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  • A&FRC hosts Back to School Round Up

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center will host the 2017 Back to School Round Up on Aug. 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Pride Hangar on Ellsworth.The event is hosted by the A&FRC prior to the start of each school year to provide educational resources to base families. Additionally, Operation Home Front

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Aircrew, maintainers test skills at Red Flag 17-3

    Aircrew and maintainers from Ellsworth returned from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, after participating in Red Flag 17-3, July 29, 2017. Red Flag, a three week exercise, is realistic combat training in the Nevada Test and Training Range that incorporates ground, air, space and cyber forces to

  • Airmen strengthen battlefield skills during Golden Coyote

    Ellsworth Airmen participated in the 33rd annual Golden Coyote exercise in the Black Hills National Forest and Custer State Park, June 12-23, 2017.Golden Coyote is a two-week training exercise that provides units real-world scenarios they may encounter during contingency operations or homeland

  • B-1 FLYOVERS PART OF AREA JULY 4 EVENTS

    A B-1 from the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, is scheduled to make special appearances at four events in South Dakota July 4. The events include: -- 10 a.m.: Patriots Parade, Custer, South Dakota -- 10:30 a.m.: Independence Day Parade, Belle Fourche, South Dakota -- 11

  • More than maintenance: 28th AMXS keep B-1s in the fight

    A pair of lethal, supersonic birds of prey roar past the Air Traffic Control Tower as spectators turn their attention to the two-ship performing a flyby before making their descent to the dark pavement below.With their charcoal-gray, metallic skin and retractable wings, the B-1B Lancers from