Ellsworth Airmen recall historic mission 10 years later

A decade after B-1B Lancers thundered off the runway from their home station at Ellsworth AFB to strike targets in Libya in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, the images from that day are just as vivid now as the day they happened for many who contributed to that mission.

AFGSC Design Thinking Course Leads to Dyess AFB’s First SBIR Phase 3

The Department of Defense is typically not the first place you’d go to find a Design Thinking course, especially in the U.S. Air Force’s nuclear command; however, that is exactly where it has emerged. By necessity, the military is organized into a strict top-down hierarchy. This trait should be in

New set of eyes for long-lived robot

Technology is constantly advancing and improving. As for those in the 7th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal shop at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, they have received a new set of eyes for their ANDROS F6 Robot.The ANDROS F6 Robot is a heavy-duty unmanned ground vehicle designed for

STRIKEWERX project aims to revolutionize B-52 air refueling

Training for B-52 pilots is moving into the future via a new innovation effort by Air Force Global Strike Command and STRIKEWERX.STRIKEWERX, the command’s innovation hub, is aiding Global Strike’s effort to build a state-of-the-art training capability for training pilots to accomplish air refueling

B-2 depart Lajes Field for final BTF Europe integration mission

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, hot-pit refuels at Lajes Field, Azores, March 25, 2021. Three B-2s relied on the refueling capabilities at Lajes to enable support for joint and combined training, exercises and operations in the High North region. (U.S. Air

COVID-19 cannot stop the 393rd EBS

While the world has been battling with the spread of COVID-19 for the past year, the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron has not let that slow them down.Over the past year Team Whiteman has learned and refined operations to keep Airmen safe during COVID-19. Airmen have developed habit patterns that

Ellsworth B-1s represent AFGSC at Red Flag 21-2

B-1B Lancers from the 37th Bomb Squadron participated in Red Flag 21-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, from March 8-19. The two-week exercise provided Airmen the opportunity to train realistically alongside a number of different units and airframes from across the U.S. and around the world. In

Catching a jet; 9th EBS aircraft maintainers retrieve B-1 after mission

B-2 Spirit teams up with B-1 Lancer in High North

A crew chief assigned to the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron marshals a B-2 Spirit to a parking spot at Lajes Field, Azores, March 22, 2021. After a hot-pit refuel and crew change, the B-2s will team up with a B-1 Lancer, assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, for a Bomber Task Force Europe

28th SFS defenders receive new female body armor

Female Airmen assigned to the 28th Security Forces Squadron received the Aspetto Mach V Female Body Armor (FBA) system at Ellsworth Air Force Base on March 2. Previously, female defenders wore the same body armor specifically designed for their male counterparts.