Press Releases

  • KUDOS, SUDOS, TUDOS

    The 28th Bomb Wing is scheduled to host KUDOS, SUDOS TUDOS, a learning experience for kids, spouses and teachers from 9 to 11 a.m., Saturday, April 9.KUDOS, SUDOS TUDOS is designed to give kids, spouses and teachers a better, broader understanding of deployment operations. The purpose of the event

  • Box Elder youth to be B-1B Aircrew for a Day

    Members of the 34th Bomb Squadron are answering a special request to make the dream of being a B-1B Lancer aircrew member come true for a Box Elder youth on March 4, as part of the base's Aircrew for a Day program.Noah Misselt, an 8-year-old boy who suffers from leukemia, will be made an honorary

  • Ellsworth Airmen to deploy to Southwest Asia

    Approximately 300 Airmen from Ellsworth are preparing to deploy to Southwest Asia along with several B-1B Lancer bombers, equipment and supplies.Ellsworth Airmen will support missions in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Aircrews from Ellsworth will conduct B-1B missions designed to

  • Rapid City youth to be B-1B Aircrew for a Day

    Members of the 34th Bomb Squadron will make the dream of being an aircrew member of a B-1B Lancer come true for an 8-year-old Rapid City boy on Jan. 13 as part of the base's Aircrew for a Day program.Aric Lassegard, who suffers from non-progressive cerebral palsy, will be made an honorary aircrew

  • Ellsworth Airmen to get free Christmas trees

    The families of deployed Airmen will be getting a little something extra this holiday season thanks to a program that sends them donated Christmas trees for the holidays.About 235 trees will be delivered to the 28th Force Support Squadron Outdoor Recreation office where a group of 20 volunteers from

  • Mississippi native second in command of largest B-1 combat wing

    Col. Gentry Boswell, son of Mickey and Cookie Boswell of Cleveland, Miss., is now the second in command of the largest B-1 combat wing in the U.S. Air Force.Colonel Boswell was appointed as the vice commander of the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 1. The 28th BW is home to 28

  • Ellsworth supporting Hurricane Sandy relief effort

    Eight Airmen, equipment and supplies are being sent to the New York area in response to a tasking by U.S. Air Force North to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.Specialists from the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron are scheduled to depart the base for McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. this evening aboard

  • B-1 flyover part of Central States Fair event

    A B-1 bomber assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. is scheduled to make a special appearance in the sky over the Central States Fairgrounds in Rapid City, S.D. at 7:15 p.m., Aug. 23 as part of the Military Appreciation Day events. The B-1 flyover is allowed as part of an approved training

  • B-1 flyover part of Sturgis military appreciation event

    A B-1 bomber assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. is scheduled to make a special appearance in the sky over Main Street in Sturgis, S.D. at 3 p.m., Aug. 7 at the conclusion of the Sturgis Military Appreciation Day event.Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald Smith, a veteran aviator who served

  • New Deployment Center ribbon-cutting event

    The base will conduct a special ribbon cutting ceremony at 9 a.m., Aug. 2 to commemorate the opening of the new Deployment Center.Construction on the new, 55,000 square foot facility began in March 2011 and was completed on May 15, 2012. The $16.9 million facility optimizes the deployment processes