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  • Staff Sgt. Kalynn Mitchell using a sewing machine.

    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 local hardware store to create face masks for medical workers and others at risk in the community. “I think the world needs hope,” said Capt. Ustem Nu, 2nd WS Detachment 1 commander. “Every day we see the news about more and more people dying or people not caring. It can be overwhelming and disheartening at times. What Staff Sgt. Mitchell is doing, whether she realizes it or not, is giving hope to people.”
  • Angela Durham, left, Kareen Kruzelnick and Shannon Manion sort books and donations for a gift drive Nov. 29, 2018, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

    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.
  • The official tree for the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony comes to life with strings of blue and white lights just outside of the Patriot Club on Dec. 3, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. Lines of people wait their turn to enter the club. The ceremony hosts a full buffet, photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, numerous vendors, distinguished visitors, live music and endless hot chocolate and sweets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger/Released)

    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 welcome the crowd inside. Attendees may enjoy
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Mike Manion drops the puck during the Omaha Lancers' inaugural Offutt Air Force Base Night at Ralston Arena, Nov. 11, 2018. The Lancers continued on to beat the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 5-4 (Courtesy photo)

    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 close game, as the Lancers overcame deficits of
  • The elementary Student 2 Student team from Patriot Elementary poses for a photo in November 2018 at the Beardmore Event Center in Bellevue, Nebraska. There are currently 155 trained teams in 14 states that have the elementary Student2Student program in place. (Courtesy photo)

    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 awareness of and address school transitions
  • Representatives from U.S. Department of Defense, Nebraska and educational organizations pose for a photo August 28, 2018 inside an aircraft hangar at Offutt AFB, Nebraska with Advanced Placement students from Bellevue Public Schools following the presentation of a check by the DoD representing the award of $1.3 million to the Bellevue Public Schools STEM program. The award is part of the National Math and Science Initiative that promotes STEM education in more than 200 U.S. schools that have significant enrollment among military-connected students. (U.S. Air Force photo by Delanie Stafford)

    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 College Readiness Program from the National Math and
  • Michael Nugent, RE/MAX Skydiving Team, floats down to the ground while carrying the United States’ flag during the 2018 Defenders of Freedom Air and Space Show Aug. 11, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

    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 as well as static aircraft displays, military working dog demonstrations and a variety of vendors and informational booths.
  • U.S. Air Force Captain Nitin Prashar, 38th Reconnaissance Squadron executive officer, poses for his official photograph August 16, 2017, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Prashar created the Trail Blazer Scholarship which is offered to students who actively try to be a positive force for change in his home town of Rockford, Illinois, and in Omaha, Nebraska. (U.S. Air Force photo by D.P. Heard)

    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 he overcame tough neighborhoods and dangerous
  • Civic Leader Tour

    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 metropolitan area as well as reach out to others who have
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Gerard Birkenmeier, a guitarist from the U.S. Air Force Heartland of America Band, rehearses prior to the concert at Aurora Public Schools on April 13, 2016, in Aurora, Neb. These Airman musicians represent more than 325,000 Air Force professionals around the world who protect and defend America’s freedoms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Zachary Hada)

    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 full-time, active-duty member of the Air Force with
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