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  • 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.

  • 28th Mission Support Group welcomes new commander

    The 28th Mission Support Group welcomed a their new commander during a Change of Command Ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Aug. 29, 2024. The 28th MSG provides essential services for active-duty members, retirees and civilians and their families including food services, security, vehicles,

  • Rugby Raiders

    Senior Airman Atoa Ripley, Non-destructive Inspection technician attached to the 28th Maintenance Group, Staff Sgt. Tyler Hovis, non-commissioned officer in charge of system operations for the 28th Bomb Wing, and 1st Lt. Elizabeth Laboe, assistant installation deployment officer attached to the

  • Enlisted Foundations Courses at Ellsworth Air Force Base

    The Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education initiated a Foundations Course that reached Air Force wide operational capability July 19, 2024, however, development advisors were authorized to commence classes once they were trained. The first course offered here was May 2024, and entailed four

  • Innovation in partnership

    The Rural Energy Storage Deployment Program finished its final battery by installing and commissioning a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Box Elder, South Dakota, 22 July, 2024.The project is a backup power source to provide resilience for Ellsworth Air Force Base’s and Rapid City Regional

  • A Gemstone of Service

    According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average time an employee stays with the same company is 4.1 years, but a member of the 28th Maintenance Group's Additive Manufacturing Flight has far exceeded that statistic.