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The 55th is the largest wing in Air Combat Command and the second largest in the Air Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omaha.com\/news\/local\/e-3-pilot-is-first-woman-to-take-command-of-55th-wing-at-offutt-air\/article_0ac87068-d087-11eb-9f4a-1fd1d67fca94.html#tncms-source=login\">The Omaha World-Herald<\/a> reports that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/image\/6577299\/seat-decision-table-leadership-lessons-three-colonels\" target=\"_blank\">Col. Kristen Thompson<\/a> took over command Tuesday, becoming the first woman among the 65 officers who have led the unit since it was established in 1941. She replaces Col. 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