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  • B-1B Commander Relieved of Command

    Col. Mark Kimball, 28th Operations Group commander at Ellsworth AFB, was relieved of command by Col. Derek C. Oakley, 28th Bomb Wing commander, due to a loss of trust & confidence in his ability to command, based on the findings of an Accident Investigation Board report into the Jan. 4 crash of a

  • USSTRATCOM chaplain visits Minot AFB

    U.S. Air Force Col. Darren Duncan, U.S. Strategic Command command chaplain (center left), attends a mission brief at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 30, 2024. Chaplains from the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing convened with Duncan to assess the current status and advancements of the

  • U.S. bombers complete latest European Bomber Task Force deployment

    Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft completed a first-ever deployment to Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, by returning to their home-station at Barksdale AFB. During the deployment, Bomber Task Force Europe 24-4, the B-52s conducted operations in conjunction with aircraft from the

  • Team Minot's B-52s take arctic defense to new heights

    In a rare deployment to Alaska's airspace, two B-52 Stratofortress from Minot AFB, N.D., recently took part in the Arctic Defender exercise at JBER, marking a significant milestone in military cooperation and readiness.

  • Bomber in-air refueling at RIMPAC 2024

    A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer attached to the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, Texas, is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 927th Air Refueling Wing, Florida, during exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) over the Pacific Ocean, July 18, 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines,