, 2012 55th Medical Group holds change of command ceremony Members of the 55th Medical Group gathered at the Ehrling Bergquist Clinic to welcome a new commander during a change of command ceremony July 12.Col. Stephen Mounts took command of the 55th MDG from Col. Patrick Dawson during a formal ceremony and immediately recognized the stellar performance of
July 13, 2012 Offutt Base Exchange Celebrates 117 Years with Host of Savings In 1895, the War Department issued General Order 46 directing commanders to establish an Exchange at every post. Since then, Exchange associates have faithfully served alongside service members wherever they are called to serve. Today, whether at Bagram or Barksdale, troops and their families know
July 13, 2012 AFWA's 2d Weather Group under new leadership The 2d Weather Group has a new leader following a change of command at the Air Force Weather Agency headquarters facility here July 12.Col. David Bacot took charge of the 2d WXG from Col. Steven DeSordi during the ceremony held at the Chief Master Sgt. Peter Morris Auditorium."I am honored to be
July 6, 2012 CJCS holds candid discussion with Offutt audience Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made his first trip to U.S. Strategic Command and Offutt AFB, culminating in an open discussion with base personnel during a town hall meeting at the Patriot Club June 26.Approximately 300 servicemembers and civilian personnel
July 5, 2012 Team Offutt goes mobile with MyMC2 For those wanting easy access to a list of upcoming events at Offutt, there is now a smart phone app available that provides just that. It's called My Military Communities, or MyMC2, and it's the first mobile application in the Air Force that will put a list of every event at your base in the palm
June 28, 2012 Fightin' Fifty-Fifth welcomes new commander The members of Fightin' Fifty-Fifth formally thanked their former commander and welcomed their new commander during a change of command ceremony here June 28.Col. John Rauch took command of the 55th Wing, the largest wing in Air Combat Command, from Brig. Gen. Don Bacon during the deep-rooted,
June 26, 2012 AFWA's 1st Weather Group holds change of command The Air Force Weather Agency's 1st Weather Group is under new leadership following a change of command ceremony here June 25.Col. William Carle took command from Col. Kay Smith during the ceremony at AFWA's Chief Master Sgt. Peter Morris Auditorium.Carle comes to the 1st WXG from the Pentagon where
June 26, 2012 Team Offutt goes 5-0 during inspections The members of Team Offutt were taken to task during five separate inspections here June 18-22 and successfully answered the call each time.All-in-all, the 55th Wing successfully underwent inspections from two Air Force teams, two Air Combat Command teams and one Air Force Global Strike Command
June 21, 2012 Upcoming air show to feature Super Hornet demo team One of the main headliners at this year's Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show, scheduled for Aug. 25 - 26, is the F/A-18 Super Hornet demonstration team.This combat-proven fighter jet entered service in the U.S. Navy in 1999 and quickly became an asset to American forces deployed around the