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53-636: Camp Sherman may refer to: Camp Sherman, Nebraska, an earlier name for Fort Omaha , listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places Camp Sherman, Ohio , an Army National Guard training site established in 1917 Camp Sherman, Oregon , an unincorporated community in Jefferson County Camp Sherman Community Hall , listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Camp Sherman Topics referred to by

106-514: A Unified Combatant Command of the Department of Defense . The 55th Strategic Wing then became the 55th Wing , under the newly created Air Combat Command . In 1998, the Strategic Air and Space Museum moved 30 miles (48 km) southwest to Ashland , just off Interstate 80 , midway between Omaha and Lincoln . In 2005, Offutt began several major renovations. The on-base Wherry housing area

159-724: A contingent of officers and men from Fort Omaha were assigned to Camp John Wise in Texas. The Balloon School at Fort Omaha was soon ended. Meanwhile, at the Florence Field site on May 2, 1918, two soldiers were burned to death and thirteen seriously burned when a Caquot -type balloon exploded. There are six extant 19th-century structures in Fort Omaha, and the site overall has been judged significant in US history. Because of this, Fort Omaha has received numerous historical designations. The Department of

212-542: A murder-suicide. The shooter, Zachary Firlik, was an active off-duty airman who killed his wife and then himself. Their five year-old daughter was downstairs at the time, and fled the house after hearing gunshots. Offutt Air Force Base is the host station for the 55th Wing (55 WG), the largest wing of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command . Additionally, the base is home to many significant associate units, including US Strategic Command Headquarters,

265-659: A training area called the Mead Training Site. The site is managed by the Camp Ashland Training Site Command. The training area has been used by the National Guard, United States Air Force, local law enforcement, and other entities as a training site for many years. 3/209th RTI out of Camp Ashland began using Mead Training Site in 2008 as the primary training facility for their 88M military occupational specialty reclassification school and continues to use

318-460: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Fort Omaha The post is where Ponca Chief Standing Bear and 29 fellow Ponca were held prior to the landmark 1879 trial of Standing Bear v. Crook . Judge Elmer Dundy determined that American Indians were persons within the meaning of the law and that the Ponca were illegally detained after leaving

371-682: Is primarily occupied by the Metropolitan Community College . It continues to house Navy, Marine and Army Reserve units. The fort is located in the present-day Miller Park neighborhood of North Omaha . The site includes the General Crook House, which is listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The entire fort is listed as an historic district on the NRHP. Sherman Barracks, also known as Camp Sherman,

424-573: Is the headquarters of the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), the 557th Weather Wing , and the 55th Wing (55 WG) of the Air Combat Command (ACC), the latter serving as the host unit. Aviation use at Offutt began in September 1918 during World War I as an Army Air Service balloon field. Originally named Fort Crook , it was renamed in honor of World War I pilot and Omaha native 1st Lt. Jarvis Offutt in 1924. Offutt AFB's legacy includes

477-578: Is used as the museum of the Douglas County Historical Society . It is filled with 19th-century Victorian-style furniture, in addition to military exhibits, and offices of the Douglas County Historical Society . Ornate Victorian-style gardens have been restored on the property. It is located in the middle of Fort Omaha, at 5730 North 30th Street. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. Built in 1879 by

530-483: The 2000 census . Offutt AFB is named in honor of First Lieutenant Jarvis Jenness Offutt (26 October 1894 – 13 August 1918). The first native of Omaha to become a casualty in World War I , Lieutenant Offutt died of injuries sustained when his SE-5 fighter crashed during a training flight near Valheureux, France . The airfield portion of Fort Crook was designated Offutt Field on 6 May 1924. Offutt's history began with

583-548: The Air Defense Command Second Air Force on 6 June. In 1947, the airfield opened for operational use, with the 381st Bombardment Group being assigned to the field with one squadron of B-29 Superfortresses, although the facility remained primarily a separation center. The newly established United States Air Force took control of the facility in September 1947, and on 13 January 1948, it was renamed Offutt Air Force Base. Later that same year, on 26 September,

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636-718: The Spanish–American War when the 22nd Regiment under Charles A. Wikoff was dispatched to Cuba. The regiment suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of El Caney . Only 165 of the 513 regiment members survived with most succumbing to tropical diseases after the battle. The oldest surviving portion of Fort Crook is the parade grounds and surrounding red brick buildings that were constructed between 1894 and 1896. These structures are still in active use today as squadron headquarters, living quarters for high-ranking generals (Generals Row), and Nebraska's oldest operational jail. In 1918,

689-1020: The United States Air Force . Offutt AFB is the headquarters of United States Strategic Command ( USSTRATCOM ) which is one of the ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). USSTRATCOM was established in 1992 as a successor to Strategic Air Command (SAC). It is charged with space operations (such as military satellites), information operations (such as information warfare ), missile defense, global command and control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR), global strike and strategic deterrence (the United States nuclear arsenal), and combating weapons of mass destruction. Flying and notable non-flying units based at Offutt Air Force Base. Units marked GSU are Geographically Separate Units, which although based at Offutt, are subordinate to

742-542: The 1980s brought additional operational improvements to Offutt, including the Bennie Davis Aircraft Maintenance Hangar, and a new command center for Headquarters SAC. Offutt again faced changes in 1992 when the easing of world tensions allowed the United States to reorganize the Air Force. The Strategic Air Command was inactivated on 1 June, succeeded by the U.S. Strategic Command ( USSTRATCOM ),

795-422: The 2nd Infantry until 1896, when the garrison was relocated to Fort Crook near Bellevue . Fort Omaha was the site where Chief Standing Bear was held prior to the 1879 trial of Standing Bear v. Crook . Standing Bear, a Ponca chief, successfully argued in the U.S. District Court that Native Americans were "persons within the meaning of the law" and had rights of citizenship. During the trial, Standing Bear

848-470: The 3902nd Air Base Group (later Wing) became the host unit at Offutt under A. J. Beck . On 9 November 1948, Offutt became the host base for Headquarters Strategic Air Command , which was moved from Andrews AFB , Maryland. Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington chose to locate the Air Force's long-range atomic strike force at Offutt primarily because the base was centrally located on

901-523: The 4131st Army Air Force Base Unit, Air Materiel Command. In the initial months after the end of World War II, Offutt was used by the 2474th Separation Processing squadron to demobilize service members out of the armed forces after their return from overseas duty. In June 1946, the Army Air Force re-designated Fort Crook and the Martin-Nebraska facilities as Offutt Field. It became the headquarters for

954-579: The 557th Weather Wing, the Omaha operating location of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, and many others. The 55th Wing is composed of five groups at Offutt AFB and at various locations worldwide: The 595th Command and Control Group (C2G) was activated in a ceremony held on 6 October 2016. The mission of the 595th C2G is to consolidate the Air Force's portion of the nuclear triad, including Air Force nuclear command and control communications, under

1007-529: The 61st Balloon Company of the Army Air Corps was assigned to Fort Crook at the close of World War I , which performed combat reconnaissance training. In the spring of 1921, the plowing, leveling, and seeding of 260 acres of land at Fort Crook created an airfield suitable for frequent takeoffs and landings and as a refueling stop for mail and transcontinental flights. The first permanent aircraft hangars were completed in 1921. Other known organizations assigned to

1060-578: The 6th Battalion, 43rd Artillery . During the Cold War, a general and various support personnel from the base were airborne 24 hours a day on an EC-135 from 3 February 1961 to 24 July 1990 in Operation Looking Glass , creating an airborne command post in case of war. The 3902d Air Base Wing was inactivated on 1 March 1986, and the 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing assumed host-unit responsibilities for Offutt. Increased defense spending during

1113-605: The General Crook House and Library Archives Center. More than 25 structures at Fort Omaha are included in the designation of this area as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service . Offutt Air Force Base#Fort Crook Offutt Air Force Base / ˈ ɒ f ʌ t / ( IATA : OFF , ICAO : KOFF , FAA LID : OFF ) is a U.S. Air Force base south of Omaha , adjacent to Bellevue in Sarpy County, Nebraska . It

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1166-565: The Indian Territory in January 1879. The Fort Omaha historic district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The district includes the 1879 General Crook House Museum, as well as the 1879 Quartermaster's office, 1878 commissary, 1884 guardhouse, 1883 ordnance magazine and 1887 mule stables. Opened in 1868 as a supply depot for various forts along the Platte River , Fort Omaha

1219-476: The Indian Wars, and this important civil rights trial, contributed to the site's being listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. The Spanish–American War brought the fort into usage as a muster point for troops from across Nebraska. Camp Meiklejohn, Camp Augur and Camp Vincent were all subordinate troop sites around Omaha under command of the fort. In World War II , Fort Omaha

1272-686: The Interior designated Fort Omaha a historic district, and listed the Crook House on the National Register of Historic Places . In 1982, the Fort Omaha Guardhouse was designated a Landmark under the City of Omaha's Landmark Heritage Preservation Ordinance. In 1879, this Italianate -style house was completed for General and Mrs. Crook for the general's continued administration of the Indian Wars . Today, it

1325-587: The North American continent, placing it well beyond the existing range of long-range, nuclear-armed bombers to (then) stay safely out of range of hostile missiles or bomber aircraft. Offutt's population and facilities grew dramatically to keep pace with the increased operational demands during the Cold War . Several new dormitories and more than 2,000 family housing units – built in the late 1950s and 1960s under incremental Wherry and Capehart projects – quickly replaced

1378-555: The U.S. Army, the Headquarters Building at Fort Omaha first served as the home of the Department of the Platte during the command of General George Crook . In 1881, the headquarters moved back to Downtown Omaha to be closer to the railroads. Today, the building serves as the community college's library. Originally constructed in 1861, the current guardhouse, which sits at Bourke Gate, was built in 1883. Expanded several times, it

1431-678: The US Strategic Command Underground Command Center ( 41°06′50″N 095°55′04″W  /  41.11389°N 95.91778°W  / 41.11389; -95.91778 ) and was taken into an underground bunker designed to withstand a nuclear blast. There, he held a teleconference call with Vice President Cheney, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice , Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld , Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage , CIA Director George Tenet , Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta , and others. The meeting lasted about an hour. Rice recalled that during

1484-756: The USAF agreed to pay Sarris his full salary until he retired in 2014 and paid $ 21,000 of his attorney's fees. After retiring, Sarris published a book titled, Cowardice in Leadership – A Lesson in Harassment, Intimidation, and Reprisals . Ten years after Sarris blew the whistle, the Omaha World Herald published a three-part series titled "In-flight emergency", which confirmed his earlier claims. The 549th Strategic Missile Squadron operated three SM-65D Atlas ICBM sites (1 October 1960 – 15 December 1964). Each site

1537-552: The auspices of Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). Previously, portions of the Air Force's command and control of nuclear operations had been divided among AFGSC, Air Combat Command , and the Twentieth Air Force . The 595th Command and Control Group is composed of four squadrons: The 557th Weather Wing , formerly the Air Force Weather Agency, is headquartered at Offutt AFB. It is the lead weather center of

1590-977: The basing of alert tankers in the late 1950s and 1960s, support for intercontinental ballistic missile sites in Nebraska and Iowa in the 1960s, and worldwide reconnaissance from the mid-1960s to the present. To provide air defense of the base, the United States Army established the Offutt AFB Defense Area , and Nike-Hercules surface-to-air missile sites were constructed during 1959. Sites were located near Cedar Creek, Nebraska (OF-60) 40°59′00″N 096°05′28″W  /  40.98333°N 96.09111°W  / 40.98333; -96.09111 , and Council Bluffs, Iowa (OF-10) 41°13′47″N 095°41′58″W  /  41.22972°N 95.69944°W  / 41.22972; -95.69944 . They were operational between November 1960 and March 1966. The missiles were operated by

1643-583: The commissioning by the War Department in 1890 of Fort Crook. Located some 10 miles south of Omaha and two miles west of the Missouri River , the fort was constructed between 1894 and 1896. The fort's namesake was Major General George Crook , a Civil War veteran and Indian fighter. It was first used as a dispatch point for Indian conflicts on the Great Plains . Troops from Fort Crook fought during

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1696-514: The construction of the Enola Gay and Bockscar , the planes that dropped Little Boy and Fat Man over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II . Offutt served over 40 years as the headquarters for the former Strategic Air Command (SAC) and home for its associated ground and aerial command centers for the United States in the case of nuclear war during the Cold War . The population was 8,901 at

1749-906: The corner of North 30th and Martin Streets in North Omaha. Shortly after the United States entered World War I , 800 men immediately enlisted in the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps . They were sent to the Fort Omaha Balloon School for training. They later provided forward observations for the artillery. More than 16,000 airmen went through the Balloon School. In 1917, the Army determined that weather conditions at Fort Omaha were not suitable for rapidly training balloon companies. The next year,

1802-467: The end of World War II . Among these were the Enola Gay and Bockscar , the B-29s that dropped the first atomic weapons to be used in a military action (against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki , Japan). Production ended on 18 September 1945, when the last B-29 rolled out of the assembly building. With the manufacturing plant's closure, custody of the airfield and ground facilities were assumed by

1855-511: The field were the 74th Balloon Company in November 1918; 60th Balloon Company in December 1918. On 6 May 1924, the airfield was officially named "Offutt Field". The field accommodated interim reserve flying training and regular Post Office Department airmail flights during the 1920s and 1930s; a small detachment of enlisted men (detached service) from Marshall Field and Fort Riley, Kansas, constituted

1908-459: The government over claims that he was subjected to retaliation for talking to the media in 2008 about poor maintenance of RC-135 aircraft at the base. After Sarris' allegations appeared in the Kansas City Star , base officials revoked his security clearance and reassigned him to menial duties. Later investigations by the government substantiated many of Sarris' claims. As part of the settlement,

1961-534: The inactivation of the Atlas-D on 1 October 1964, and was inactivated 14 December 1964. Confusingly, the squadron was originally the 566th but on 1 July 1961 SAC swapped designators with the 549th at F.E. Warren AFB. The 549th SMS was under the 385th Strategic Aerospace Wing. Site "A" was abandoned for many years, until the late 1970s when the Nebraska National Guard took over ownership of the site to establish

2014-461: The meeting, Tenet told Bush, "Sir, I believe it's al-Qaeda . We're doing the assessment but it looks like, it feels like, it smells like al-Qaeda." The White House staff was preparing for Bush to address the nation from the Offutt bunker, but Bush decided instead to return to Washington. Air Force One left Offutt around 4:30pm. In May 2011, base civilian employee George Sarris successfully settled with

2067-406: The name was changed to Omaha Barracks. General Sherman was said to have complained about such a small site being named after him. On December 30, 1878, the post was designated Fort Omaha. During this same time period, the U.S. Army's Department of the Platte was organized. The fort was the department's headquarters from 1878 to 1881. The post, however, remained home to upwards of ten companies of

2120-437: The old quarters of Fort Crook. Headquarters SAC moved from the Martin-Nebraska complex to Building 500 in 1957, and new base facilities in the 1960s and 1970s included a hospital, main exchange, commissary, and library. During the late 1950s, Offutt housed a Royal Air Force facility for servicing Avro Vulcans , which visited the air base frequently while on exercise with SAC. Operational use of Offutt Air Force Base included

2173-753: The only military presence on the field between 1935 and 1940. In 1940 as American involvement in World War II loomed, the Army Air Corps chose Offutt Field as the site for a new bomber plant that was to be operated by the Glenn L. Martin Company . The plant's construction included a two-mile (3.2 km)-long concrete runway, six large hangars, and a 1,700,000-square-foot (160,000 m ) aircraft-assembly building. Production switched to B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombers in 1944, and 531 Superfortresses were produced before

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2226-818: The response to the September 11 attacks from a bunker at the base. Bush, who was in Florida at the Emma Booker Elementary School in Sarasota at the time of the attacks, first flew from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport to Barksdale AFB in Louisiana and then to Offutt en route back to Washington, DC. Bush arrived at 2:50pm, conducted a video conference in an underground command bunker and left for Washington, DC at 4:30pm. Air Force One left Barksdale AFB for Offutt AFB around 1:30pm. The Air Force One entourage

2279-421: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Camp Sherman . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Camp_Sherman&oldid=1166296948 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

2332-412: The site several weekends a year. Site "B" is in use for agricultural storage. Site "C" has been demolished, with only the access roads remaining. Serial killer John Joubert murdered two boys while stationed at the base in 1983. In September 2019, a shooting took place in Offutt's private housing community, in which Sgt. Zachary Firlik and his wife Kari Firlik were killed. The case was identified as

2385-455: The site year round. A MOUT site ( Military Operations in Urban Terrain ) was constructed at the site in 2009. Two Nebraska National Guard armories were built directly alongside the training area in 2012. Many other National Guard units use the site for drill weekends and annual trainings. Airmen out of Offutt Air Force Base practice Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) Training at

2438-430: The spring of 2019 as a result of the Missouri River flooding ; at one point, almost half of the base's runway was underwater. Flight operations and some support staff were temporarily relocated to nearby Lincoln Air National Guard Base while repairs (as well as some pre-planned construction projects) were undertaken. On 11 September 2001, President George W. Bush conducted one of the first major strategy sessions for

2491-480: Was assisted by Susette LaFlesche Tibbles , a famous Omaha woman who was the daughter of Iron Eye , the last recognized chief of the Omaha. His lawyer was Andrew Jackson Poppleton , a pioneer Omaha attorney who held the position of general attorney for the Union Pacific Railroad . The trial was the most important of Poppleton's career. Both the fort's significant role in US military history in relation to

2544-503: Was composed of three missile silos (9 total). Beginning in 1958, the Army Corps of Engineers began planning for the sites, and construction began in 1959. The construction project was completed on 28 July 1960. In April and May 1961, the three complexes became the last Atlas D missiles to go on alert. The missiles were manned by the 549th Strategic Missile Squadron which was activated on 1 October 1960. The squadron began to phase down with

2597-453: Was demolished for replacement with new housing. A new fire house, AAFES mini-mall, and U.S. Post Office were completed in 2006. Additionally, the Air Force Weather Agency broke ground on a new facility which was completed in 2008. The new headquarters for STRATCOM, the Command and Control Facility (C2F), is expected to be operational in September 2018. The base sustained significant damage in

2650-528: Was designated an Omaha Landmark in 1982. After World War II, Fort Omaha was placed under control of the US Navy. Today, several perimeter facilities are used as a training locations for the Marine Corps Reserve, as well as storage and repair areas for Navy vehicles. The remainder of Fort Omaha houses a campus of the Metropolitan Community College , in addition to the Douglas County Historical Society at

2703-472: Was established on December 5, 1868 by Captain William Sinclair of the 3rd U.S. Artillery and named in honor of Lt. General William Tecumseh Sherman . It was located on an 82.5-acre tract 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Omaha and 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.4 km) south of Florence . Pioneer entrepreneur Augustus Kountze sold land for the installation to the federal government. The following year,

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2756-615: Was pared down to a few essential staffers such as Ari Fleischer , Andrew Card , Karl Rove , Dan Bartlett , Brian Montgomery, and Gordon Johndroe , plus about five reporters. During the flight, Bush remained in "continuous contact" with both the White House Situation Room and Vice President Dick Cheney in the Presidential Emergency Operations Center . Air Force One landed at Offutt shortly before 3:00pm. At 3:06pm, Bush passed through security to

2809-596: Was used as a prisoner-of-war camp to house Italian Army soldiers captured in Europe. In 1907, the Army built a large steel hangar at Fort Omaha for use in experiments with dirigibles , a program that was abandoned in 1909. This program and its successor were part of the American Expeditionary Forces . A balloon house was built in 1908, and in 1909, the first balloon flight took place. The military acquired additional space for training called Florence Field, at

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