USAF Heartland of America Band

09/01/2026

📯 OB TO HOMESTEAD NHP 📯

Are you going to the Living History Extravaganza at Homestead National Historical Park? If so, you might see Offutt Brass this Saturday morning! They will be playing at 11 AM, bringing the excellence, professionalism, and fun that has garnered them national renown! We will see you there!

08/27/2026

🏆 AWARD SEASON 🏆

Congratulations to not one, but TWO of our Airmen for winning big this quarter! SrA Kamminga won not only Musician of the Quarter in the unit, but Airman of the Quarter at the ACC PA level, beating out hundreds of other junior enlisted Airmen for this award.

We also recognized SrA Johnson for being selected to commission in the US Space Force! Band members commissioning into other branches is extremely rare, and is a testament to the hard work SrA Johnson has put in throughout his career. He was presented his gold bars by Lt. Simmel, a prior enlisted Airman himself.

Join us in celebrating these two outstanding Airmen in the comments!

08/24/2026

🎸 The kids were rocking out at Offutt Youth Programs ! 🤘

A huge thank you to Raptor from the USAF Heartland of America Band for putting on an awesome performance for our kids last week. We appreciate you sharing your time and talent, plus bringing some live music and plenty of energy to the afternoon. 🎶

Offutt Youth Programs provides positive youth development opportunities for ages 5–18, with activities ranging from camps, sports, STEM, art, music, and MORE!

➡️Visit our website to learn more about Youth Programs: https://www.offutt55fss.com/youth-programs

08/24/2026

🎺 THE BRASS IS BACK 🎺

After a great first concert in Nebraska City, Offutt Brass took to the road, performing three more excellent concerts in Glenwood, Papillion, and Grinnell to packed audiences! After each concert, audience members came up to thank the members and share their own stories of service. Now back at Offutt, Offutt Brass is inspired and motivated to make more great music for all of you!

08/20/2026

🚨 NEW MEMBER ALERT 🚨

Please join us in welcoming MSgt Brown to the USAF Heartland of America Band! MSgt Brown joins us from the SHAPE International NATO Band in Belgium, by way of Scott and Lackland AFB's.

MSgt Brown will be performing with Offutt Brass, and we could not be more excited to have her here!

08/18/2026

✈️ OFFUTT AIR SHOW ✈️

The planes weren't the only things breaking the sound barrier at the Offutt Air Show! Huge thanks to everyone who came out and caught Raptor's sets - watching the jets flying overhead to the cheers of the crowds was unreal, and the whole weekend was truly a representation of Air Force excellence!

If you took any videos or photos of Raptor on stage, comment and tag us below!

08/15/2026

We think a career in the Air Force is ✨kinda chic✨ and you should too! We have a plethora of auditions coming up, and we would love to see you serving alongside us! Visit the link in our bio for more information!

08/14/2026

📺 OB on TV 📺

SrA Kamminga and TSgt Zaryky were on TV promoting the upcoming Offutt Brass tour! Click the link to watch the full interview, and make sure to come out to a concert! Information can be found at heartlandbandevents.com.

First Alert 6's Maria Cade sits down with Sgt. Ed Zaryky and Sra. Karlee Kamminga from Offutt Brass ahead of their upcoming tour.

08/13/2026

🍎 HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 🍎

Happy First Day of School to students (and hopefully some future Airmen!) at Bellevue Public Schools! With school starting soon, we'll be posting some videos of Offutt Brass members performing etudes that students across the state of Nebraska will need to perform for their All-State auditions!

Stay tuned for the full video drop!