Offutt AFB PCS News

by L. Cunningham on October 18, 2019 at 4:46 pm

The smell of aircraft fuel consumed the air and dark clouds filled the sky as he drove onto Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. During his routine morning route, he noticed something out of the ordinary. He thought he glanced the site of a flag, moving […]

by Charles J. Haymond on October 18, 2019 at 3:59 pm

On Oct. 3 – 6, 2019, the Nebraska Warriors hockey team travelled to Las Vegas, Nevada, to participate in the fourth annual United States of America Hockey Warrior Classic.

by 55th Wing Public Affairs on October 17, 2019 at 4:01 pm

The 55th Wing was recently named the Air Force Historical Foundation’s Doolittle Award recipient for 2019. The award was established by the AFHF as a way to recognize a unit that has displayed bravery, determination, discipline, esprit de […]

by Lori A. Bultman on October 11, 2019 at 7:23 pm

Sixteenth Air Force activated at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Oct. 11, integrating Twenty-Fourth Air Force, to include Air Forces Cyber, and Twenty-Fifth Air Force into a single headquarters that will provide global intelligence, surveillance […]

by DoD News on October 11, 2019 at 5:13 pm

The Air Force has designated October as “Energy Action Month” to highlight the critical role energy plays in Air Force operations and to encourage smart energy use and management. The theme this year is “Energy Able – Mission […]

by By Charles J. Haymond on October 11, 2019 at 4:10 pm

The 55th Force Support Squadron resource management flight was recently presented the 2018 Air Force Resource Management Flight of the Year award.

by DoD News on October 9, 2019 at 5:24 pm

Team Offutt is scheduled to host its 50th annual Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 19, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

by Paul Shirk on October 9, 2019 at 5:16 pm

In what was an absolute surprise to all of them, 82 people from Southeastern Minnesota toured Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Sept. 19, 2019. The visit was part of three-day mystery tour to Western Iowa and Eastern Nebraska offered by Home Federal […]

by Josh Plueger on October 4, 2019 at 4:40 pm

Born 1-pound, 4-ounces, Emma Waechter’s delicate frame stays warm within the confines of a neonatal intensive care unit’s isolette bed - its protective enclosure would be her world for the next four-months.

by Kendra Williams on October 4, 2019 at 3:25 pm

A Veterans Administration outreach coordinator with the Nebraska Western Iowa VA visited the 55th MDG clinic on Sept. 17 and Oct. 1, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. to provide information and answer questions regarding VA benefits.

by Kendra Williams on September 30, 2019 at 7:45 pm

The Patient and Family Partnership Council formerly known as the Patient and Family Advisory Council received a new Defense Health Agency interim procedures memorandum in April. The name change provided more specific guidelines on the structure and […]

by DoD News on September 30, 2019 at 2:01 pm

An active duty member from Offutt Air Force Base and their spouse are dead following an incident

by D.P. Heard on September 26, 2019 at 7:45 pm

After being offline and unavailable as a result of the March flood, Offutt’s Maintenance Training System has recently been returned to full mission capable status.

by Charles J. Haymond on September 26, 2019 at 3:21 pm

In an effort to encourage Offutt community awareness of fire prevention, the Offutt Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association for this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign held Oct. 6-12, 2019.

by L. Cunningham on September 25, 2019 at 6:51 pm

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.

by Kendra Williams on September 20, 2019 at 2:35 pm

The Defense Health Agency will officially assume responsibility for administration and management of the Ehrling Bergquist Medical Clinic on Oct. 1, 2019. The transition is part of the Military Health System’s ongoing transformation efforts […]

by L. Cunningham on September 18, 2019 at 6:46 pm

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.

by Ryan Hansen on September 18, 2019 at 3:47 pm

Members of the 55th Wing recently supported U.S. Northern Command response efforts to Hurricane Dorian, a Category 5 storm which devastated the Bahamas in early September.

by Master Sgt. Daryl Knee on September 16, 2019 at 1:04 pm

The chief master sergeant of the Air Force is scheduled to play video games with three Airmen from within Air Combat Command from 2 to 4 p.m. EDT Oct. 23, 2019, on the ACC Public Affairs YouTube channel — ACCNewsTV. (U.S. Air Force graphic by […]

by Col. Gavin Marks on September 13, 2019 at 4:48 pm

It’s been 182 days since the March 16th flood devastated 1/3 of Offutt Air Force Base.  Since my arrival, I have been continually amazed by the resilience and can-do attitude of the Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth Airmen and our community […]