OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Destiny Walker, 55th Wing Public Affairs Col. Mark Howard, 55th Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Andrew Small, 55th Wing command chief, hosted the annual 2024 Leadership Conference at Offutt Air Force Base, Sept. 26-27. The wing's conference brought together command teams from the six groups and 30 squadrons, allowing them to discuss topics relating to this years' them  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Nick Z. Erwin Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AFNS) - Under Secretary of the Air Force Melissa Dalton and other Department of Defense leaders hosted a panel discussion on modernizing the Air Force's nuclear deterrent systems during the Air and Space Forces Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference on Sept. 18. Joining Dalton for the panel were G  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The White House issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Nebraska and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding from June 20 to July 8, 2024. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonp  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Nebraska to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding from June 20 July 8, 2024. Public Assistance federal funding is available to the state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit   more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Brittany Kenney, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. - As the sun rose up into the sky ushering in a new day, exercise Raider Reach, a two-week, two-phase exercise involving the entire 28th Bomb Wing, encompassing five groups, 17 squadrons and supporting agencies, and over 4K military and civilian personnel came to a close Sept. 20, 2024. The exercise  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: WINNEBAGO, Neb. On Wednesday, September 25, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 34 million small businesses, traveled to Nebraska to mark Hispanic Heritage Month and meet with Tribal leaders to discuss the SBA's efforts to support entrepreneurship and economic development in Native   more