55th Wing
| 55th Wing | |
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RC-135V Rivet Joint of the 55th Wing | |
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| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Operational wing |
| Role | |
| Size | c. 7,800 personnel |
| Part of | Air Combat Command (Sixteenth Air Force) |
| Headquarters | Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska |
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| Decorations | |
| Website | Official website |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Aaron T. Gray |
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| 55th Wing emblem | |
| 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing emblem | |
| Tail code | OF |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Electronic warfare | EA-37B Compass Call EC-130H Compass Call |
| Reconnaissance | RC-135S Cobra Ball RC-135U Combat Sent RC-135V/W Rivet Joint WC-135R/W Constant Phoenix |
| Trainer | TC-135W |
The 55th Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Combat Command. The wing is primarily stationed at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, but maintains one of its groups and associated squadrons at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, as a geographically separated unit.
The 55 WG is the only Air Force wing with continuous operations, maintenance, and aircraft presence in the United States Central Command area of responsibility since Operation Desert Storm.
The wing's mission is to provide worldwide reconnaissance, real-time intelligence, command and control, information warfare and combat support to U.S. leaders and commanders. One of the wing's units, the 55th Operations Group, operates 46 aircraft, including 13 models of seven different types. It is the largest wing in Air Combat Command and flies the most diverse number of aircraft.