Oct. 28, 2021 A life-changing blip in time To most people, four years isn’t a very significant amount of time during a lifespan. For someone who is 89 years old, four years only makes up 3% of their life. However small this blip in time may seem to most, to one man it meant the world.
Oct. 18, 2021 Team Ellsworth helps Afghan evacuees Members from Team Ellsworth participated in Operation Sacred Promise in an effort to help vulnerable Afghans safely evacuate to the United States.
Sept. 24, 2021 AFGSC wraps up divestiture of 17 B-1 aircraft, moving toward B-21 Air Force Global Strike Command concluded its divestiture of 17 B-1B bombers Sept. 23, as the last aircraft departed Edwards Air Force Base, California, to fly to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.The divestiture of the aircraft is in support of the United States Air Force’s
Sept. 22, 2021 Centenarian Celebration Fran Harris, now one of the world’s few centenarians, celebrated her 100th birthday in Rapid City, S.D., Sept. 11, 2021. During those hundred years, Fran dedicated herself to helping the men and women serving alongside her husband in the military.
Sept. 13, 2021 Loading up for the Global Strike Challenge Airmen from the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and the 37th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 28th Maintenance Squadron, competed in the Global Strike Challenge for weapons loading at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, September 13.
Sept. 10, 2021 Ellsworth AFB conducts BTF mission over Indo-Pacific region A pair of B-1B Lancers launched from their home station on Sept. 7 to conduct a long range mission to the Indo-Pacific region.
Sept. 8, 2021 28th SFS gears up for Global Strike Challenge 2021 The 28th Security Forces Squadron conducted training exercises as part of the 2021 Global Strike Challenge at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, August 23 and 27.
July 23, 2021 Ellsworth hosts Combat Raider exercise Combat Raider, an exercise designed to train aircrews and supporting units for current and future contingencies through a variety of realistic combat scenarios, came to a close at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, July 23.
July 16, 2021 Combat Raider Large Force Exercise Scheduled for July 19-23 Combat Raider, a military exercise involving a variety aircraft is scheduled to begin July 19 in parts of the Powder River Training Complex (PRTC), and will conclude July 23, 2021.