March 17, 2026 Commissaries to start selling single-use paper and plastic bags on April 6 Starting April 6, commissaries will start charging a nominal price for each single-use paper or plastic bag. Cost associated with this change is 5 cents for plastic and 10 cents for paper single-use bags.This change will allow the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) to continue to offer its eligible
March 17, 2026 Commissaries to start selling single-use paper and plastic bags on April 6 Starting April 6, commissaries will start charging a nominal price for each single-use paper or plastic bag. Cost associated with this change is 5 cents for plastic and 10 cents for paper single-use bags.This change will allow the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) to continue to offer its eligible
July 1, 2025 55th Wing Airmen Deploy to Australia for Talon Shield, Advancing Agile Combat Readiness with Allied Partners Air Combat Command kicks off Talon Shield, an exercise involving rapid deployment with the Deployable Combat Wing model.
May 3, 2024 Offutt commemorates 100 Years of Offutt Field The 55th Wing will conduct a ceremony commemorating 100 years of Offutt Field Friday, May 10, 2024, at 3 pm on the parade grounds at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.
May 2, 2024 Police Week at Offutt AFB The Military Police Force known as the “Recon Raiders” which includes members of the 55th Security Forces Squadron and Navy will host local law enforcement agencies in a ceremony to kick off Police Week celebrations at Offutt Air Force Base at 9 am May 13, 2024.
May 1, 2024 Offutt Breaks Ground on two more Campuses The Offutt Flood Rebuild Program Management Office will break ground on the Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Campus at 8 am and the Operations Campus at 11 am on Friday, May 3, 2024.
Dec. 11, 2019 Media Advisory: Upcoming Readiness Exercise Offutt Air Force Base is scheduled to conduct an emergency response training exercise here, between Wednesday Dec. 11 and Friday, Dec. 13, 2019.
Dec. 11, 2019 Media Advisory: Suspicious package at USSTRATCOM Gate 1 A suspicious package was detected in a vehicle approximately 8:45 a.m. today at the USSTRATCOM Gate 1. The 55th Security Forces Squadron is working with the Omaha Police Department to investigate the incident. Anyone entering or departing the base should use the Kenney Gate until further notice.
Sept. 30, 2019 Offutt Airman involved in incident An active duty member from Offutt Air Force Base and their spouse are dead following an incident Sept. 28 at a home in Rising View, Offutt’s privatized housing area in Bellevue.Law enforcement officials from Offutt and Sarpy County responded to a call at the home around 8:15 p.m.The two individuals
March 19, 2019 2019 Defenders of Freedom Air & Space Show Cancelled The 2019 Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show has been cancelled. While the 55th Wing and our partner units are fully mission-capable, the recent flooding event affecting much of Nebraska has made hosting this year’s annual event untenable.