Offutt Air Force Base
| Offutt Air Force Base | |||||||
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| Omaha, Nebraska in the United States | |||||||
 An aerial view of Offutt AFB in 2007. | |||||||
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| Site information | |||||||
| Type | U.S. Air Force Base | ||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||
| Operator | United States Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by | Air Combat Command (ACC) | ||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||
| Website | www.offutt.af.mil | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
  Offutt AFB Location within North America  Offutt AFB Location within the United States  Offutt AFB Location within Nebraska | |||||||
| Coordinates | 41°07′10″N 095°54′31″W / 41.11944°N 95.90861°W | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1921 (as part of Fort Crook) | ||||||
| In use | 1921 – present | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
Current commander | Colonel Mark Howard | ||||||
| Garrison | 55th Wing (Host Wing) | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: OFF, ICAO: KOFF, FAA LID: OFF, WMO: 725540 | ||||||
| Elevation | 319.7 metres (1,049 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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| 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