Signing In
When you arrive at Offutt, you'll need to sign in at your unit commander's support staff office. Your leave enroute ends the day you sign in. Talk to your sponsor, your supervisor or an expert in your unit about when to sign in. Remember, you must sign in before or on your Report No Later Than Date.
Important Items to Hand Carry:
· Copies of your PCS orders
· All moving paperwork, inventory, etc.
· Employment records of family members
· Medical, dental and immunization records for entire family
· School records for children and adults
· Pet records and immunizations
· Phone numbers for your gaining unit, sponsor and command post (for emergencies during transit)
Mandatory Appointments
In-Processing Briefing
Your CSS will schedule you for a briefing to complete all finance and military personnel flight in-processing. Be sure to bring several copies of your PCS orders, all travel documents, your personnel records and your medical records. The briefing also includes a section on family readiness and TRICARE at Offutt. Plan on spending one to two hours at this briefing.
First Term Airmen Course
All First Term Airmen must complete FTAC within 30 days of arriving at their first duty station. Upon their arrival, units must send these Airmen to the James M. McCoy Airman Leadership School (103 Nelson Dr.) to register for FTAC. The focus of FTAC has shifted from in-processing to developing the next generation of leaders. The FTAC will now include lessons known as "Airmanship 300," with lessons on Team Building, What Now Airman guided discussions focusing on ethical dilemmas, and Enhancing Human Capital. Additional topics will be covered during the five-day course to help the Airmen transition from a training environment to a mission oriented, operational environment.
EO Newcomer's Orientation and First Duty Station Training
In accordance with Air Force Instruction 36-2706, all Department of Defense personnel will receive equal opportunity human relations education within 30 days of arrival. These briefings are designed for individuals to comprehend and recall Air Force, Air Combat Command and local installation commander's "Zero Tolerance" policy regarding unlawful discrimination and sexual harassment. For appropriate scheduling, contact the EO office at (402) 294-3709 or DSN 271-3709.
Offutt AFB Newcomer Orientation
This briefing is mandatory for all military and civilian personnel in-processing to Offutt AFB. This orientation provides the required briefings per DAFI 36-3009 except for the finance brief. Spouses are highly encouraged to register & attend. Registration is required, please reach out to the Military & Family Readiness Center by phone at 402-294-4329 or email at 55FSS.FSH.MFRC@us.af.mil.
Also on Arrival...
Relocation Assistance
Come to the Military & Family Readiness Center for information on the community and other relocation services. The M&FRC's phone number is (402) 294-4329.
Household Goods Shipment
Upon arrival at Offutt please update contact information to include phone numbers and address in the Defense Personal Property System (DPS) as soon as possible. If you have housing and your household goods have arrived, you can schedule delivery by logging into DPS and requesting delivery of your household goods with the carrier. Joint Personal Property Shipping Office North Central JPPSO-NC., handles all in-bound household goods and storage extensions past 90 days. Call (800) 771-1819 or DSN 692-9291.
Personally Procured Moves (previously known as DITY moves) are filed with TMO Household Goods, Bldg. 323C, Room 301. Please have your DD Form 2278, PPM Checklist, AF 1351-2, rental contracts, weight tickets, receipts for boxes or moving expenses, and 2 copies of your orders.
TRICARE Registration
If you're coming from a base in a region other than WEST, you're required to transfer enrollment for you and your family members in TRICARE Prime to this region (WEST) and select a Primary Care Manager upon arrival to Offutt. If you are coming from a base located in this region (WEST), you're required to request a Primary Care Manager change. TRICARE Prime coverage won't automatically transfer from one location to another for you or your family members. You must be proactive regarding your family's healthcare benefits. To enroll your family members, visit www.tricareonline. com. If your family members aren't already enrolled in TRICARE Prime, appointments for your family members will be on a space-available basis at Ehrling Bergquist Clinic.
Pay Inquiries
For 55th Comptroller Squadron information please visit their website here: https://www.offutt.af.mil/Units/55th-Wing/55th-Comptroller-Squadron/
On-Base Phones
The base has four telephone prefixes: Commercial 294 and 232, and DSN 271 and 272. To place calls from one on-base phone to another, dial the seven-digit number (294-XXXX or 232-XXXX), whichever is appropriate. To place calls from an on-base phone to an off-base phone, dial 99 +1 then the seven-digit number. To place DSN calls, dial 94 then the seven-digit number.
Airports
There's one major airport in the metro Omaha area. Eppley Airfield is four miles northeast of downtown Omaha at 4501 Abbott Drive, off Highway 480 North and Sorenson Expressway. There are also two small noncommercial airports in the Omaha area. North Omaha Airport is located on North 72nd Street in Omaha and Millard Airport is located at 12916 Millard Airport Plaza in West Omaha.
Weather Overview
Omaha area weather varies significantly throughout the year.
Summers are very warm - and at times rather humid - with high temperatures ranging between 80- and 90-degrees Fahrenheit. Summertime thunderstorms are observed (on average) nine times per month - June through September. These storms usually occur in the late evening and overnight hours and account for nearly half of the region's annual rainfall.
On the other hand, winter weather is rather dry and cold. Typical daytime high temperatures range between 30- and 40-degrees Fahrenheit from December through March. Nevertheless, below zero temperatures are possible during colder spells and strong winds can create wind chill factors of 20 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit below zero. Annual snowfall for eastern Nebraska averages between 25 and 30 inches.
Spring and fall - the transition seasons - are mild, with high temperatures reaching 50- and 60-degrees Fahrenheit. Occasionally this transition time produces severe weather - isolated severe thunderstorms with hail (and even the possibility of tornadoes) - as warm and cold air masses clash in the Central Plains States.
Getting onto Base
Offutt AFB gate hours:
STRATCOM Gate: 24/7/365
Kenney Gate: 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. daily
Bellevue Gate: 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday-Friday, closed for Federal Holidays, ACC/55th Wing Family Days, and 55th Wing Goal Days
Visitor passes are granted through the Visitor Control Center. The VCC is open 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. The VCC is closed on all Federal Holidays, ACC/55th Wing Family Days, and 55th Wing Goal Days. When the VCC is closed, visitor passes may be issued at the USSTRATCOM Gate.