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  • Digging for answers: Ellsworth officer contributes to DPAA efforts

    People join the Air Force for many reasons, from the potential to travel abroad to the educational benefits it affords. For some, the opportunity happens to present itself in a way that can only be described as the right place at the right time, and the story that blossoms from there can be filled

  • Raider Reach exercise tests Ellsworth’s combat readiness

    As the sun rose up into the sky ushering in a new day, exercise Raider Reach, a two-week, two-phase exercise involving the entire 28th Bomb Wing, encompassing five groups, 17 squadrons and supporting agencies, and over 4K military and civilian personnel came to a close Sept. 20, 2024.

  • DAF provides B-21 Raider program updates

    The B-21 Raider will incrementally replace the B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers to become the backbone of the Air Force’s flexible global strike capability.

  • 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.

  • Ellsworth welcomes new base curator

    Ellsworth Air Force Base welcomed a new base curator for the South Dakota Air and Space Museum in early March, to ready the museum for its reopening in June.

  • Raiders showcase mission to area visionary leaders

    Twenty-one proactive leaders from various career fields across the Black Hills handpicked for the Elevate Leadership Institute converged on the 28th Bomb Wing to learn about the long-range precision strike mission being accomplished at Ellsworth Air Force Base, May 9.

  • Eighth Air Force commander visits Raider country

    Maj. Gen. Jason Armagost, Eighth Air Force and Joint Global Strike Operations Center commander, visited the 28th Bomb Wing April 17-19, where he toured various base facilities and engaged with Raiders from several units.