“It’s a noticeable difference, just looking at what’s here right now,” said Maj. Strategic Command headquarters, Air Force Times toured the vast construction site where the nearly 12,000-foot landing strip is starting to take shape.
On a recent visit to Offutt, home to some of the Air Force’s most niche airborne reconnaissance missions as well as U.S. OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska - Workers here are entering the final stretch of a massive, 18-month renovation to a runway that had dangerously deteriorated after 70 years under the weight of military jets.
