A crowd watches one of the 55th Wing’s RC-135s land at Offutt Air Force Base on Sept. 30, 2022, following an 18-month runway reconstruction. In all, eight RC-135s landed to mark the runway’s reopening.
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Col. Kristen Thompson, commander of the 55th Wing, speaks at a ceremony celebrating the completion of the runway reconstruction at Offutt. She landed the first jet that touched down Friday.
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Lt. Col. Ryan Davis brings his new son, Beckett, to see the new runway at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday.
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Rep. Don Bacon, left, and U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer were guests of honor at Friday’s ceremony. Bacon is a former 55th Wing commander.
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Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, speaks Friday about the new Offutt runway. The project cost more than $200 million.
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A TC-135 is the first plane to land at Offutt Air Force Base Friday following a complete rebuild of the base's runway. The project took 18 months.
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Attendees hold their phones up to get photos of the first plane to land at Offutt Air Force Base, a TC-135, Friday following an 18-month runway reconstruction project.
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Col. Kristen Thompson speaks at a ceremony celebrating the completion of the runway reconstruction at Offutt. Thompson took over command of the Offutt-based 55th Wing in June 2021 when the project was in progress. Behind her is the air traffic tower.
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A RC-135 lands at Offutt Air Force Base Friday following an 18-month runway reconstruction project.
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A TC-135 lands at Offutt Air Force Base Friday following an 18-month runway reconstruction project.
See photos as the Offutt runway opens after an 18-month reconstruction
A crowd watches one of the 55th Wing’s RC-135s land at Offutt Air Force Base on Sept. 30, 2022, following an 18-month runway reconstruction. In all, eight RC-135s landed to mark the runway’s reopening.
Col. Kristen Thompson, commander of the 55th Wing, speaks at a ceremony celebrating the completion of the runway reconstruction at Offutt. She landed the first jet that touched down Friday.
Attendees hold their phones up to get photos of the first plane to land at Offutt Air Force Base, a TC-135, Friday following an 18-month runway reconstruction project.
Col. Kristen Thompson speaks at a ceremony celebrating the completion of the runway reconstruction at Offutt. Thompson took over command of the Offutt-based 55th Wing in June 2021 when the project was in progress. Behind her is the air traffic tower.
