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An Air Force colonel set to take over Ellsworth Air Force Base's 28th Bomb Wing later this month harshly criticized the ...
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 ...
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – Col. Erick D. Lord has been selected as the next commander of the 28th Bomb Wing, home to ...
Col. Erick D. Lord will take command of the 28th Bomb Wing during a change of command ceremony later this month.
WASHINGTON (South Dakota Searchlight) – Funding for the B-21 bomber program, construction money to support it at a base near ...
The bomber will be on static display at the world-famous Royal International Air Tattoo which runs from Friday, July 18 to ...
The airport saw 119,178 passengers board flights in the second quarter of 2025, a 13.3% increase over the same period last year. Year-to-date, total passenger traffic, including arrivals and ...
The Senate Armed Services Committee has advanced the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 with $406 million dollars going to South Dakota.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Air Force is looking to make changes to the Power River Training Complex. That’s the airspace that spans parts of South Dakota, Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming that’s ...
South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says the latest defense bill includes major investments in South Dakota and key support for America’s troops.
Lt. Col. Christopher Billau, Commander of the 89th Attack Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, sits down to talk about the 80th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid, of which his squadron is one of ...
The U.S. Air Force’s plan to acquire “at least 100” new B-21 Raider stealth bombers faces a critical production bottleneck that could create a dangerous strategic vulnerability. -While these new ...