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.
Feb. 2, 2023 28th Munitions Squadron builds multi-capable Airmen with Pacific Air Forces’ partners ANDERSEN AIR BASE, Guam-- Eight U.S. Airmen from the 28th Munition Squadron assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, and two Airmen from Andersen Air Base’s 36th MUNS, recently participated in a bomb build during a Bomber Task Force deployment at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Feb.
Jan. 24, 2023 Ellsworth welcomes new Honorary Commanders Eleven area civic and business leaders were officially inducted into the Ellsworth Honorary Commanders program as part of the Black Hills Military Advisory Coalition’s Chow Hall luncheon at The Monument Convention Center, Jan. 18.
Jan. 11, 2023 Ellsworth conducts CONUS-to-CONUS mission A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer, assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron, taxis at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, after completing a long-duration CONUS-to-CONUS (C2C) mission to the Indo-Pacific Jan. 10, 2023. C2C missions contribute to joint force lethality and deter aggression in the