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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 competes for third time in 2024 NATO Chess Championship

    Semi-professional chess player and Ellsworth’s 28th Munitions Squadron armament support member Senior Airman Charles Unruh is preparing for the 34th North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Chess Championship held in Rhodes, Greece from Oct 20-26, 2024.

  • 28th Operations Group welcomes new commander

    Members of the 28th Operations Group salute during an Assumption of Command ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 4, 2024. The mission of 28th OG is to provide combat-ready B-1 bomber aircrews for world-wide taskings, including conventional operations and power projection. (U.S. Air

  • 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.

  • Maintainers exhibit resiliency during Raider Reach exercise

    Airmen assigned to the 28th Maintenance Group had the opportunity to put their previous technical experiences from deployments and trainings into action by showcasing their skills during exercise Raider Reach Sept. 9 - 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.

  • 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.