An RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft at Naval Air Station Souda Bay, Greece, during Operation Agile Spartan in August 2023.
LEON REDFERN, U.S. AIR FORCE
An RC-135V Rivet Joint jet from the Offutt-based 55th Wing has been flying regular missions in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Israel, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, since Oct. 14. This screen capture from the flight tracking website FlightRadar24 shows the track of one such flight, on Oct. 23.
FLIGHTRADAR24, BY @MENMYRC1
The Eastern Mediterranean flight track of an RC-135V Rivet Joint (64-14842) with the call sign HOMER42 flying from Souda Bay, Greece, captured at 3:35 p.m. Central time Thursday on the flight-tracking website ADSBexchange.com.
A 55th Wing jet with an Offutt-based crew has been flying surveillance missions off the coast of Israel and Lebanon in the days since Hamas militants kidnapped and murdered Israelis near the Gaza Strip.
An RC-135 Rivet Joint jet similar to the one that has been flying missions near Israel and the Gaza Strip lands at Offutt Air Force Base in September 2022.
Photos: Offutt Air Force Base air shows through the years
2018
A P-38 Lightning, top, F-22 Raptor, middle and the F-35 Lightning perform their Air Force Heritage Flight during the Defenders of Freedom Air & Space Show at Offutt Air Force Base in 2018.
MATT DIXON, THE WORLD-HERALD
2018
The Aeroshell Aerobatic Team performs during the Defenders of Freedom Air & Space Show at Offutt Air Force Base in 2018.
MATT DIXON, THE WORLD-HERALD
2018
Pilot Greg Shelton performs in his FM-2 Wildcat during the Defenders of Freedom Air & Space Show at Offutt Air Force Base in 2018.
MATT DIXON, THE WORLD-HERALD
2018
Pilot Greg Shelton performs in his FM-2 Wildcat during the Defenders of Freedom Air & Space Show at Offutt Air Force Base in 2018.
MATT DIXON, THE WORLD-HERALD
2010
Kyle Franklin flies a Waco aerobatic airplane with his wife Amanda Younkin-Franklin standing on top of the wing during loops and rolls as they performed at the Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show at Offutt Air Force Base in 2010.
JAMES R. BURNETT, THE WORLD-HERALD
2010
A Japanese Zero is chased by the P-51D 'Gunfighter' based out of Cpuncil Bluffs at the Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show at Offutt Air Force Base in 2010.
JAMES R. BURNETT, THE WORLD-HERALD
2010
The Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team performed at the Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show at Offutt Air Force Base in 2010.
JAMES R. BURNETT, THE WORLD-HERALD
2010
Two F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets pass close by each other during the show. The Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team performed at the Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show at Offutt Air Force Base in 2010.
JAMES R. BURNETT, THE WORLD-HERALD
2004
A Japanese "Zero" is "shot down" by a P-51 Mustang at the Offutt airshow in 2004.
JEFF BEIERMANN, THE WORLD-HERALD
2001
At the 2001 Offutt International Airshow and Open House a C-17 transport circles the airfield showing how tight a turn it can make for such a large aircraft. It can also take off and land on a short runway
PHIL JOHNSON, THE WORLD-HERALD
2001
At the Offutt International Airshow and Open House the Warbirds fly over in 2001.
PHIL JOHNSON, THE WORLD-HERALD
1999
Offutt air show goers rest in the shade of a C-5 Galaxy in 1999.
An RC-135V Rivet Joint jet from the Offutt-based 55th Wing has been flying regular missions in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Israel, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, since Oct. 14. This screen capture from the flight tracking website FlightRadar24 shows the track of one such flight, on Oct. 23.
An RC-135 Rivet Joint jet similar to the one that has been flying missions near Israel and the Gaza Strip lands at Offutt Air Force Base in September 2022.
The Eastern Mediterranean flight track of an RC-135V Rivet Joint (64-14842) with the call sign HOMER42 flying from Souda Bay, Greece, captured at 3:35 p.m. Central time Thursday on the flight-tracking website ADSBexchange.com.
