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  • Digging for answers: Ellsworth officer contributes to DPAA efforts

    People join the Air Force for many reasons, from the potential to travel abroad to the educational benefits it affords. For some, the opportunity happens to present itself in a way that can only be described as the right place at the right time, and the story that blossoms from there can be filled

  • Marking 30 years; B-1B Lancer performs hot pit refuel at Grand Forks AFB

    The 28th BW collaborated with the 319th RS to perform a hot-pit refueling operation at Grand Forks AFB Oct. 1. Grand Forks AFB is the proposed temporary relocation of Ellsworth’s B-1 Lancer fleet during a runway construction project in preparation for the future arrival of the B-21 Raider.

  • Raider Reach exercise tests Ellsworth’s combat readiness

    As the sun rose up into the sky ushering in a new day, exercise Raider Reach, a 2-week, 2-phase exercise involving the entire 28th Bomb Wing, encompassing 5 groups, 17 squadrons & supporting agencies, & over 4,000 military & civilian personnel came to a close Sept. 20, 2024.

  • DAF provides B-21 Raider program updates

    The B-21 Raider will incrementally replace the B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers to become the backbone of the Air Force’s flexible global strike capability.

  • Air Force announces second and third B-21 Raider bases

    The SECAF has approved the 2nd & 3rd basing locations for the B-21 Raider, the Air Force’s newest bomber. Those bases are Whiteman AFB, Mo., & Dyess AFB, Texas, in that order. Ellsworth AFB, S.D., was previously selected as the 1st base to receive the B-21.

  • Raiders dominate the battlespace, defend the future

    The 28th Security Forces Squadron held a multi-faceted field training exercise, dubbed “Cerberus Defender”, simulating a deployed environment with support from the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron and 28th Medical Group, July 15-26, 2024.

  • 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