Cochran selected to be second in command of largest B-1 combat wing

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  • 28 Bomb Wing Public Affairs
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, .S.D. --  Colonel Bradley Cochran, son of USAF Lt. Col. (Ret) Bill and Shirley Cochran from Layton, Utah, has been appointed vice commander of the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. The 28th BW is the largest B-1 combat wing in the U.S. Air Force and is home to 27 B-1B bombers and more than 4,300 military and civilian members.

Cochran recently completed studies at the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Prior to attending Air War College he served as the 393rd Bomb Squadron commander, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. In that role he was responsible for the conventional and nuclear combat readiness of the men and women in one of only two operational B-2 stealth bomber squadrons in the Air Force.

He has served in several instructor positions, was a Military Legislative Fellow to Sen. John Thune on Capitol Hill, and served within the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operations Directorate (J3) at the Pentagon in Washington.

Cochran participated in Operation Northern Watch and Operation Southern Watch, and has combat experience in Operations Allied Force and Enduring Freedom. He is a distinguished graduate of several USAF schools including Squadron Officer School and the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. In 2001, his crew was 21st Air Force’s nominee for the MacKay Trophy for the most meritorious flight of the year.

He is a command pilot with more than 3,100 hours in various aircraft.

For more information, please contact the 28th BW Public Affairs at (605) 385-5056, or by emailing 28bw.pa@us.af.mil.