Nebraska’s congressional delegation is seeking answers about safety and maintenance at Offutt’s 55th Wing following a World-Herald investigative report.
The investigation showed that the 29 C-135 jets based at Offutt Air Force Base near Bellevue have been plagued by mechanical problems in recent years. The reconnaissance planes carry out critical missions from operating bases in England, Greece, Japan and Qatar.
Rep. Don Bacon, a retired brigadier general who commanded the 55th Wing in 2011-12, said The World-Herald series accurately portrayed the dire state of maintenance in the Air Force today.
