May 18, 2023 Making futures brighter: three from Ellsworth awarded scholarships Three U.S. Air Force dependents affiliated with Ellsworth Air Force Base were awarded scholarships from the Team Ellsworth Spouse’s Club (TESC), at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, May 11, 2023.
May 1, 2023 B-1B Lancers integrate with partners, build interoperability during exercise COPE INDIA 2023 B-1B Lancers assigned to the 34th Bomb Squadron successfully participated in exercise COPE INDIA 2023, April 10-21, 2023. Participation in the exercise enhanced partnership between the U.S. Air Force and Indian Air Force (IAF).
May 1, 2023 37th Bomb Squadron Awarded Omaha Trophy The Tigers of the 37th Bomb Squadron roared into history when Gen. Anthony Cotton, U.S. Strategic Command commander, presented the unit with the 2022 Omaha Trophy for being the best strategic bomber squadron during a special event April 21, 2023, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.
April 26, 2023 53rd Wing completes Operational Testing of B-1B Sustainment Block-18 software The 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron completed the Field Development Evaluation (FDE) of Sustainment Block-18 (SB-18), a major software block upgrade providing new capabilities and improvements to the B-1B Lancer avionics suite, in late March, 2023.
March 27, 2023 Raiders at Red Flag 23-2 The 37th Bomb Squadron from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, participated in Red Flag 23-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, on March 12th-24th, 2023.
March 27, 2023 Operation Odyssey Dawn Anniversary Twelve years ago, on March 27, 2011, history was made when B-1B Lancers, assigned to the 34th Bomb Squadron, launched from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn (OOD).
March 8, 2023 U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers Return from Indo-Pacific Bomber Task Force Deployment U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers and personnel from the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron returned to Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, March 5, 2023, after a Bomber Task Force (BTF) deployment to the Indo-Pacific region.
Feb. 10, 2023 Air Force Global Strike Command Communities Unite The 28th Bomb Wing provided civic leaders from the greater Cheyenne area, which spans parts of Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming, a look into the B-1B Lancer long range strike mission and showcased the ironclad ties between the base and Black Hills community at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota,
Feb. 7, 2023 Wisconsin ANG adjutant general supports B-1B Lancer refueling operations out of Guam U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, adjutant general of the Wisconsin Air National Guard, U.S. Army Capt. Mark Gerasimov, Wisconsin National Guard aide de camp to the adjutant general, and Airmen from the 128th Aerial Refueling Wing conducted aerial refueling operations out of Andersen Air Force
Feb. 4, 2023 B-1B Lancers return to Indo-Pacific for BTF missions B-1B Lancers assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota landed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb 1.