The Air Force will move 17 B-1 bombers and more than 800 Airmen to Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., for the next 10 months starting this week, so that Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., can undergo construction to host the new B-21 Raider.
A B-1 bomber from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., joined 10 Allied fighters from the U.S., Japan, and South Korea on Nov. 3 in a show of force just days after North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile. China, meanwhile, countered with its own wave ...
The Air Force is planning to relocate 17 B-1 bombers from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., to Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., for 10 months starting early next year, as Ellsworth gears up to host the incoming B-21 Raider.
Two B-1 Lancers crossed the Pacific on Aug. 1 and 2 to join Japanese fighters in a tactical mission aimed to “deter adversaries” in the airspace between South Korea and Japan.
The Air Force has relived the commander of the unit involved in the crash of a B-1B Lancer at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., in January. Col. Mark Kimball, the 28th Operations Group commander, was relieved of command by Col. Derek C. Oakley, the commander ...
A high-profile crash of a B-1B Lancer at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., earlier this year destroyed the $450 million bomber and was caused by a cascading series of aircrew missteps, overlooked information, and an overall lax culture in units at the base, according to ...
B-1 Lancer bombers are on a bomber task force mission to Guam amid high tensions in the region, Pacific Air Forces announced on May 23. There has been heavy military activity in the Pacific following the May 20 inauguration of Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te, who ...
A pair of B-1 Lancers flew from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., to Luleå-Kallax Air Base, Sweden, to start a Bomber Task Force deployment on Feb. 23, marking the latest stop in the Air Force’s effort to showcase the reach of U.S. airpower and strengthen ...
After a month-long closure, the runway at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., has reopened and a B-1 bomber that crashed there has been cleared, a 28th Bomb Wing spokesman said Feb. 6. Meanwhile, some of the B-1s that left the base to train and operate elsewhere ...
A batch of photos and videos shows B-1B Lancer bomber crews preparing for the strikes targeting Iranian-aligned groups in Iraq and Syria on Feb. 2. The crews and jets came from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., but they launched from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, ...
“Several” B-1Bs from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. have moved to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, along with about 250 Airmen, to train and operate while the Ellsworth runway is closed due to investigation of a Jan. 4 B-1 crash at the base.
B-1B Lancer flight operations from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., are still paused following a Jan. 4 crash of the bomber at the base, and the runway remains closed, the Air Force said. The scene has not been cleared and the runway is expected to ...