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| 55th Wing | |
|---|---|
 Wing RC-135 Cobra Ball | |
| Active | 1948–1949; 1950–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Reconnaissance, Electronic Combat |
| Part of | Air Combat Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Offutt Air Force Base |
| Nickname(s) | The Fightin' Fifty-Fifth[1] |
| Motto(s) | Pursuit to Defend (from 1942)[2] Videmus Omnia Latin We See All (after 1954)[3] |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Meritorious Unit Commendation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Commanders | |
| As of December 2023[update] | Colonel Mark D. Howard |
| Insignia | |
| 55th Wing emblem (Approved 15 June 1994)[4][note 1] |  |
| 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing emblem (Approved 4 February 1954)[3] |  |
The 55th Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Combat Command. The wing is primarily stationed at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, but maintains one of its groups and associated squadrons at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, as a geographically separated unit.
The 55 WG is the only Air Force wing with continuous operations, maintenance, and aircraft presence in the United States Central Command area of responsibility since Operation Desert Storm.[5]
The wing's mission is to provide worldwide reconnaissance, real-time intelligence, command and control, information warfare and combat support to U.S. leaders and commanders. One of the wing's units, the 55th Operations Group, operates 46 aircraft, including 13 models of seven different types. It is the largest wing in Air Combat Command and flies the most diverse number of aircraft.
- ^ "55th Wing". www.offutt.af.mil. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Maurer, Combat Units, p. 117.
- ^ a b Ravenstein, pp. 88-90
- ^ Robertson, Patsy (27 January 2019). "Factsheet 55 Wing (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "25 years on the hunt". 55th Wing Public Affairs. 13 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
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