21st Space Wing receives Omaha Trophy

Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, far left, Mr. Ken Stinson, chairman of Strategic Command Consultation Committee (SCC), middle, Col. Thomas Falzarano, commander of 21st Space Wing, second from right, and Chief Master Sgt. Patrick McMahon, far right, command senior enlisted leader of USSTRATCOM, present the Omaha Trophy to Airmen of the 21st Space Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 9, 2019. The 21st SW won the trophy for global operations, one of five official categories including intercontinental ballistic missile operations, strategic aircraft operations, strategic bomber operations and submarine ballistic missile operations. The Omaha Trophy was created by the SCC, located in Omaha, Nebraska, and presented to a unit of USSTRATCOM on behalf of the citizens of Omaha. It was first presented in 1971 and is given to the command’s best wing as a token of recognition and appreciation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)