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Feb. 5, 2021
Super Bowl LV flyover took months of planning, coordination

For fans watching the Super Bowl on Sunday, the Air Force Global Strike Command tri-bomber flyover over Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, will last mere seconds.For the team planning this historic event, however – the first flyover of a major sporting event featuring a B-1B Lancer, B-2 Spirit
Sept. 26, 2020
28th Bomb Wing Airmen, B-1s Support Valiant Shield

Approximately 150 Airmen and four B-1B Lancers assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, S.D., participated in Valiant Shield 2020 (VS20), a biennial, U.S.-only, joint field training exercise with a focus on integration between U.S. forces in relation to current operational plans.
July 17, 2020
B-1s return to Indo-Pacific, conduct bilateral training

Air Force B-1B Lancers returned to the Indo-Pacific region to conduct bilateral Bomber Task Force operations out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 17.
June 4, 2020
Aerospace medicine: flight surgeons

Flight surgeons, despite their official duty title do not perform surgeries while in flight. The misnomer stems from the early days of aviation medicine, when the U.S. Army Aviation Section ordered three military physicians to attend aviation school to ensure aircrew were physically prepared to fly.
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.
April 20, 2020
Pre-WIC helps for future trials

Two B-1B Lancers assigned to the 34th and 37th Bomb Squadrons at Ellsworth Air Force Base launched to prepare and train individuals for the Air Force Weapons School April 15.
April 10, 2020
Ellsworth cold spray team completes first AF organic repair

Members assigned to the 28th Maintenance Squadron’s Additive Manufacturing and Rapid Repair Facility conducted a cold spray repair to a B-1B Lancer Forward Equipment Bay (FEB) panel on April 8.
Sept. 30, 2019
Raider Airmen earn German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge

Eleven Raider Airmen were awarded the coveted German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. on Sept. 20-21, 2019. Airmen participated alongside Army ROTC cadets and South Dakota Army National Guardsmen. Participants were required to complete six events in order to qualify

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