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From Max,
In latest Newsletter, page 4, should now read, ” …Birthday Ball to be hosted by Colonel Michael Manion, 55th Wing Commander, and his wife, Shannon.”

Thanx and VO, Max

The August, 2018 Newsletter is now available to members on Members Only page.

The 55th Wing Association presented a $1000 check to AF Ball committee members in the Wing commander’s conference room August 15.
Pictured are L-R: Col (Ret) Michael Cook, 55th Wing Assn treasurer; MSgt Courtney Bailey, 55th Wing Community Support and Ball committee secretary; MSgt Paul Erickson, 55th Contracting Sqd and co-chair of the Ball committee;
and Col (Ret) Mohan Krishna, 55th Wing Assn Board of Director member.
Both MSgts are members of the Offutt Top Three Association which is charged with planning and executing the AF Ball on September 22.
The gala is Offutt’s largest formal social event of the year.

From: Reg Urschler
55th FG and 398^th BG Newsletter
NAM= Nuthampstead Airfield Museum 

From: <maxmoore55@aol.com>
Date: Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 1:33 PM
Subject: Latest B’Day Ball info
Hello one and all:
This is the very latest I have on the Ball info. At the risk of scooping myself in the next issue of the newsletter, I  thought better to get it out soonest.
when they open for reservations, I’ll lpass the word on to call in and mail in to 55th Wing Protocol.
Cheers and VO, Max
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55^TH WING/AIR FORCE BALL – 22 SEPTEMBER 2018 

            The 40th 55^th Wing Birthday Ball is scheduled for Saturday, 22 September at the Century Link Center in Omaha, to be hosted by Colonel Michael Manion, 55^th Wing Commander, and his wife, Shannon.

            The Offutt Top Three Association (Senior NCOs) will again have the responsibility for planning the event ‘going forward’, under the lineage direction of the 55^th Wing Command Chief and 55^th Wing Commander.

Although the references are to the Air Force Ball, this arrangement does insure a major 55^th presence. Plus, the 55^th Wing Hall of Fame inductees and the 55^th Wing Association Award for Excellence presentations will be on the program.

Affable Dave Webber, Omaha TV personality, will be the MC for the ninth year. He served four year in the SAC HQ Elite Guard back in the day.

Guest speaker slated is CMSgt  Mark  Hurst. He  is currently serving as Command Chief of the 552^nd Air Control Wing (E-3, Sentry AWACS),  Tinker AFB, OK; and is a member of the AF Tactical Air Control Party by specialty. This gent is a warrior.

In 2004, during his fifth combat tour to the Iraq and Afghanistan region, his team was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Afghanistan, leaving him with severe shrapnel wounds to the face and body, resulting in the loss of his left eye. 

After recovery, he requested a waiver and worked to remain qualified to serve in the combat zone.  He was successful and served multiple times in Iraq and Afghanistan due to his commitment to duty and country. Additionally, the Chief has earned the Army Ranger tab and is a qualified combat parachutist.

Ticket prices for the Ball have yet to be determined pending the amount of donations and fund raising efforts to keep the cost as low as possible.

Hilton Omaha Hotel, across from the Century Link Center, has a block of 100 rooms for the night of 22 September at the discount rate of $99, plus taxes, but the reservation code had not been issued by press time. Military rate to hold a room is $109, +taxes, and can be adjusted later. (I have already done this)

Reservation phone direct is 402-998-3400

Captain Keith Saylors, USSTRATCOM Elite Guard, Ops Officer, 55^th Security Forces Sqd, and MSgt Paul Erickson, 55^th Contracting Sqd, are co-chairs for Offutt’s largest formal social function of the year.

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From: Jack <j1a2c3k@aol.com>
Date: Sun, Jul 1, 2018 at 8:21 AM
Subject: 2018 Memorial Patio bricks
     We’ve reached the cutoff date (June 30th) for purchasing any bricks for the Memorial patio, with any hope to be installed by the end of the summer. Any additional orders will not be installed until next summer.
     I have two brick orders  (Hornor & Miller) in the queue to be engraved and installed for this summer. 
     Larry (Dodds): (Brick layout chart attached showing placement of these bricks in RED)

     DON E MILLER                      POPS HORNOR
   LTC 55SRW USAF                    EDWARD  G
     1945 TO 1967                               LTCOL  38SRS

Jack Kovacs
near Dayton, Ohio

•  brick layout chart

From: <maxmoore55@aol.com>
Subject: BoD picture, 14 June

note: since McMahon was to be in town for a visit, President Spivey called together the locals for an impromptu Social Board Meeting.L-R: Moore, Kennedy, Spivey, Dugie,Ernst, Maloney, Cook, Thomas, Krishna, McMahon

Sent: Tue, May 22, 2018 2:52 pm
    Subject: Mo retirement
 ………. I and several other former 55th’ers attended Mo Krishna’s retirement yesterday at Bolling AFB.  Rep Don Bacon, BGen retired, presided.  Lt Gen Harris, AF/IG (Mo’s boss) hosted.  Noteable 55th attendees:  Maj Gen John & Diane Rauch — AF/SE, Col (ret) Dave & Laurie Heininger — Calvert, Col (ret) Ben & Katina Ungerman — Rep Bacon staff in Omaha, Col Carl Mizner — J32, Col (ret) Sean Pennington — Lockheed Martin, LtCol (ret) Bob McMillan — civilian ACC/A3CR, Maj Kevin Sword — ACC/A3CR, Maj John Casey — AF/A2O, Maj Alexa Quandt — AF/A2O, and I am sure I missed a few.  I will send a few more pictures in subsequent email.
…… R.J. Mac

 On Sat. April 7th at the SAC Museum 55th WA President Joe Spivey presented a wreath on the Assn’s behalf at the RAF 100^th Anniversary ceremony.
      Sq Ldr Adrian, Ken Bauer and Mike Hoskins took it from the SAC Museum following the afternoon festivities and placed it at Lt Jarvis Offutt’s Omaha gravesite.  VERY appropriate—and nice touch.
*****
From: Sq Ldr Adrian
Sent: Monday, April 9, 2018 2:52 PM
Subject: RAF/USAF Anniversary Event – Thank You!
Sir, All,
Thank you for supporting the RAF / USAF Anniversary Event at the SAC Museum on Saturday. It was a pleasure to work with all of you, and thank you for making it such a success. It was great to see both of our services working together in such an amazing setting, speaking to the visitors and being so passionate about our shared aviation history, ongoing experiences together and future. …
V/r,  Ade
— see article on event in new RAF Waddington ‘Insight’ Magazine