OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, June 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Kyle Cope For 30 years, the men and women of the 45th Reconnaissance Squadron conducted global reconnaissance and treaty verification missions at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. To commemorate the squadron's 30 years of service at Offutt, Nebraska, State Senator Rita Sanders, 45th District of Nebraska, introduced a resolution in the 2024 Nebraska State Senate congra  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 27 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, Governor Jim Pillen congratulated the City of Beatrice on the recent federal grant award of $21,389,417 from the RAISE program to fund the Court Street Access and Safety Transformation (CAST) Initiative project aimed at redirecting US-136 and improving the downtown area. The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) supported the grant application and will aid in the delivery of the project.   more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, June 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By D.P. Heard The 1st Weather Group held a change of command ceremony June 21, 2024, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. During the ceremony, Col. Damon Vorhees relinquished command to. Col. Kenneth Chilcoat. Chilcoat comes to the 1 WXG after serving as the Division Chief, Policy, and Readiness for the Directorate of Air Force Weather. He led a 12-member team responsible for de  more