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The “Fightin” 55th - celebrating it’s past to present

An Air Force member browses through 55th Wing historical memorabilia at the 2010 “Tales of the 55th” forum held at Offutt AFB, Neb. This year’s Heritage Week is scheduled for April 29 - March 4, and is a week dedicated to celebrating the wing’s accomplishments and legacy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Haymond/Released)

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55th ISS celebrates its beginnings with a new coat of arms

Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Shane Beaulieu stands before his artwork, the 55th Intelligence Support Squadron coat of arms. The work was created and donated as a dedication to the 55th ISS and hangs in the hallway of the 55th Operations Group on Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/released)

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55th ISS celebrates its beginnings with a new coat of arms

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Melissa Poole-Knight, a flight chief with the 55th Intelligence Support Squadron, carefully places the identification placard on the newly created squadron coat of arms in the hallway of the 55th Operations Group on Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ty Gilbert, 55th ISS commander, was also on hand to help mount the work which was created and donated by Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Shane Beaulieu. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)

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55th ISS celebrates its beginnings with a new coat of arms

(left to right) U.S. Air Force Maj. Gil Moncada, 55th Intelligence Support Squadron director of logistics, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ty Gilbert, 55th ISS commander, mount the newly created squadron coat of arms. The work was created and donated by retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Shane Beaulieu as a dedication to the 55th ISS. The piece was hung in the hallway of the 55th Operations Group on Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)

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Luminaries

General's Row, which is comprised of homes built in the late 1800s, is lined with hundreds of candles Dec. 24 at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. This long-time tradition, known as the luminaries, happens just once or twice a year along the row.

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Luminaries

Hundreds of candles light up the sidewalk along General's Row Dec. 24 at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. This long-time tradition, known as the luminaries, happens just once or twice a year along the row.

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Luminaries

Candles light up the sidewalk along General's Row Dec. 24 at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. This long-time tradition, known as the luminaries, happens just once or twice a year along the row.

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IAF Visit

Israeli Air Force Majors Zeev Sorek and Oded Ovadia speak with U.S. Air Force Maj. Daniel Converse, 55th Wing chief of flight safety, during a briefing outside of the MERLIN Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radar System Dec. 19 at Offutt AFB, Neb. The Israeli Air Force officers visited various areas during their visit, including the radar site, to learn more about the base’s BASH program. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Charles Haymond/Released)

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IAF Visit

U.S. Air Force Maj. Dan Converse, 55th Wing chief of flight safety, gives two Israeli Air Force officers a tour of the Offutt control tower Dec. 19 at Offutt AFB, Neb. The two IAF members were looking to gain a better understanding of the base’s MERLIN Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radar System that is used to protect aircraft from local bird populations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger/Released)

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IAF Visit

Israeli Air Force Majors Zeev Sorek and Oded Ovadia, who are both with IAF's Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard program, look at how the MERLIN Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radar System is used inside Offutt’s control tower Dec. 19 at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The radars help identify local bird populations that could potentially damage aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger/Released)

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Offutt Field House Renovation

Construction workers piece together the new basketball court at the Offutt Field House at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Dec. 6. The field house is undergoing renovations to improve the basketball courts and soccer field. One basketball court is complete as another is being renovated currently along with the nearby soccer field turf. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)

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Offutt Field House Renovation

Workers have begun constructing the new basketball court at the Offutt Field House at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Dec. 6. The field house is currently undergoing renovations to improve the basketball courts and soccer field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)

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Offutt Field House Renovation

Demolition efforts have begun on the soccer field in the Offutt Field House at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Dec. 6. The field house is currently undergoing major renovations to improve the basketball courts and soccer field. One basketball court is complete as another is being renovated currently along with the nearby soccer field turf. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)

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Offutt Field House Renovation

Patrons enjoy a newly renovated basketball court at the Offutt Field House on Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Dec. 6. The field house is currently undergoing major renovations to improve the basketball courts and soccer field. One basketball court is complete and another is currently being renovated along with the nearby soccer field turf. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)

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U.S. Strategic Command Ground Breaking

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Dignitaries from across the state of Nebraska and the Department of Defense formally break ground for the new home of U.S. Strategic Command here Oct. 12. The new $524.4 million, 915,876 square-foot facility will be located on the former Warrior Nine Golf Course and is expected to be completed in 2016. (Photo by Steve Cunningham)

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Bellevue, Neb. street named after local Tuskegee Airman

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. (retired) Randolph Scott, president of the Alfonzo W. Davis Omaha Chapter for Tuskegee Airmen, provides closing remarks following a road dedication to the late Air Force Lt. Col. Harrison Tull at a formal ceremony held at the Easter Nebraska Veterans Home, Bellevue, Neb., Sept. 13. Two other Tuskegee Airmen were in attendance to witness the road sign unveiling by Colonel Tull’s daughter and grandson. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger/Released)

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Bellevue, Neb. street named after local Tuskegee Airman

Janet Tull with her son Christopher, daughter and grandson of Harrison Tull of the Tuskegee Airmen, unveil the street sign named after their late father and grandfather and a formal ceremony held at the Easter Nebraska Veterans Home, Bellevue, Neb., Sept. 13. Air Force Lt. Col. Tull was also a member of the 55th Wing Hall of Fame. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger/Released)

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Bellevue, Neb. street named after local Tuskegee Airman

Janet Tull with her son Christopher, daughter and grandson of Harrison Tull of the Tuskegee Airmen, unveil the street sign named after their late father and grandfather and a formal ceremony held at the Easter Nebraska Veterans Home, Bellevue, Neb., Sept. 13. Air Force Lt. Col. Harrison Tull was also a member of the 55th Wing Hall of Fame. Two of his fellow Tuskegee Airmen were also in attendance for the road dedication. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger/Released)

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Bellevue, Neb. street named after local Tuskegee Airman

U.S. Air Force Col. Hans Palaoro, vice commander of the 55th Wing, was the keynote speaker for the Harrison Tull Dr. dedication held at the Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home Bellevue, Neb., Sept. 13. The late Air Force Lt. Col. Harrison Tull was both part of the Tuskegee Airmen and the 55th Wing Hall of Fame. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger/Released)

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Bellevue, Neb. street named after local Tuskegee Airman

U.S. Air Force Col. Hans Palaoro, vice commander of the 55th Wing, provided remarks to a standing room only lobby for the road dedication of the late Harrison Tull, a Tuskegee Airmen and 55th Wing Hall of Famer, held at the Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home Bellevue, Neb., Sept. 13. Two of the Tuskegee Airmen was in attendance to witness the Harrison Tull Dr. dedication. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger/Released)

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