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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…
Bellevue’s Norwood to Compete in PGA HOPE Secretary’s Cup
PGA HOPE Nebraska Veterans will travel to Louisville, KY to compete against Veterans from Across USA in a nine-hole golf match as part of the 2024 PGA Championship Activities. PGA REACH, the charitable foundation of the PGA of America, today announced that 12 teams consisting of four military Veterans and one PGA of America Golf Professional will compete in the 2024 PGA HOPE Secretary’s Cup…
From the Andes to the Air Force and Beyond: The Story of Bellevue Resident Lina Rivero Cashin
By Rhonda Sheya During Women’s History Month, the Space Force Association (SFA) recognized the achievements of Col. Lina Cashin (U.S. Air Force, ret.) and her commitment to developing space defense, resources, and education. Few professionals shine as brightly as Lina does in space exploration and national defense, where the convergence of science, strategy, and security…
Rare ‘innovation hub’ in Bellevue would boost Nebraska as leader in cybersecurity
The ‘city within a city’ is envisioned with new housing, shops and walking trails to lure high-tech workforce by Cindy Gonzalez, Nebraska Examiner BELLEVUE — Roughly 45 farm acres in this military-heavy town are to be transformed into a rare “innovation hub” that supporters say would thrust Nebraska into the forefront of national cybersecurity efforts….
New Offutt Runway Set to Open on Friday
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — The end is in sight! After boarding more than 19,000 bus trips and racking up 1.2 million miles across I-80, Offutt Air Force Base’s new $168.9 million runway is scheduled to reopen Sept. 30, 2022. The 55th Wing and its mission partners have been operating their flying mission…
Remember When: Queen Elizabeth’s Visit to Offutt Air Force Base
QUEEN ELIZABETH’S VISIT TO OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, NEBRASKA, 15 OCTOBER 1984 by Dorene Sherman, former secretary to the Commander in Chief of Strategic Air Command In October 1984 I answered the phone in the Protocol Office at SAC Headquarters, and a British Officer said they would be stopping at Offutt AFB on October 15…
Unknown Soldiers Now Known – Extraordinary Research Leads to Successfully Identifying POW/MIA Soldiers at Offutt’s DPAA Lab
Forensic anthropologists at Offutt Air Force Base have recently identified the remains of a missing World War II pilot who earned the Medal of Honor for his role in a spectacular 1943 raid on German oil refineries in Ploesti, Romania. DNA samples from relatives of Lt. Col. Addison Baker matched bones buried for decades at…
55th Wing’s A-Staff in Final Planning Stages
By 55th Wing Public Affairs The 55th Wing is closing in on its final planning stages for its A-Staff stand-up with Initial Operational Capability scheduled for Oct. 1, 2022. As part of its overall Combat Air Forces transformation, Air Combat Command directed all its wings to stand up an A-Staff in February 2022. “I couldn’t…