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  • Outgoing commander bids farewell

    Col. Gentry W. Boswell, former 28th Bomb Wing commander, inspects a b-1 bomber before launch at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Aug. 7, 2017. Boswell flew four hours during his final flight as commander of the 28th Bomb Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James L. Miller)

  • 17th Annual Dakota Thunder Run shakes Ellsworth

    Members of the Green Knights Military Motorcycle Club hosted the 17th Annual Dakota Thunder Run at Ellsworth Air Force Base with more than 130 participants riding their motorcycles 37 miles to Sturgis, South Dakota, Aug 8, 2017.

  • Air Force Military Treatment Facilities pilot medical readiness

    Air Force Medicine has a non-stop global readiness mission. Medical Airmen must be prepared to deploy on short notice to provide life-saving and performance-enhancing healthcare in diverse, austere, and isolated locations, and all Airmen must be medically ready to deploy. To achieve this readiness

  • Airmen use strength, skill to conquer obstacle course

    Men and women of Ellsworth Air Force Base showed off their strength and skills during the Alpha Warrior Competition, on Aug. 5, 2017. The high-intensity obstacle course was inspired by American Ninja Warrior and localized through the Air Force Services Activity in partnership with Alpha Warrior. 

  • Ellsworth AFB Airmen train with foreign allies

    Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Bombers, under the command of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces, joined their counterparts from South Korean and Japanese air forces in sequenced bilateral missions, Aug. 7, 2017.

  • Vertical Inspection Open Forums

    All 28th Mission Support Group active duty military, appropriated/non-appropriated employees and family members are invited to participate in open forums related to the 28th Mission Support Group Vertical Inspection from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Aug. 15-17 in the Chapel Activities Center Library.The

  • B-1 flyover to cap off veterans ceremony in Sturgis

    Aircrew from the 28th Bomb Wing are scheduled to provide a B-1 flyover above Main Street in Sturgis, South Dakota, at 3 p.m., Aug. 8 as part of the 17th Annual Veterans Recognition Ceremony. The flyover, allowed as part of an approved training mission, will cap off an event formally recognizing

  • New 28th Bomb Wing commander named

    A new pair of hands will be at the helm of the world’s largest B-1 combat wing following a change of command ceremony at 9:28 a.m., Aug. 9 in the Pride Hangar on Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.Col. John Edwards, a master combat systems officer with more than 2,440 flight hours including 237

  • Former 28th Bomb Wing Commander, Maj. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm, to retire

    Maj. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm, the Air Force assistant deputy chief of staff for operations and former 28th Bomb Wing commander, will retire Aug. 14 after more than 30 years of service.Vander Hamm commanded the nation’s largest B-1 combat wing while at Ellsworth from June 2007 to June 2009. During