Dec. 13, 2024 Around the Air Force: B-1B Lancer Beddown, New AETC Centers, and Pet Relocation Reimbursement In this week’s Around the Air Force, 17 B-1B Lancers and 800 Airmen from Ellsworth AFB will temporarily beddown at Grand Forks AFB, newly established AETC centers achieved Initial Operational Capability, and additional reimbursements are authorized for pet transportation.
Dec. 2, 2024 Temporary Grand Forks AFB B-1 beddown approved Seventeen B-1B Lancers and 800 Airmen from Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, are moving to Grand Forks AFB, beginning in December.
Oct. 23, 2022 B-1B Bomber Task Force returns to Guam for multilateral training operations U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers returned to Andersen Air Force Base as part of a Bomber Task Force mission to demonstrate the Lancers' ability to deploy anytime, anywhere.
May 13, 2020 Ellsworth AFB B-1s return to European theater as part of latest BTF mission The nearly 24-hour, nonstop mission covered more than 9,400 nautical miles and included integration and interoperability training with Danish F-16s overflying Bornholm Island, Denmark, and Polish F-16s and MiG-29s teaming up to fly over Warsaw, Poland, as well as flights over Latvia and Lithuania.
Nov. 1, 2019 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Aug. 6, 2017 Ellsworth Airmen take on Pacific bomber mission as Dyess completes milestone deployment Six B-1B Lancers and 350 Airmen with the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, 28th Bomb Wing from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, deployed to Andersen AFB, at the end of July in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence mission.
Sept. 29, 2015 US bomber fleet unifies under 8th Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command leadership Two bomb wings from the Air Combat Command ceremonially realigned Sept. 28 to Global Strike Command's 8th Air Force, bringing all of the service's bomber fleet under a single command.