April 22, 2021 55th Wing officially welcomed to Lincoln during ceremony The Nebraska National Guard officially welcomed the 55th Wing to the Lincoln Airport during a ceremony April 16.
April 22, 2021 Air Force rewrites basic doctrine, focuses on mission command, airpower evolution Core themes to the revised Air Force Doctrine Publication-1: The Air Force are the foundation and evolution of airpower and the concept of mission command.
April 8, 2021 Air Force unveils new mission statement The Air Force released its new mission statement: To fly, fight, and win … airpower anytime, anywhere.
April 1, 2021 Offutt couple surprised on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" A vocalist with the Heartland of America Band at Offutt Air Force Base and his husband were recently guests on an episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” that aired March 23.
March 31, 2021 EITaaS team stands up new security operations center A Hanscom IT team stood up an Enterprise IT-as-a-Service Security Operations Center, referred to as an ESOC, in San Antonio in late February to ingest data from Buckley Garrison, Colorado, and Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. With updated visualization and automation capabilities, the new ESOC will
March 22, 2021 Defense and industry leaders discuss digital transformation, ABMS at New Horizons Defense and industry leaders discussed ways their organizations are using digital transformation to meet the Air Force Chief of Staff’s call to “Accelerate Change or Lose” during two days of virtual presentations March 17 and 18.
March 16, 2021 MWD: best friend or worst enemy The 55th Security Forces Squadron hosted a 5K ruck march and Military Working Dog demonstration at Offutt Air Force Base, March 12, in honor of MWDs Veteran’s Day.
March 12, 2021 Hanscom team to rollout major IT upgrades for 700K users A Hanscom IT team expects to rollout improved end user services to numerous Air and Space Force locations beginning in the summer of 2021.
Feb. 24, 2021 Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth’s command post earns Air Force award The 55th Wing Command Post recently earned the 2020 Large Nuclear Command and Control Command Post of the Year award. Selected from approximately 15 command posts across five different commands, this 22 member team resurrected the command post after the 500 year flood, rebuilding twenty programs and
Dec. 11, 2020 Bellevue Chamber spreads holiday cheer for Offutt dorm residents Col. Gavin Marks, 55th Wing commander, joins members of the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce as they fill goodie bags Dec. 8 at Bellevue Volunteer Fire Department for the annual “Holiday Cheer” for Kisling dorm residents at Offutt Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by L. Cunningham)
Sept. 17, 2020 Wing Operations Center takes innovation prize The 55th Wing Operations Center will soon be receiving $2.8 million worth of upgrades to their mission systems, thanks to the innovation of WOC Airmen.
Sept. 3, 2020 VCSAF visits Offutt AFB Gen. Stephen Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, visited Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Sept. 1, 2020. Wilson spoke with Airmen and received an update on COVID-19 response and flood recovery efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Montano)
Aug. 20, 2020 Women continue to chip away at ‘glass ceiling’ There is a metaphorical glass ceiling that women have been attempting to shatter for years, where they can be completely equal in how they are treated within society. The first fracture in this glass ceiling was made 100 years ago by women coming together and lobbying, lecturing, and marching
Aug. 14, 2020 Offutt defenders learn emergency response driving Instructors from the 55th Security Forces Squadron receive emergency driving training August 12, 2020 at a parking lot on Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The members learned techniques such as push-pull steering, backing up and how to position themselves inside the vehicle while driving in
July 21, 2020 Air Force hits key milestones with commercial IT The Enterprise IT-as-a-Service Integrated Program Office, headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., has reached several major milestones in its effort to migrate users to commercial IT providers.
May 5, 2020 Reach back operations never stop Across the globe, there has been significant changes to daily life since the beginning of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic. With new protocols in place, the Department of Defense has directed continual operations, and Team Offutt is doing their part to ensure the mission never stops by still
April 30, 2020 Fifty-Fifth fightin’ through COVID-19 In the midst of a Public Health Emergency, at Health Protection Condition Charlie and with mission-essential personnel only reporting for duty, there is a stillness across the base most likely not seen since its establishment in 1896 as its personnel fight to keep COVID-19 at a distance.
April 15, 2020 Heating/Cooling transition to begin mid-April The 55th Civil Engineer Squadron will begin transitioning from heating to cooling systems here as early as April 15.
April 8, 2020 Made with love in Australia by a 2nd WS Airman A 2nd Weather Squadron Airman stationed in Australia is crafting hope in her local community in the midst of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Staff Sgt. Kalynn Mitchell, a 2nd WS solar analyst at Learmonth Solar Observatory in Exmouth, Western Australia, is using her sewing machine and fabric from a
April 8, 2020 COVID Hair Regulations Leadership across the Air Force and at Offutt Air Force Base released guidance on April 7 to allow servicemembers to deviate from personal grooming standards during the quarantine period of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-10). As the severity of the COVID-19 has continued to grow, many