For those of you who missed the introduction to this series of posts on ES&S, you may benefit from reading Vol 1 and Vol 2 first. Scroll down to the bottom to find the links. Vol 3 of this series focuses on Offutt AFB, 911 and the Royal Air Force.
In ES&S Vol 3 “All Roads Lead To Omaha,” we shift our focus on to Offutt AFB. This may not make sense to most at first glance, but please stick with us. This is a massive excavation project that we are embarking on here so this is just shovel #3. After reading this, it will become clear that Offutt AFB served as “grand central station” for a host of happenings, including many involving the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force. Wait, what? Huh?
When sharing insights, it is sometimes more thought provoking to ask questions first and then answer those questions as we go so that is the approach we are taking. A quick trip down memory lane and a brief history lesson will serve us well.
Q: How was the Omaha area and Offutt AFB involved in 9/11?
A: George W. Bush was wisped away on 9/11 and taken swiftly to Offutt AFB located in Bellevue, NE just a few minutes south of Omaha. He and his posse hunkered down in what was referred to as the US Strategic Command or the STRATCOM “safety bunker.” The bunker, located 40 feet underground, was described as being able to withstand a nuclear blast. An underground encampment, so to speak.
A look inside the STRATCOM bunker used by Bush on 9/11 (9/10/21)
https://www.live5news.com/2021/09/10/look-inside-stratcom-bunker-used-by-bush-911/
Q: Why would the military “dismantle” this “historic” safety bunker that could withstand a nuclear blast?
A: ________________________ (You fill in the blank) Let’s keep digging.
Q: So when exactly did the dismantling or shutting down of the STRATCOM “safety bunker” occur?
A: March 2019….for those who live in and around the fruited plain, you might recall that Offutt AFB was reported “under water” in March 2019 after the Missouri River flooded. Some like to say that this is when the underground tunnel systems in and around Offutt AFB were cleared out. Picture military personnel drudging through all sorts of sludge in this underground tunnel system and reporting back “ALL CLEAR!” At the end of the day, all we really know is that the STRATCOM “safety bunker” / underground infrastructure was destroyed in 2019. For those interested in learning more about the “major” flooding of the Missouri River in 2019, click here.
Offutt AFB flooded in March 2019
https://www.offutt.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2002165668/
Q: So when exactly did Offutt AFB get built? (Please pardon the timely mention of “balloons” - completely unintentional.)
A: You can read this brief summary or access the Wikipedia link.
Offutt Air Force Base
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offutt_Air_Force_Base
Offutt’s history began with the commissioning by the war department in 1890 of Fort Crook. In 1918, the 61st Balloon Company of the Army Air Corps was assigned to Fort Crook at the close of WW1. Other known organizations assigned to 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". 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 HQ for the Air Defense Command Second Air Force on 6 May 1947.
During the late 1950s, Offutt housed a Royal Air Force facility, which visited the base frequently while on exercise with SAC.
Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum | Aircraft & Collection | AVRO Hawker Vulcan
https://www.sacmuseum.org/what-to-see/aircraft/
HARD STOP…..So it looks like the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force (RAF) was a regular visitor at Offutt AFB and they conducted regular “exercises” with Strategic Air Command (SAC)? Sounds like a kind of cozy place to come visit, especially if you’re Queen Elizabeth or Prince Andrew?
Queen Elizabeth charmed SAC workers during 1984 visit to Offutt (9/16/2022)
So pivot with me now…..let’s get back to ES&S so we do not totally lose our focus. Based on the information our team has been tracking for several months, it would appear that all requests for ES&S CVR records from citizens across Nebraska have been denied by election officials. Why is this? Why is NOONE allowed to see the CVR records from the ES&S tabulators? What exactly is everyone so afraid of? Why must everything come to an abrupt halt when the subject matter involves ES&S tabulators? Why MUST all the incumbents, in this case Republican, remain in power? What are they all protecting so fiercely in Nebraska? Offutt? The Franklin Scandal? The Royal Air Force?
Let’s keep rubbing those sticks together…..Vol 4 is already in the works so stay with us as you will begin to understand ever so clearly that “All Roads Lead To Omaha.” We still have to find out who the McCarthy Group LLC (owner of ES&S) is exactly and how did that DOJ anti-trust lawsuit against ES&S turn out back in 2009 or 2010. Isn’t a 60% market share considered too big an entity or an “illegal” entity with too much control over the market?
Quick side note……it looks like the “spy balloon” path covered 21 military bases across the United States, including Offutt AFB and three others in Nebraska.
Here is the list of the US military bases in the path of the China spy balloon as it traveled across the Continental United States (2/5/23)
Way more to come on this rather massive excavation project!