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B-1 bomber rises from the ‘Boneyard’ to rejoin the Air Force’s fleet
After an engine fire destroyed a B-1 Lancer bomber in 2022, the Air Force picked a new "Bone" from its jet graveyard to replace it.
Air Force faces $72 million bill for winter storm damage
Winter storms earlier this year caused more than $72 million in damages at Air Force installations across the country, as well as minor harm to two aircraft.
Entire B-1B bomber fleet grounded over fuel pump filter housing problem
Air Force Global Strike Command indefinitely grounded the service’s 57 active B-1B Lancers amid safety concerns April 20.
Air Force starts testing out temporary prototypes of B-21 protection shelters
“These shelters also help us generate sorties more quickly by eliminating the need to always have to move aircraft in and out of hangars."
By Diana Stancy
Ellsworth airman gets 18-year sentence in killing of his 6-month-old son
A military jury found 27-year-old James Cunningham guilty of murder in the March 2020 death of his son, Zachariah, following a four-day trial at the Air Force base.
Ellsworth airman on trial for infant son’s death
A military jury will decide whether a senior airman at Ellsworth Air Force Base is responsible for the death of his 6-month-old son.
Ellsworth, Minneapolis St. Paul among 9 ‘red’ Air Force bases worldwide as COVID-19 cases rise
Service members would have to meet specific requirements or have an approved waiver to either leave the bases for another military installation or arrive for duty, according to DoD.
Ellsworth airman accused of assaulting baby in South Dakota
A senior airman stationed at the Ellsworth Air Force Base is charged with felony child abuse after a baby was airlifted to a Sioux Falls hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Airman killed in Afghanistan plane crash among those mourned by New Hampshire town
The New Hampshire state Senate observed a moment of silence Thursday in honor of an Air Force officer and a police officer from the same town who died less than a week apart.
By Kathy McCormack, The Associated Press