Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska was struck by extensive flooding that started on March 15. The base hosts critical command and reconnaissance aircraft.
By Patrick Martin Patrick Martin Digital video editor Email Bio March 18 at 5:10 PM The flooding that continues to cause damage across the Midwest has crippled part of a critical Air Force base in Nebraska, where the military would coordinate a response to a nuclear attack.
Strategic Command buildings have not been flooded, since they are on a hill and the underground facilities have flood control systems, said Maj. Meghan Liemburg-Archer, a Strategic Command spokeswoman. The Strategic Command called for only “mission essential personnel" to report for duty, but Liemburg-Archer said flooded roads and parking lots were the reason for the reduced staffing. The command is continuing an exercise with U.S. forces in Europe that started March 13.
Airmen and base personnel began working around the clock Friday to fill 235,000 sandbags and prepare 460 flood barriers. About 1,600 military personnel were relocated to different buildings to continue operations during the flooding. The base ended the sandbagging effort Sunday morning.
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