Kimberly Riggs Chandio, Col. Gavin Marks, 55th Wing commander, Kelly Riggs Witteman, and Chief Master Sgt. Bryan Tuman, 55th Wing command chief, officially cut the ribbon on the new 55th Wing ...

Maj. Gen. Mary O’Brien, 25th Air Force commander, presents the 55th Wing guide-on to Col. Gavin Marks, the new 55th Wing commander. Col. Michael H. Manion, commander of the 55th Wing, leads a daily ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The 55th Wing with Offutt Air Force Base is retiring one jet and welcoming another. According to the 55th Wing, during a ceremony at Lincoln Airport Hangar 956 this Wednesday, a ...

The effort to keep the 55th wing and 5,000 jobs at Offutt Air Force Base headed to the state capitol Monday.A number of key lawmakers want the Legislature's budget writing committee to include $13.7 ...

The first plane from Offutt Air Force Base landed at the Lincoln Airport on Monday, the beginning of a major relocation of the fleet from Bellevue. The plane, an OC-135, is part of the 55th Wing based ...

As floodwaters from the raging Missouri River began to engulf buildings and runways at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska in March, one retired officer was racing through the headquarters of the 55th ...

WORLD WAR I AND HAS SEEN ACTION IN EVERY MAJOR CONFLICT SINCE. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE BASE HAS OVERCOME TWO MAJOR NATURAL DISASTERS UNDER ONE COMMANDER, BUT TODAY, A NEW COLONEL TOOK TOOK COMMAND.

Crew members from Offutt Air Force Base’s 55th Wing in Nebraska feasted their eyes last week on something they hardly ever get to see: a new plane. Well, sort of new. The WC-135R “nuke-sniffer” jet ...

The 55th Wing is working on plans to give the 11,700-foot runway its most extensive reconstruction since it was first built in 1941. The favored plan would be to completely rebuild the runway, ...

Col. Kristen Thompson took over command of Offutt Air Force Base’s 55th Wing on Tuesday from Col. Gavin Marks — a pair of leaders who represent historic firsts for the 80-year-old reconnaissance unit.

U.S. Air Force Col. Kristen Thompson, at the time 380th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, stands in front of an E-3 Sentry aircraft at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, March 29, 2021.