Wing leadership honors base namesake

Col. Gavin Marks, center, 55th Wing commander, visits the grave site of Jarvis Offutt, the namesake of Offutt Air Force Base, Oct 21, 2020. U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Jarvis Offutt, who the sprawling 4,000-acre base is named in honor of, was Omaha’s first World War I air casualty. Today, more than 10,000 people serve at Offutt, which is home to the 55th Wing, U.S. Strategic Command and the 557th Weather Wing among others.

PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. William A. O'Brien
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NIKON D850

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56/10

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1/125

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640

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