June 7, 2023 Offutt firefighters prepare for all challenges Thirty 55th Civil Engineer Squadron and Omaha Fire Department firefighters participated in a three-day course on trench collapse rescues conducted by Metropolitan Community College (Nebraska) at Offutt Air Force Base last month.
May 5, 2023 Family Fair returns to Offutt after 3-year break Families gathered at Offutt Air Force Base’s Youth Programs on April 29, 2023, for an afternoon of fun and excitement at the annual Family Fair event organized by the 55th Force Support Squadron’s Child and Youth Programs.
April 24, 2023 625th Strategic Operations Squadron lights up the night sky This past week a team of dedicated Airmen and Sailors took to the skies to fire an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) over the Pacific Ocean during an Operational Test Launch, known as a Glory Trip.
April 19, 2023 ACE exercise advances 9th Reconnaissance Wing, 55th Wing operations The 9th Reconnaissance Wing alongside the 55th Wing completed Dragon Flag EAST after two-week joint operations April 7 at Offutt Air Force Base.The 9th RW from Beale AFB, California, and the 55th Wing from Offutt AFB designed and executed Dragon Flag EAST to simulate Agile Combat Employment (ACE)
March 24, 2023 ‘Doomsday plane’ goes digital Airmen of the 595th Command and Control Group at Offutt Air Force Base are adding a new E-4B to their inventory of survivable command and control platforms.
March 16, 2023 Activate new Tricare prescriptions with Q-Anywhere at Offutt Do you get your prescriptions filled at a military pharmacy? If so, Offutt has now joined the ranks of bases offering remote pharmacy check-in using Q-Anywhere. Q-Anywhere is a Defense Health Agency-funded program that allows patients to use text messaging to communicate with the pharmacy 24/7 via
March 13, 2023 625th Strategic Operations Squadron continues building on ALCS success Twice a year, operational missile launch facilities and launch control centers are configured to simulate an unarmed missile launch using commands from an Airborne Launch Control System aboard a U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury.
March 9, 2023 Offutt AFB Rivet Joint maintainers achieve rare Black-Letter status Aircraft maintainers from the 55th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron achieved a Black-Letters status on RC-135V/W Rivet Joint tail number 4841 March 3, 2023.
March 2, 2023 Expanded Airman’s Attic food pantry celebrates with open house An open house marking the expansion of the Airman’s Attic food pantry at Offutt Air Force Base took place Feb. 27, 2023.
Feb. 24, 2023 Renovated E-4B hangar reopens after 22 months The 595th Command and Control Group held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the reopening of the E-4B hangar Feb. 21, 2023, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.
Feb. 23, 2023 ATSO rodeo helps ensure Warhawks ready for combat Airmen from the 55th Wing participated in an Ability to Survive and Operate rodeo at Offutt Air Force Base Feb. 10, 2023.
Feb. 15, 2023 55th Cyber Squadron spreads love to Omaha’s unsheltered homeless Some 55th Cyber Squadron members united to spread love by providing food, blankets and winter weather clothing to the unsheltered throughout the month of February in Omaha.
Dec. 16, 2022 Offutt receives AAFES funds to reinvest for Airmen The 55th Wing recently received funds from the Army and Air Force Exchange Service generated through purchases from Offutt personnel during fiscal year 2022.
Dec. 9, 2022 Offutt helps Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office dedicate cruiser honoring fallen service members The Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office unveiled a new military tribute cruiser Dec. 7, 2022, at the Omaha National Cemetery.
Dec. 2, 2022 Long-standing ties help wings optimize mission integration, interoperability As a Lead Wing, the Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth continues to look for ways to further develop its mission integration capabilities by leveraging long-standing ties with other Air Force units as well as with its coalition partners.
Nov. 23, 2022 Wings, Blue Angels promote 2023 Guardians of Freedom Airshow The calendar might still say 2022, but the 2023 Guardians of Freedom Air Show was all the talk during a joint press conference at the Lincoln Airport Nov. 21, 2022.
Nov. 17, 2022 Female commanders lead hunt at exercise Units from across the world are currently participating in exercise Resolute Hunter, a multi-national and joint service exercise taking place through Nov. 18, 2022, at Naval Air Station Fallon.
Nov. 12, 2022 Stripes to bars: Offutt Airman receives SLECP-O commission Tech. Sgt. Kevin Sequeira, 55th Contracting Squadron contracting officer commodities and services, was recently selected for the Senior Leader Enlisted Commissioning Program - Officer Training School.
Nov. 4, 2022 170th Group’s new squadron helps grow RC-135 maintenance community The 170th Group of the Nebraska Air National Guard recently established two new squadrons to help nurture its Total Force partnership with the 55th Wing.
Oct. 26, 2022 Team Offutt to participate in Bellevue Veterans Day parade November 11 is Veterans Day, a celebration and remembrance of all who raised their right hand and took an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, with their lives. What began in 1919 for the first anniversary commemoration of the signing of the