55th Wing leadership held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the new command post. The ceremony was held before the command post was fully operational to allow visitors to tour the facility before it was restricted due to classification. (Video by J.B. Artley, 55th Wing Public Affairs)
Stevens was named to the 55th Wing Association Hall of Fame in 2006. He served four tours between 1967 and 1984 with the Offutt-based unit known during the Cold War as the 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, culminating in a command tour from 1982-84. He accumulated more than 8,000 flight hours.
Retired Air Force Col. Merlin “Steve” Stevens grew up in Iowa and was a lifelong fisherman. He is shown here fishing with his son, Charles, last October in the Florida Keys.
Photos: Offutt Air Force Base rebuilding five years after flood
Construction continues on the area devastated by a flood five years ago at Offutt Air Force Base on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
Construction continues on the area devastated by a flood five years ago at Offutt Air Force Base on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
Construction continues on the area devastated by a flood five years ago at Offutt Air Force Base on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 The buildings were built on pads of dirt that were much higher than before.
Stevens was named to the 55th Wing Association Hall of Fame in 2006. He served four tours between 1967 and 1984 with the Offutt-based unit known during the Cold War as the 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, culminating in a command tour from 1982-84. He accumulated more than 8,000 flight hours.
Retired Air Force Col. Merlin “Steve” Stevens grew up in Iowa and was a lifelong fisherman. He is shown here fishing with his son, Charles, last October in the Florida Keys.
