May 8, 2026 55th MXG welcomes new commander Col. Aaron Gray, 55th Wing commander, passes the guidon to incoming 55th Maintenance Group commander, Col. Eric Burke, during the 55th MXG change of command ceremony on Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., May 1, 2026. A change of command ceremony is a formal, time-honored tradition that symbolizes the
April 30, 2020 Fifty-Fifth fightin’ through COVID-19 In the midst of a Public Health Emergency, at Health Protection Condition Charlie and with mission-essential personnel only reporting for duty, there is a stillness across the base most likely not seen since its establishment in 1896 as its personnel fight to keep COVID-19 at a distance.