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  • 28th LRS: B-1 bridge to Red Flag 17-1

    Airmen from the 28th Logistic Readiness Squadron and the 28th LRS Travel Management Office have begun operations for Red Flag Exercise 17-1.  In just two days, these Airmen loaded approximately 321k pounds of equipment onto 17 trucks destined for the desert of Nevada Jan. 16 and 17. “It went really

  • 10 years later: Angel Tree still giving

    For the last 10 years, volunteers from the 28th Operations Group have worked with Santa and Mrs. Clause to deliver gifts during the holiday season to children in the Youth & Family Services program in Rapid City, S.D.This year, Airmen and volunteers from the local U.S. Postal Service delivered more

  • Bomber culture grows roots with corps development class

    The 8th Air Force that exists today functions and operates based off the accomplishments of its ancestors from 1942 who surpassed mission expectations, took risks and made tremendous sacrifices all in the bettering of the nation.

  • Ellsworth B-1 team wins LeMay Award

    The desert sun is sleeping, and the cool, night sky is empty above Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on Dec. 19, 2015. A B-1 bomber aircrew from the 37th Bomb Squadron from Ellsworth is carrying out their final preparations for a bombing operation. The mission: destroy oil fields that are supporting

  • Machines make history, people make heritage

    ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- Making a mark on the world is a dream for many people, a goal to be remembered by future generations for the things they had accomplished.While some have made their mark on history by inventing machines such as cars or planes, others make their mark through

  • Global Strike commander visits Ellsworth

    Gen. Robin Rand, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Calvin Williams, AFGSC command chief, visited here April 27-28, meeting with Airmen across the base and learning more about the installation's mission and recent successes.

  • 8th AF commander visits with bomber Airmen at Ellsworth

    The commander of the Mighty Eighth visited Ellsworth AFB Jan. 18-20 and met with bomber Airmen to not only learn more about the base's mission, but commend them for all they have done at home station and while deployed.During his visit, Maj. Gen. Richard Clark, Eighth Air Force commander, toured

  • B-1B Lancer sets rotational records before leaving downrange

    A B-1B Lancer that achieved rotational milestones is scheduled to leave Al Udeid Air Base soon for a six-month hiatus for aircraft modifications stateside. The B-1 has been under the operational support of the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron,and has set records during the