Aug. 10, 2015 Maintaining the hunt This week marks the monumental quarter of a century anniversary for the 55th Wing's RC-135V/W Rivet Joint presence in the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility. The 1960s aircraft provides invaluable intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to the Armed Forces, in turn helping to ensure
Aug. 10, 2015 Maintaining the hunt This week marks the monumental quarter of a century anniversary for the 55th Wing's RC-135V/W Rivet Joint presence in the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility. The 1960s aircraft provides invaluable intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to the Armed Forces, in turn helping to ensure
Aug. 3, 2015 Get your money back Offutt For more than a decade, one of Team Offutt's finest has been saving tax payers hundreds of thousands of dollars.Pamela Clark, 55th Wing Judge Advocate tax representative, and her posse of volunteers bring a unique complimentary service to the base year in and year out with the Volunteer Income Tax
March 27, 2015 Weather Airman heats up the stage as Latin percussionist Known for its ability to make listeners want to get up and move, Latin music is globally recognized for its upbeat tempo and captivating sounds."There is something about it that is electrifying," said U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tomás Morales, 557th Weather Wing weather training developer. "The
Feb. 9, 2015 Out of the snow, into the sky It's around 7:30 a.m. on a frigid February morning in eastern Nebraska. The sun is just starting to peek over the Loess Hills, situated across the border in western Iowa. Thousands of people slowly make their way to jobs where they'll spend the workday in the comfortable confines of an office
Jan. 23, 2015 A Salute to Heritage There's a place in each of Offutt's flying squadrons where Airmen convene. A place that adorns squadron history on its perimeter walls, which helps bond that unit's heritage from its past to its present. Photographed wingmen, forever exempt from time, are always in attendance from display cases. A
Jan. 23, 2015 Mentorship, a story like no other The lights were dim and the atmosphere was relaxed at the Patriot Club on Dec. 16 as four Airmen shared their personal story in the inaugural story telling mentoring event called 'The Long and Short of it.'This was Offutt's first story tellers event and the subjects included seeking mental health
Dec. 11, 2014 Defense couriers continually deliver for 'no-fail' mission The warm colors of sunrise mock the transient crew members waiting on the eastern side of a hangar, the temperature stuck in the single digits. The silence that accompanies such a deep freeze gives way to a faint chirp of rubber meeting cement as a C-12 aircraft arrives at Offutt Air Force Base,
Nov. 18, 2014 More than just musicians: Heartland of America Band on Tour Heartland of America Band members do more than just perform, these Airmen are stage crew workers, operations team members, and public affairs specialists who plan, publicize and perform the shows they produce.The band recently finished up its Salute to Veterans Tour Nov. 9 after spending five days
Oct. 20, 2014 Breast Cancer: Picture of hope, renewal According to recent research, about one in eight women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. To help battle the disease, they are encouraged to begin receiving an annual mammogram around the age of 40.For one retiree's wife, it may be the reason she is alive today."The