OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Tech. Sgt. Don Smith, a medical technician with the 55th Medical Group, gives a flu shot to a retiree during Offutt's Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 18, 2009. A wide variety of services and information were provided to retirees and their families during the annual event at the Offutt Field House. U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates.

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OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Judy Seidmeyer, a vendor at Offutt's Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 18, 2009, shows the workings of her company's shower heads to Joan Penn, wife of Air Force retiree John Penn. During the annual event in the Offutt Field House, retirees and their families were offered a variety of services and information including new identification cards and flu shots. U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates.

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OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Brig. Gen. John N.T. Shanahan, 55th Wing commander, welcomes retirees and their families to Offutt's Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 18, 2009, in the Offutt Field House. The general also thanked retirees present for their service to our nation. During the annual event, services such as new identification cards and flu shots were provided along with a wide variety of information useful for retirees and their families. U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates.

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OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - 2nd Lt. Ken Scholz, 55th Wing Public Affairs, talks to retirees and their families prior to a historic and current mission driving tour of the base during Offutt's Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 18, 2009. During the annual appreciation day, retirees and their families were offered a variety of information and services, including flu shots and new identification cards. U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates.

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Offutt honors warriors of times past

Published Oct. 4, 2010
By Senior Airman Danielle Grannan
55th Wing Public Affairs

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Offutt will host its annual Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Offutt Field House, giving retirees from the local area and across the Heartland an opportunity to renew their government identification cards, get flu shots, tour the base and get briefings from Tricare and the Department of Veterans Affairs among other activities.

The event is open to all military retirees, regardless of branch of service, and their spouses, to include surviving spouses. There will be booths offering information and services from numerous base agencies and pertinent organizations to include the base pharmacy, immunizations clinic, Tricare, the VA, the Airman and Family Readiness Center, and many others.

Shuttles will also be available to take participants to the customer service section to renew their ID cards and the legal office to update wills and other legal concerns. The King Dining Facility will be open for lunch until 1:30 p.m.

All briefings will be videotaped the first time they are given and then played after the initial briefings are over for those who missed them.

For more information about Retiree Appreciation Day, call the Retiree Affairs Office at (402) 294-2590.