One of the newest and most advanced aircraft in the U.S. Air Force’s fleet visited Casper on Tuesday. An EA-37B Compass Call, an electronic warfare aircraft, was spotted on the runway of Casper/Natrona County Airport.
Airport Director Glenn Januska told Cowboy State Daily that he spotted the rare aircraft around noon Tuesday. He didn’t know it was there until it was preparing for takeoff.
“I was walking past the observation deck in the terminal when I saw it,” he said. “I’ve seen a lot of aircraft come and go in my 37-year career, but I never saw anything like that.”
Few people have seen anything like the EA-37B because it’s just entered service.
The first EA-37B Compass Call was delivered for pilot training in August 2024 and flew its first mission training sortie out of Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska, last month.
Only five of the aircraft are in service as of May 2025. The 10 aircraft ordered by the U.S. Air Force are designed to give a critical advantage in the ever-evolving world of modern warfare.
“This new airframe and its delivery mean that we have a combat-credible threat,” Col. Mark Howard, commander of the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, said