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NDOT Plans US-75 Ramp Reopening Ahead of August Air Show
The southbound entrance ramp from Capehart Road onto U.S. Highway 75 / Kennedy Freeway is expected to reopen before thousands of visitors arrive in Bellevue for the Defenders of Freedom Air & Space Show at Offutt Air Force Base this August. According to the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT), work on the US-75 Bridges, Bellevue…
Offutt Seeks Public Input on E-4C Upgrade Environmental Assessment
Environmental Assessment Addressing the Survivable Airborne Operations Center E-4C Divestment, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska Early Public Notice- Review of a Proposed Activity Within the 100-Year Floodplain The Department of the Air Force (DAF) is inviting public input on any practicable alternatives for proposed activity within land adjoining the 100-year floodplain at Offutt Air Force…
Air Show Returns to Offutt to Celebrate 250 Years of American Indpendence
BELLEVUE, Neb. — Offutt Air Force Base has announced plans to host a free public air show on Saturday, Aug. 8 and Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, as part of celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of American independence. Residents and visitors are encouraged to save the date as event details and performer lineups will be shared…
Offutt Enlisted Spouses Club Prepares for 32nd Annual Winter Wonderland
Press Release from Offutt Enlisted Spouses Club (OESC): The holiday season is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. But for many in the Offutt Air Force Base community, the holidays are a reminder of hardships, like separation from loved ones. That’s why 32 years ago, the Offutt Enlisted Spouses Club began…
Obituary: In Memory of Edgar W. Brewer, Jr. MSgt USAF (Ret)
Edgar W. Brewer, Jr. MSgt USAF (Ret), January 5, 1940 ~ July 24, 2025, Age 85 Edgar W. Brewer Jr (Bill) passed away peacefully surrounded by family in his Bellevue home on July 24, 2025. A loving family provider and adoring husband. He enjoyed his private, quiet life being a skilled craftsman, outdoor sportsman, animal…
Nebraska National Guard to Conduct Full-Scale Exercise Next Week
Nebraska National Guard Civil Support Team to conduct a Full-Scale Validation Exercise at multiple Omaha-Area sites, July 28 – August 1. The Nebraska National Guard’s Bellevue-based 72nd Civil Support Team – in concert with local emergency management, first response agencies and other National Guard Civil Support Teams – will conduct a full-scale exercise at multiple locations within the…
Bellevue Community Brings Cheer to Offutt Dorms
By Chad Watkins OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — Bellevue Chamber of Commerce members joined other local community leaders and Offutt’s first sergeants as part of Operation Holiday Cheer to assemble gift bags for Offutt’s dormitory residents at the Bellevue Volunteer Fire Department on Dec. 10. Over 40 local community leaders and Offutt Airmen came…
Bellevue Chamber of Commerce to Host Career Fair this Week
Bellevue, Neb. – The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce & Community and the Offutt Military & FamilyReadiness Center will host a Career Fair & Business Expo at the BPS Lied Activity Center on Thursday,September 19. The chamber will partner with local businesses, the Offutt Military & Family Readiness Center at OffuttAir Force Base, defense contractors and…
This Month in Bellevue History… May 1974, 1984, and 1994
These were just a few of the stories happening in Bellevue, Nebraska – 30 years, 40 years, and 50 years in our past.
Offutt AFB through the years
55th Wing Public Affairs, OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. In February 1924, the Douglas County Reserve Officers Association proposed the Fort Crook landing field be named in honor of 1st Lt. Jarvis Offutt. Offutt was Omaha’s first World War I air casualty, who as a U.S. Army Air Service pilot, was killed in 1918 flying…
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