Col. Aaron Gray succeeds Col. Mark Howard as 55th Wing commander and the Air Force Base’s installation commander. Gray had been deputy commander for two years.

Offutt Air Force Base and the 55th Wing honored Col. Mark Howard with the final salute, passing the baton over to new commander, Col. Aaron Gray.

Bacon, a retired Air Force brigadier general who led the Offutt-based 55th Wing before serving in the House, called the new wing the “culmination of years of hard work.” ...

America's three WC-135R aircraft are based at Offutt AFB — headquarters of U.S. Strategic Command — outside Omaha, Nebraska.

Air Combat Command’s first EA-37B Compass Call arrives overhead at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, on Aug. 23, 2024. The aircraft will be assigned to the 55th Electronic Combat Group, flown by the ...

Offutt AFB plans to conduct an Active Shooter Exercise Sept. 19. Notifications via phone, email & AtHoc will be preceded by “EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE.” ...

The 55th Wing with Offutt Air Force Base is retiring one jet and welcoming another.

OMAHA, Neb. — The cost of rebuilding Offutt Air Force Base is going to be far higher than engineers first thought, according to a Nebraska congressman and military officials.

The commander of Offutt AFB’s 55th Wing is almost always on the go.Her work suit is her flight suit.Colonel Kristen Thompson has flown nearly 4,000 hours as a command pilot and more than 700 of ...

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — Offutt Air Force Base’s 55th Wing has a new leader — the first woman to command the 80-year-old reconnaissance unit.

Col. Kristen Thompson is the first woman to take over command of Offutt Air Force Base's 55th Wing.

Offutt Air Force Base’s 55th Wing has a new leader — the first woman to command the 80-year-old reconnaissance unit.