An E-4B Nightwatch command post jet undergoes a 30-day inspection in the newly refurbished 595th Command and Control Group hangar at Offutt Air Force Base.
STEVE LIEWER, Omaha WORLD-HERALD
Mechanics from the 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron examine an engine on an E-4B Nightwatch command-and-control jet in the newly refurbished hangar at Offutt Air Force Base.
STEVE LIEWER, Omaha WORLD-HERALD
The post-flood renovation of the hangar's floor included a new strip of concrete up to 30 feet wide and 3 feet thick in the area where the giant E-4B — a former Boeing 747, adapted in the 1970s as a National Airborne Operations Center — sits during maintenance period. Lt. Col. Ted DeBonis, commander of the 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stands under the nose of a jet that is undergoing a 30-day inspection.
STEVE LIEWER, Omaha WORLD-HERALD
Tech. Sgt. Julia Moore and Lt. Col. Ted DeBonis of the 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base.
STEVE LIEWER, Omaha WORLD-HERALD
Members of the 595th Command and Control Group and 55th Wing cut a ribbon to celebrate the reopening of the E-4B hangar at Offutt Air Force Base in February. The hangar underwent extensive renovations to repair damage caused by the historic 2019 flood.
An E-4B Nightwatch command post jet undergoes a 30-day inspection in the newly refurbished 595th Command and Control Group hangar at Offutt Air Force Base.
Mechanics from the 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron examine an engine on an E-4B Nightwatch command-and-control jet in the newly refurbished hangar at Offutt Air Force Base.
The post-flood renovation of the hangar's floor included a new strip of concrete up to 30 feet wide and 3 feet thick in the area where the giant E-4B — a former Boeing 747, adapted in the 1970s as a National Airborne Operations Center — sits during maintenance period. Lt. Col. Ted DeBonis, commander of the 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stands under the nose of a jet that is undergoing a 30-day inspection.
Members of the 595th Command and Control Group and 55th Wing cut a ribbon to celebrate the reopening of the E-4B hangar at Offutt Air Force Base in February. The hangar underwent extensive renovations to repair damage caused by the historic 2019 flood.
