WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: First State Bank Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Flood insurance violation, civil money penalty, dated September 3, 2019 The Federal Reserve Board also announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: American Express Bank International (now known as Standard Chartered Bank International (Americas), L  more

LINCOLN, NE, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Survivors of the March 9 to April 14 floods and storms applying for assistance from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are advised to exercise caution with personal information during the disaster recovery period. With an increased charitable and federal presence, scam artists and identity thieves may attempt to take advantage of survivors. Common po  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Kendra Williams An aircraft maintenance officer assigned to the 83rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit here, earned the Combined Federal Campaign's national level Hero Award for his impact to the CFC program at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, in 2018. Each year volunteers and campaigns are recognized by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management for their significant efforts to the CFC program.  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Paul Shirk 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 environment. "We exercised not only wing capabilities located on Offutt Air For  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force (25th Air Force) issued the following news: By Kendra Williams Students from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln receive tours of Offutt Air Force Base's fueling system from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Aug. 23. In two hour-long tours, the students gained insight to real-world examples of what their future careers may be. Team Offutt is actively building and fostering connections in the community. By partnering with organi  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force (25th Air Force) issued the following news: Working to keep a promise, 55th Wing leadership conducted a thorough walk-through of the Offutt Air Force Base dormitories, Aug. 9. The walk-through by Col. Gavin Marks, 55th Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Thomas, 55th Wing command chief, was just one part of a wing-wide health and safety review of housing. "I wanted to see the housing here at Offutt Air Force Base first-han  more

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Air Forces in Europe issued the following news: KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard arrived at Pardubice Air Base, Czech Republic for Ample Strike 19: a Czech Republic-led exercise with aircraft and participants conducting day and night operations to improve NATO and partner nation interoperability. Following the conclusion of AMSE 19, one Nebraska ANG KC-135 is scheduled to participa  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following story: The U.S. Navy conducted four scheduled missile test flights of unarmed Trident II (D5) missiles from USS Nebraska (SSBN-739), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, off the coast of Southern California this week. The first two launches took place Sept. 4, and the last two were Sept. 6. All occurred before sunrise. These test flights were part of a Commander Evaluation Test (CET) whose primary goal was to validate   more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: The U.S. Navy conducted four scheduled missile test flights of unarmed Trident II (D5) missiles from USS Nebraska (SSBN-739), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, off the coast of Southern California this week. The first two launches took place Sept. 4, and the last two were Sept. 6. All occurred before sunrise. These test flights were part of a Commander Evaluation Test (CET) whose primary goal was   more