A new federal defense authorization bill includes major wins for South Dakota, according to U.S. Senator Mike Rounds. The legislation allocates $3.5 billion for the B-21 bomber program and $378 ...

WASHINGTON (South Dakota Searchlight) – Funding for the B-21 bomber program, construction money to support it at a base near ...

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – Col. Erick D. Lord has been selected as the next commander of the 28th Bomb Wing, home to ...

Conti Federal Services, LLC, a leading federal construction and engineering firm based in Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a $33.5M firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...

The Senate Armed Services Committee has advanced the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 with $406 ...

Col. Erick D. Lord will take command of the 28th Bomb Wing during a change of command ceremony later this month.

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says the latest defense bill includes major investments in South Dakota and key support for America’s troops.

Ellsworth was officially chosen in June 2021 as the main base of operations and training location for the Air Force's new B-21 Raider bomber, a $700 million long-range stealth jet with nuclear ...

The B-1 Lancers stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base have been grounded as investigators try to figure out what caused one of the bombers to crash last week, service officials said.

An Air Force bomber jet crashed during a training mission at a South Dakota base Thursday, officials confirmed. All four aircrew members on board safely ejected from the B-1B Lancer before it ...

The Ellsworth B-1Bs do not carry nuclear weapons, and Grand Forks Air Force Base no longer has nuclear weapons storage capacity. ADVERTISEMENT Monroe emphasized the bomb group’s visit was a ...