They saved copies of letters written during World War I by Lt. Jarvis Offutt, the base’s Omaha-born namesake, and an oil painting of him that once hung in the base’s former officers’ club.

1st Lt. Jarvis Offutt, the namesake of Offutt Air Force Base, was one of them."You listen to it and see how they got lost," Bellevue Mayor Rusty Hike said. "It grabs your heart."It's one part of a ...

Retired Lt. Col. Mike Hoskins led the effort to retrieve 55th Wing mementos, like these wood-bound scrapbooks. With two pickup trucks and a 1992 Cadillac stretch limo parked outside, the airmen ...

Jarvis Offutt, who died nearly 100 years ago flying aircraft for the U.K. Royal Air Force during World War I. Members of the RAF will be in attendance and honor the Omaha native with a flag ...

"David has generations of family that lived in Omaha, even having Offutt Air Force Base named after his great-uncle 1st Lt. Jarvis Offutt who was the city's first World War I air casualty.

During the Cold War heyday of the Strategic Air Command, any number of celebrities journeyed to Offutt Air Force Base to tour the famous command bunker: Bob Hope, Rita Moreno, Bob Newhart ...