Offutt Air Force Base

Offutt Air Force Base
Omaha, Nebraska in the United States
An aerial view of Offutt AFB during 2007.
An aerial view of Offutt AFB during 2007.
Offutt AFB is located in North America
Offutt AFB
Offutt AFB
Offutt AFB is located in the United States
Offutt AFB
Offutt AFB
Offutt AFB is located in Nebraska
Offutt AFB
Offutt AFB
Coordinates41°07′10″N 095°54′31″W / 41.11944°N 95.90861°W / 41.11944; -95.90861
TypeU.S. Air Force Base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUnited States Air Force
Controlled byAir Combat Command (ACC)
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.offutt.af.mil
Site history
Built1921 (1921) (as part of Fort Crook)
In use1921 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Colonel Mark Howard
Garrison55th Wing (Host Wing)
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: OFF, ICAO: KOFF, FAA LID: OFF, WMO: 725540
Elevation319.7 metres (1,049 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
13/31 3,567 metres (11,703 ft) Concrete
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Offutt Air Force Base /ˈɒfʌt/ (IATA: OFF, ICAO: KOFF, FAA LID: OFF) is a U.S. Air Force base south of Omaha, adjacent to Bellevue in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It is the headquarters of the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), the 557th Weather Wing, and the 55th Wing (55 WG) of the Air Combat Command (ACC), the latter serving as the host unit.

Aviation use at Offutt began in September 1918 during World War I as an Army Air Service balloon field.[2] Originally named Fort Crook, it was renamed in honor of World War I pilot and Omaha native 1st Lt. Jarvis Offutt in 1924.

Offutt AFB's legacy includes the construction of the Enola Gay and Bockscar, the planes that dropped Little Boy and Fat Man over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II. Offutt served over 40 years as the headquarters for the former Strategic Air Command (SAC) and home for its associated ground and aerial command centers for the United States in the case of nuclear war during the Cold War. The population was 8,901 at the 2000 census.

  1. ^ "Airport Diagram – Offutt AFB (KOFF)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. ^ World War I Group, Historical Division, Special Staff, United States Army, Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War (1917–1919)