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Five Years Later, Offutt AFB Continues Flood Rebuild
By Chad Watkins, OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. On March 16, 2019, Offutt Air Force Base suffered a devastating flood, causing millions of dollars in damage to infrastructure and displacing more than 3,200 personnel. Now, reconstruction and rebuilding are in full swing under the guidance and leadership of the Offutt Flood Rebuild Program Management Office….
Unknown Soldiers Now Known – Extraordinary Research Leads to Successfully Identifying POW/MIA Soldiers at Offutt’s DPAA Lab
Forensic anthropologists at Offutt Air Force Base have recently identified the remains of a missing World War II pilot who earned the Medal of Honor for his role in a spectacular 1943 raid on German oil refineries in Ploesti, Romania. DNA samples from relatives of Lt. Col. Addison Baker matched bones buried for decades at…
55th Wing’s A-Staff in Final Planning Stages
By 55th Wing Public Affairs The 55th Wing is closing in on its final planning stages for its A-Staff stand-up with Initial Operational Capability scheduled for Oct. 1, 2022. As part of its overall Combat Air Forces transformation, Air Combat Command directed all its wings to stand up an A-Staff in February 2022. “I couldn’t…