U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet
28th Bomb Wing
Overview
The 28th Bomb Wing, activated July 28, 1947, is an Air Force wing located at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, and is one of two bases responsible for the operation and maintenance of the B-1B Lancer. The wing is aligned under Air Force Global Strike Command.
The 28th Bomb Wing is home to 27 B-1B Lancers, and in 2012 began flying MQ-9 Reaper missions. The 89th Attack Squadron is a tenant unit at Ellsworth AFB assigned to Air Combat Command.
Mission
Provide airpower – anytime, anywhere!
Organization
28th Bomb Wing Airmen are assigned to four groups. These include:
28th Operations Group
28th Maintenance Group
28th Mission Support Group
28th Medical Group
Tenant Units
- 82nd Civil Support Team, South Dakota National Guard
- 89th Attack Squadron, assigned to the 432nd Wing, Creech AFB, Nevada
- Air Force Financial Services Center
- Detachment 8, 327nd Training Squadron, assigned to the 82nd Training Wing, Sheppard AFB, Texas
- Detachment 816, Air Force Office of Special Investigations
History
March 21, 1946 – Rapid City Army Air Base redesignated under Strategic Air Command
July 28, 1947 – Established as 28th Bombardment Wing at Rapid City Army Air Field
Dec. 1, 1960 – 850th Strategic Missile Wing established to system Titan I missiles
1962 – 66th, 67th, and 68th Strategic Missile Squadrons to support Minuteman I system
Jan. 1 1987 – B-1B Lancers arrive at Ellsworth AFB
Jan. 1, 1987 – 37th Bomb Squadron activated at 28th Bombardment Wing
Dec. 20, 1989 – 28th Bombardment Wing provide tanker support for Operation Just Cause
July 31, 1990 – Realigned under Strategic Warfare Center
Sept. 1, 1991 – Redesignated as 28th Wing
June 1, 1992 – Realigned under Air Combat Command
June 1, 1992 – Redesignated as 28th Bomb Wing
April 1, 1997 – 77th Bomb Squadron activated at 28th Bomb Wing
April 1, 1999 – 77th Bomb Squadron B-1B Lancers participate in Operation Allied Force
Sept. 19, 2001 – 34th Bomb Squadron assigned to 28th Bomb Wing
March 27, 2011 – 34th Bomb Squadron deployed in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn
Oct. 1, 2015 – Realigned under Air Force Global Strike Command
Oct. 1, 2015 – Reassigned to Eighth Air Force
July 2016 – 34th Bomb Squadron deployed in support of Continuous Bomber Presence
July 2017 – January 2018 – 37th Bomb Squadron deployed in support of CBP
March 2018 – 34th Bomb Squadron deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve
Wing Emblem
Blue and yellow are the Air Force colors. Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel. The emblem reflects the Wing's predecessor World War II unit, the 28th Bombardment Wing. The nebula partition line symbolizes clouds and denotes the Wing's area of operation within the Air Force global reach mission.
(Current as of March 2018)
Point of Contact
28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs, 1958 Scott Dr., Suite 4 Ellsworth AFB, SD 57706
Phone: (605) 385-5056
Email: 28bw.public.affairs@us.af.mil