FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska ~ 28 DEC 2010

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

Offutt Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force installation near Omaha, and lies adjacent to Bellevue in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It is the headquarters of the U.S. Strategic Command, the Air Force Weather Agency, and the 55th Wing of the Air Combat Command (ACC), the latter serving as the host unit.

Aviation use at Offutt began in September 1918 during World War I as a Army Air Service balloon field. It was renamed in honor of World War I pilot and Omaha native 1st Lt. Jarvis Offutt in 1924.

Offutt AFB's legacy includes the construction of the first two bombers to drop atomic bombs and over 40 years as the headquarters for the former Strategic Air Command (SAC) and home for its associated ground and aerial command centers for the U.S. in case of nuclear war during the Cold War.
 

Offutt’s diverse missions and global responsibilities put it on the cutting edge of the Air Force’s transformation. Each branch of the US military is represented among the approximately 12,000 military and federal employees assigned here. Offutt is a beautiful community situated near the Missouri River in the rolling hills of southeastern Nebraska.

Air Combat Command is the primary force provider of combat airpower to America's warfighting commands. To support global implementation of national security strategy, ACC operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management and electronic-combat aircraft. It also provides command, control, communications and intelligence systems, and conducts global information operations.

As a force provider, ACC organizes, trains, equips and maintains combat-ready forces for rapid deployment and employment while ensuring strategic air defense forces are ready to meet the challenges of peacetime air sovereignty and wartime air defense. ACC numbered air forces provide the air component to U.S. Central and Southern Commands with Headquarters ACC serving as the air component to U.S. Northern and Joint Forces Commands. ACC also augments forces to U.S. European, Pacific and Strategic Commands.

Learn More About Offutt Air Force Base Here!

The Strategic Air and Space Museum is a museum focusing on United States Air Force military aircraft and nuclear missiles located near Ashland, Nebraska, along Interstate 80 south of Omaha, Nebraska. The objective of the museum is to preserve and display historic aircraft, missile, and space vehicles and provide educational resources. The museum is regarded as having one of the top collections of strategic aircraft.

The Strategic Air & Space Museum is regarded as the nation's foremost facility of its kind, the $29.5 million museum opened on May 16, 1998, and preserves aircraft and missiles for future generations. The Museum is a 300,000 square foot building that features a glass atrium, two aircraft display hangars, a traveling exhibit area, a children's interactive gallery, a 200-seat theater, a Museum store, an aircraft restoration gallery, and a snack bar. The glass atrium is a breathtaking structure constructed of 525 glass panels that encase the awesome Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.

Visit The Strategic Air And Space Museum Here!

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[oldteen]

G'night everyone!

Have a warm and wonderful tomorrow!

*HUGS* around!

[Kathy in Alaska]

LOL! We ARE having a heatwave....it hasn’t been below zero all day.

[mylife]

Good night.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and sleep tight, teen...*HUGS*...

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Lauren. How's it going?

[left that other site]

It is SMOKIN’!

Cayenne, jalapenos, and banana peppers, salt and vinegar, simmered for about four hours and strained.

I made it up myself.

[beachn4fun]

WELCOME TO THE

FR CANTEEN

Good morning, Everyone.

Good morning

Thank you, Lauren, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

Nice AF base. However, couldn't you pick someplace warm? Like Guam? Hawaii? LOL !

Our local DC Metroland weather report

~ Today...Sunny & Still Windy! HIGHS: 36 - 41 WINDS: W 10 - 20+

~ Tonight...Partly Cloudy & Cold, Not as Windy! LOWS: 20s WINDS: W 5 - 10

HALLELUJAH! The winds are dying down and it's going to warm up.
Most of the snow we got Sunday has melted
but we still have piles left over from a week ago
(as it was too cold for them to melt)

Watching news this morning and I feel for all those stranded in the Northeast.

Time for me to make my rounds.
But, you stay right where you are. Keep your eyes on your monitor. Cause...............I'll be bock

Now remember, the Canteen is ALWAYS

Come on in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS

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Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good Tuesday morning, Beachy!

*HUGS*

How are you doing this morning?

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dangerous one

Have a good Christmas?

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen.I didn't get on FR much the past few days. I got a new home computer for Christmas and had to get everything set up.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen.I didn't get on FR much the past few days. I got a new home computer for Christmas and had to get everything set up.

[Arrowhead1952]

ARGHHHHHH!! The dreaded double post!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, CMN ((HUGS))

I am doing well. Got a few chores off my list yesterday. Able to sleep in until 6. Today I’ll knock out another two off the list. Tomorrow is my dental appointment, so it’ll be rest day. Hoping by the weekend the only thing left will be to put away decorations.

How are you doing? You didn’t overdo during holiday, did you?

[ConorMacNessa]

Doing great here, thanks!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good Morning, Beach. How’s it going?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning and ((HUGS)) EG. All is well. The sun is shining and it’ll be a little warmer today.

Howz things out your way?

[luvie]

Howdy, Early Birds!
Hope everyone is ready for a good Tuesday!
....and that no one got stuck in the blizzard!
Have a great day!
I just want more sleep! :D
(((hugs)))

[E.G.C.]

((LOL))Well, I had to get between Bo and my brother's dog becuase Bo it seems when she is getting ready to eat always tries to muscle her over. Don't know why but((LOL)) oh well.

I made a trip to Wasl-Mart to get some items. Then, my brother and me went up to the tire place to get a new battery for my pickup.

My sister from the city is coming back down later today to visit my guests one more time before they go back Tomorrow.

My brother's son went out to the lake to do some biological fish searching.

Not much else is going on. It's been rather col the last few days. Forecast to be in the upper 60's later his week.

[ConorMacNessa]

Happy Tuesday, Luv!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, night owl ((HUGS))

Have a good day.

I’m goofing off around home today.