July 30, 2024 Surviving summer camp Members of the 55th Security Forces and Operations Support Squadrons treated children to a demonstration at the YMCA in Glenwood, Iowa on Monday, July 29, 2004.
July 16, 2024 Offutt AFB, United Way Join Forces Offutt Air Force Base’s Military and Family Readiness and United Way of the Midlands (UWM) signed a partnership agreement to launch the Military and Family Helpline 211, June 26, 2024.
July 9, 2024 Team Offutt shows appreciation during Independence Day In an effort to show support and appreciation to the community surrounding Offutt AFB, 55th Wing leadership and members of Team Offutt celebrated Independence Day in the local area.
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
Nov. 30, 2018 Base, local community donate to Tyndall AFB evacuees Team Offutt and the local community rallied together to collect donations for Airmen and their families who were displaced from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, by Hurricane Michael.
Nov. 21, 2018 Christmas tree lighting welcomes the holiday season The Offutt’s Annual Christmas Tree Lightning celebration is scheduled for Dec. 6, 2018, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Patriot Club. Anyone with base access may register for the free event by clicking here. Festivities begin with the tree lighting ceremony. Afterwards, Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive to
Nov. 16, 2018 Omaha Lancers host Offutt AFB Night The Omaha Lancers junior ice hockey team celebrated Veterans Day by hosting its inaugural Offutt Air Force Base Night at Ralston Arena where they defeated the RoughRiders from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Nov. 11, 2018.Hundreds of service members and their families with ties to the installation experienced a
Nov. 16, 2018 Offutt AFB Youth program joins local schools in training event Offutt AFB Youth Programs, LeMay Elementary, Peter Sarpy Elementary and Patriot Elementary were the recipients of Military Child Education Coalition training last week, entitled elementary Student 2 Student, or eS2S, at the Beardmore Event Center in Bellevue, Nebraska.eS2S is designed to increase
Aug. 30, 2018 Offutt, Bellevue Public Schools celebrate DoD Investment in National STEM Program for Bellevue Schools Gov. Pete Ricketts and Offutt AFB 55th Wing Commander Col. Michael H. Manion were among civic and military leaders who celebrated a $1.4 million grant on Tuesday from the U.S. Department of Defense to support advanced STEM education in Bellevue Public Schools.The grant will support the three-year
Aug. 24, 2018 2018 Defenders of Freedom Air and Space Show After a one-year hiatus, Offutt’s Defenders of Freedom Air and Space Show, the largest joint service air show in the Midwest, returned to the Offutt flight line, Aug. 11-12, 2018.According to event organizers, more than 105,000 people attended the event that featured multiple aerial demonstrations
June 29, 2018 Air Force captain offers inspiration to high schoolers An executive officer assigned to the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, created a scholarship program to reward high schoolers who create a positive impact in their communities and further their education. Recalling his experience as a teen in Rockford, Illinois, where
May 16, 2018 Omaha Metro civic leaders visit Davis-Monthan The 55th Wing hosted seventeen civic leaders from Nebraska and Iowa on the Sun Never Sets Civic Leader Tour to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 8-9, 2018.The civic leader tour provided the 55th Wing an opportunity to further develop their community of supporters within the Omaha
April 19, 2016 Offutt’s Raptor Band reaches out to local students The U.S. Air Force Heartland of America Band’s Raptor ensemble took to the stage on April 13 at Aurora Public Schools to perform a concert for middle and high schoolers in Aurora, Neb. Raptor, a rock band that consists of two vocalists, keyboard, guitar, drums and bass. Each of the musicians is a