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  • April 23 airpower summary: B-1B destroys enemy compound

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations April 23, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles performed shows of force in

  • Airmen help improve Bandit Inn

    The 28th Force Support Squadron Menu Planning Board met April 16 to offer Airmen an open forum to discuss dining facility improvement at Ellsworth. The purpose of the forum was to shed light on the pros and cons of current products and determine new items that could be added to the existing

  • April 17 airpower summary: B-1B deters enemy

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations April 17, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles performed shows of force in

  • B-1 performs as never envisioned after 20 years

    May 2 marks 20 years since the last B-1B Lancer was delivered to the Air Force, and today commanders consider it the most-valuable aircraft in Iraq. Since 2003, the once-nuclear bomber has maintained a continuous presence in Southwest Asia after the Air Force modified it to carry numerous

  • Force Support Squadron replaces Mission Support, Services squadrons

    Ellsworth activated the 28th Force Support Squadron during a ceremony here at Dakota's Club April 11. The squadron represents a merger between the 28th Services Squadron and 28th Mission Support Squadron, which were deactivated prior to the 28th FSS stand-up. The Air Force is looking for

  • Air Force engineers work 'outside the wire' every day

    As part of a Provincial Reconstruction Team it is common to go "outside the wire" to do work. While some may only leave the base once a week, engineers are out there every day conducting site assessments, quality control missions and preparing the province to respond to natural disasters. April 1,

  • Ellsworth sails through operational readiness inspection reevaluation

    The 28th Bomb Wing was reevaluated April 1 through 3 during an operational readiness inspection; the reevaluation resulted in significant score improvements over the November 2007 Phase I ORI. Members of the Air Combat Command Inspector General team assessed Ellsworth's capability to generate and

  • SAAM month promotes awareness

    In a nationwide study by the National Institute of Justice, one in six women have been sexually assaulted. The same study also indicated that one in 33 men have also been sexually assaulted and that fewer than 20 percent of sexual assault victims [women and men] report the crime, said Peggy