Sept. 25, 2019 Changes are coming to the Transition Assistance Program Changes to the Transition Assistance Program process are scheduled to begin Oct. 1 that will replace the Veteran’s Opportunity to Work Act requirements with new TAP requirements.
Sept. 18, 2019 Offutt implements Operation HeRO Operation Health and Readiness Optimization, or Operation HeRO, is a new Air Force Health Promotion initiative that is being implemented this fall by the 55th Medical Group’s Health Promotion Office at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.
Sept. 12, 2019 Remembering 9/11 The Offutt Fire Department hosted a 9/11 commemorative ceremony inside the main fire station Sept. 11, 2019, here.
Sept. 12, 2019 557th WW trains its own to deploy anytime, everywhere Instructors from the 2nd Combat Weather Systems Squadron took on an unusual set of students, a class composed entirely of Airmen from a single unit. Airmen from the 25th Operational Weather Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, attended the Deployed Weather Systems Training class at
Sept. 6, 2019 557th WW holds first wing operational readiness exercise The 557th Weather Wing completed its first operational readiness exercise since standing up as an Air Combat Command wing.Held Aug. 19-23, Operational Readiness Exercise - Steel Colander tested the wing’s ability to deliver weather intelligence in a contested, degraded and operationally-limited
Aug. 29, 2019 Housing health, safety review ongoing Working to keep a promise, 55th Wing leadership conducted a thorough walk-through of the Offutt Air Force Base dormitories Aug. 9, 2019.
Aug. 8, 2019 Groundbreaking held for Fisher House A groundbreaking ceremony for the first Fisher House in Nebraska was held at the Veterans Affairs NE-Western Iowa Health Care System’s Omaha campus next to the VA Medical Center in Omaha Aug. 7, 2019.
June 6, 2019 Most important weather forecast ever made Seventy-five years ago, Allied forces began the task of opening the second front in Europe when they landed on the beaches of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944.Weather was a key factor in deciding when and where the invasion would take place. There were competing priorities when selecting the desired
May 30, 2019 Annual Appreciation Picnic offers morale boost to Team Offutt The annual Offutt Advisory Council’s Appreciation Day Picnic is scheduled for June 7, 2019, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Since the flood has damaged much of Offutt AFB and its facilities, including the base lake area, the picnic will be held at an alternate location. For safety and security reasons, the
May 23, 2019 Empowering tomorrow’s Leaders for the future The third annual Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders conference was recently held at the Salvation Army Kroc Center in Omaha Nebraska.
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.
March 17, 2019 Team Offutt battling flood waters Like large portions of Nebraska, Offutt personnel are battling flood waters which started to creep onto the installation March 15.An increase in water levels upstream due to a record-setting snowfall this winter, in addition to a huge drop in air pressure earlier in the week, has overwhelmed the
Feb. 22, 2019 2nd WXG Innovations: 14th WS releases new climate go kit This is the first of a series highlighting innovations by the 557th Weather Wing’s 2nd Weather Group.After only six months of in-house development, the 2nd WXG’s 14th Weather Squadron in Asheville, North Carolina, introduced their Climate Go-Kit, a new tool for weather forecasters to prepare for
Feb. 22, 2019 Offutt Field House expanding to 24 hour operations Access to the Offutt Field House, the largest fitness facility in the Department of Defense, expands to 24 hours a day starting March 1.
Feb. 22, 2019 Intensive Out Patient Care Program Implemented at Offutt AFB There is a new Intensive Out Patient Care Program with in Ehrling Bergquist Clinic at Offutt Air Force Base. IOPs presently exist at a handful of bases throughout the Air Force. Due to the success of these programs, the mental health clinic saw it as a tremendous opportunity to provide Offutt with
Feb. 15, 2019 How many presidents have been to Offutt? Presidents Day, celebrated the third Monday of February, was originally established in 1885 in recognition of our first president, George Washington, born Feb. 22, 1732. Eventually it was moved as part of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act in 1971, which made it a combined a celebration of all
Feb. 8, 2019 557th WW joins 55th WG for Winter Havoc The 557th Weather Wing joined the 55th Wing, Offutt Air Force Base’s host wing, for the Operational Readiness Exercise Winter Havoc.Twenty-one Airmen from the 2nd Systems Operations Squadron, 2nd Weather Squadron and 16th Weather Squadron joined approximately 600 other Offutt AFB Airmen for the late
Dec. 10, 2018 Know your drone-zone Commercial, off-the-shelf remotely piloted aircraft, or drones, continue to be an item of interest for gift-giving during the holiday season. As a result, a policy has been established to ensure the public is aware of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Defense (DoD) regulations
Dec. 6, 2018 Community program offers “Home Away From Home” A support program was launched in September 2018 by the SAC Foundation that will provide new opportunities for first-term Team Offutt service members to connect with families in the local community.
Nov. 30, 2018 25th OWS celebrates 75th anniversary Surrounded by historic aircraft in the main hangar of the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, the 25th Operational Weather Squadron celebrated its 75th anniversary Nov. 2, 2018. Originally known as the 25th Weather Squadron, the unit provided weather support to Army and Army Air Corps