The Omaha Trophy, which is sponsored by the United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) and the STRATCOM Consultation Committee, is awarded each year to U.S. military units with intercontinental ballistic missiles, strategic aircraft, strategic space and information operations, as well as to the best ballistic missile submarine. The trophy is currently presented in four official categories:
Global Operations Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Strategic Bomber Operations Submarine Ballistic Missile
Selection for the award in each of the categories is based on formal evaluations, meritorious achievement, safety, and other factors, such as community involvement and humanitarian actions. This is then awarded to a notable person who has followed these values.
History The Omaha Trophy was created by the Strategic Command Consultation Committee, located in Omaha, Nebraska. The trophy was originally presented as a single trophy to a unit of the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command (SAC) on behalf of the citizens of Omaha. The committee requested the trophy be presented annually to the command's best wing as a token of recognition and appreciation. It was first presented in 1971, with the number of awards increasing over the years as the U.S. Strategic Command's mission and structure changed. After the inactivation of Strategic Air Command and the creation of U.S. Strategic Command in 1992, the committee authorized two awards. One was for the best ICBM or fleet ballistic missile submarine unit, and the other was for the unified command's best strategic aviation unit. In 1998, the missile category was divided into two separate awards, with one to be presented to land-based units, and the other to sea-based missile units. In 2003, a fourth category was added. This new category was strategic space and information operations, which was used until 2006. It became the cyberspace category in 2007, and global operations in 2008.
The current award of the Omaha Trophy reflects the command's primary missions, emphasis on strategic deterrence, and evolving role in global operations. The trophy rotates between installations annually. Officials present a miniature, replica trophy or plaque and certificate to each winning unit after the presentation trophy has been returned at the beginning of the next competitive cycle. +Omaha Trophy WinnersCategoryIntercontinental Ballistic MissileBallistic Missile SubmarineStrategic BomberStrategic AircraftGlobal Operations200590th Missile Wing F.E. Warren Air Force Base, WyomingUSS Alaska (SSBN 732) Naval Base Kitsap, Washington5th Bomb Wing Minot AFB, North DakotaJoint Space Operations Center Vandenberg AFB, California200690th Missile Wing F.E. Warren Air Force Base, WyomingUSS Louisiana (SSBN-743) Naval Base Kitsap, Washington509th Bomb Wing Whiteman Air Force Base, MissouriJoint Task Force Global Network Operations Arlington, Virginia2007*Awarded as the Deterrence Operation Trophy 341st Space Wing
Malmstrom Air Force Base, Great Falls, Montana*Awarded as the Space Operations Trophy Joint Space Operations Center (JSPOC)
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc, California*Awarded as the Cyberspace Trophy Joint Functional Component Command – Network Warfare
(JFCC-NW), Fort Meade, Maryland2008USS Maryland (SSBN-738) Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, GeorgiaStrategic Communications Wing One Tinker AFB, Oklahoma2009341st Space Wing Malmstrom Air Force Base, MontanaUSS Kentucky (SSBN-737) Naval Submarine Base, Bangor, Washington55th Wing Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska67th Network Warfare Wing Lackland Air Force Base, Texas201091st Missile Wing Minot Air Force Base, North DakotaUSS Rhode Island (SSBN-740) Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, Ga.5th Bomb Wing Minot AFB, North Dakota50th Space Wing Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado201190th Missile Wing F.E. Warren Air Force Base, WyomingUSS Alaska (SSBN 732) Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia55th Wing Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska67th Network Warfare Wing Lackland Air Force Base, Texas201290th Missile Wing F.E. Warren Air Force Base, WyomingUSS Alaska (SSBN 732) Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, GeorgiaStrategic Communications Wing One Tinker AFB, Oklahoma50th Space Wing Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado201390th Missile Wing F.E. Warren Air Force Base, WyomingUSS Nebraska (SSBN 739) Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Washington509th Bomb Wing
Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri67th Cyberspace Wing Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas201491st Missile Wing Minot Air Force Base, North DakotaUSS Alaska (SSBN 732) Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia50th Space Wing Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado2015341st Missile Wing Malmstrom Air Force Base, MontanaUSS Wyoming (SSBN 742) Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia2nd Bomb Wing Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana92nd Air Refueling Wing Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington460th Space Wing Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado201690th Missile Wing F.E. Warren Air Force Base, WyomingUSS Alaska (SSBN 732) Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia5th Bomb Wing Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota92nd Air Refueling Wing Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington21st Space Wing Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado2017341st Missile Wing Malmstrom AFB, MontanaUSS Alabama (SSBN 731) Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Washington509th and 131st Bomb Wings Whiteman AFB, MissouriStrategic Communications Wing One Tinker AFB, Oklahoma460th Space Wing Buckley AFB, Colorado2018341st Missile Wing Malmstrom AFB, MontanaUSS Nevada (SSBN-733) Naval Submarine Base Bangor, Washington509th and 131st Bomb Wing Whiteman AFB, Missouri117th Air Refueling Wing Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base, Alabama21st Space Wing Peterson AFB, Colorado201991st Missile Wing
Minot AFB, North DakotaUSS Alaska (SSBN-732) Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia5th Bomb Wing Minot AFB, North DakotaWing One Task Group 114.2 Tinker AFB, Oklahoma100th Missile Defense Brigade Schriever AFB, Colorado202090th Operations Support Squadron
F.E. Warren AFB, WyomingUSS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730)
Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Washington96th Bomb Squadron
Barksdale AFB, LouisianaFleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron FOUR Tinker AFB, Oklahoma202112th Missile Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, MontanaUSS Alaska (SSBN-732) Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia509th Operations Support Squadron, Whiteman AFB, MissouriFleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron FOUR Tinker AFB, Oklahoma202240th Helicopter Squadron Malmstrom AFB, MontanaUSS Rhode Island (SSBN-740) Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia37th Bomb Squadron Ellsworth AFB, South DakotaFleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 4 (United States Navy) Tinker AFB, Oklahoma2023341st Missile Wing Malmstrom AFB, MontanaUSS Kentucky (SSBN-737) Naval Submarine Base Bangor, Washington2nd Bomb Wing Barksdale AFB, Louisiana92nd Air Refueling Wing Fairchild AFB, Washington202491st Missile Wing Minot AFB, North DakotaUSS Tennessee (SSBN-734) Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia509th Bomb Wing Whiteman AFB, Missouri171st Air Refueling Wing Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Omaha Trophy Honor Wall U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and the Strategic Command Consultation Committee (SCC) unveiled the Omaha Trophy Honor Wall at USSTRATCOM headquarters on March 14, 2022. The Omaha Trophy Honor Wall showcases 125 patches from every unit that has received the award in chronological order with room for future recipient units.
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