May 15, 2022 Let the good times roar - 2022 Ellsworth Air & Space Show concludes It’s difficult to determine which was louder, the roar of a tri-bomber flyover, or the sound of nearly 60,000 attendees at the 2022 Ellsworth Air and Space Show May 14 and 15.
March 14, 2022 Spreading Her Wings 1st Lt. Meaghan Dowd, a weapon systems officer with the 34th Bomb Squadron, is a proud member of the Ellsworth B-1 Lancer flight team.
March 22, 2021 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.
March 8, 2021 Ellsworth B-1s, Airmen Participating in Red Flag Exercise Nearly 200 Ellsworth Airmen and several B-1 bombers are participating in Red Flag 21-2, one of the Air Force’s largest combat training exercises, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 8-19.
Aug. 6, 2020 Ellsworth supports Charleston C-17s during hurricane Ellsworth was the temporary home for 11 C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Aug. 1-4, that were evacuated in response to Hurricane Isaias.
June 1, 2020 Another First as Ellsworth B-1s Integrate With Ukrainian, Turkish Assets During BTF Mission Ellsworth added another “first-ever” to its long list of accomplishments when a pair of base B-1B Lancers integrated with Ukrainian Su-27 Flankers and MiG-29 Fulcrums as well as Turkish KC-135s during a long-range, long duration Dynamic Force Employment mission throughout Europe and the Black Sea
June 1, 2020 B-1s train to LRASM capabilities in Europe during Bomber Task Force mission Two B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, conducted a long-range strategic Bomber Task Force mission to the Black Sea region, 29 May, 2020.During the mission, the two B-1s conducted training on the Long Range Anti-ship Missile (LRASM). Designed to target
May 12, 2020 Ellsworth B-1s return to European Theater as part of latest BTF mission B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth conducted a second long-range strategic Bomber Task Force mission in the European theater that included key interactions with U.S. assets as well as Danish and Polish forces May 11, 2020.
May 6, 2020 B-1s conduct Bomber Task Force mission in Baltic region Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth conducted a long-range strategic Bomber Task Force mission to the Baltic region, May 5, 2020.
April 30, 2020 Pair of Ellsworth B-1s further demonstrate force employment model in Pacific A pair of B-1s launched from South Dakota April 28 to conduct theater familiarization training. The bomber crews flew more than 32 hours, non-stop, as part of a joint U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) and U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission before returning home.