Home > News > Photos

Photos

Keyword: Category: Tag: Sort By:
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. ? Timothy A. Skipworth and his son William pose for a photo in front of a painting of Timothy's father, Col. Billy L. Skipworth, inside the Billy L. Skipworth Operations Center here May 23. The building was named after Col. Skipworth after he died in a plane crash in the South pacific on June 13, 1971. Col. Skipworth was the commander of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron. Timothy was 8-years-old when his father died. The visit was his first to Offutt since he was a young boy. U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger


Tour offers glimpse into the past

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. ? Timothy A. Skipworth and his son William pose for a photo in front of a painting of Timothy's father, Col. Billy L. Skipworth, inside the Billy L. Skipworth Operations Center here May 23. The building was named after Col. Skipworth after he died in a plane crash in the South pacific on June 13, 1971. Col. Skipworth was the commander of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron. Timothy was 8-years-old when his father died. The visit was his first to Offutt since he was a young boy. U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger

Related Imagery
U.S. Air Force Col. Jill Scheckel, 55th Medical Group commander, and her husband, Steve, pose with Neil Magny, currently ranked 12th in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s welterweight division, during Fight Night Oct. 3, 2015, at the Patriot Club, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The Scheckels joined others from Team Offutt for UFC 192. (U.S. Air Force photo by D.P. Heard/Released)
Neil Magny, currently ranked 12th in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s welterweight division, talks with Paul Loede, 55th Contracting Squadron contract administrator, and his wife, Trisha, 55th Force Support Squadron community service flight chief, at Fight Night Oct. 3, 2015, at the Patriot Club, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. Magny met with Team Offutt personnel and joined them as they watched UFC 192. (U.S. Air Force photo by D.P. Heard/Released)
Sally Truhitte, Joint Base San Antonio business operations specialist, helps Neil Magny, currently ranked 12th in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s welterweight division, fold T-shirts that were given out to Team Offutt personnel during Fight Night Oct. 3, 2015, at the Patriot Club, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. Offutt was one of just three bases to host a UFC fighter for UFC 192. (U.S. Air Force photo by D.P. Heard/Released)
U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney (center), U.S. Strategic Command commander, signs the 2015 USSTRATCOM Combined Federal Campaign kickoff letter at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Sept. 29, 2015. Prior to signing the document, Haney met with Paul Ross (right), the 2015 CFC chairman, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Trent Fausett, USSTRATCOM’s 2015 CFC manager, to discuss this year’s campaign, which officially begins Oct. 6 and runs until Dec. 15. CFC is the world’s largest workplace giving program and partners with nonprofit, charitable organizations around the world, benefiting a wide range of causes. (USSTRATCOM photo by Steve Cunningham/Released)
The Kenney Gate on Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska recently got some much needed upgrades for security and to provide better protection from the elements for the 55th Security Forces members. The Kenney Gate is named after Gen. George C. Kenney who was the first commander of Strategic Air Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Haymond/Released)
The Kenney Gate on Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska recently got some much needed upgrades for security and to provide better protection from the elements for the 55th Security Forces members. The Kenney Gate is named after Gen. George C. Kenney who was the first commander of Strategic Air Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Haymond/Released)
The Kenney Gate or Flag Gate on Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska recently got some much needed upgrades for security and to provide better protection from the elements for the 55th Security Forces members. The Kenney Gate is named after Gen. George C. Kenney who was the first commander of Strategic Air Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Haymond/Released)
Patrons enjoy a night of dancing at the Embassy Suites ballroom in La Vista, Nebraska, for the 2015 55th Wing Birthday Ball, May 16. The birthday ball is a formal celebration recognizing the wing’s proud heritage as well as its current mission and role in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)
Patrons enjoy a night of dancing at the Embassy Suites ballroom in La Vista, Nebraska, for the 2015 55th Wing Birthday Ball, May 16. The birthday ball is a formal celebration recognizing the wing’s proud heritage as well as its current mission and role in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John N. T. Shanahan, Twenty-Fifth Air Force commander and guest speaker for the 2015 55th Wing Birthday Ball, speaks to patrons at the Embassy Suites ballroom in La Vista, Nebraska, May 16. The birthday ball is a formal celebration recognizing the wing’s proud heritage as well as its current mission and role in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Vanessa Johnston, 55th Intelligence Support Squadron and 55th Wing Association Board of Directors member along with U.S. Air Force Col. (Ret.) Hamilton Kennedy Awards Chair for the 55th Wing Association, presents U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. William Nelsen, 55th Maintenance Squadron, with the 55th Wing Association Award for Excellence at the 2015 55th Wing Birthday Ball held at the Embassy Suites in LaVista, Nebraska, May 16. The 55th Wing Award for Excellence is presented to an individual in the 55th Wing who best exemplifies the basic tenets of the 55th Wing Association. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)
(from left to right) U. S. Air Force Col. (Ret.) Bill Ernst, the senior representative with the newest member of the 55th Wing, U.S. Air Force Airman Dylan Gabel, 55th Force Support Squadron and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, 55th Wing commander, perform the ceremonial cutting of the cake at the 2015 55th Wing Birthday Ball. The birthday ball was held at the Embassy Suites in La Vista, Nebraska on May 16. Attendees gathered to honor the wing’s past and celebrate the current role of the Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth in today’s Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates/Released)
Josh Plueger
090523-F-7797P-003.JPG

DOWNLOAD PHOTO
(3.94 MB)


Tags
Special Interest



< Back to Main Gallery