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28th Bomb Wing
Two U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer bombers, from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., fly over the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 18 April 2017, on the 75th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Japan. The flyover marked the end of a memorial service commemorating the raid.
Active
1947–1948, 1948–present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
bombardment
Part of
Air Force Global Strike Command Eighth Air Force
Garrison/HQ
Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota
Motto(s)
Guardian of the North
Aircraft
B-1B Lancer
Decorations
see "Lineage and Honors" section below
Commanders
Current commander
Colonel Joseph Sheffield
Notable commanders
Brigadier General Richard E. Ellsworth Brigadier General Clinton H. Winne Jr. Brigadier General Joseph C. Wilson Jr. Lieutenant General Robert C. Hinson
Insignia
28th Bomb Wing emblem (approved 11 June 1952)[1]
Military unit
The 28th Bomb Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Eighth Air Force (8 AF) of the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) and is stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. The wing is also the "host unit" at Ellsworth AFB.
The wing is one of only two B-1B Lancer strategic bomber wings in the United States Air Force, the other being the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.
Active for over 60 years, the 28th was a component wing of Strategic Air Command's deterrent force throughout the Cold War.
The 28th Bomb Wing has been commanded by Colonel Derek Oakley since July 2023. The previous commanders have been Col Gentry Boswell from 2015 to 2017, Col John Edwards from 2017 to 2019, Col David Doss from 2019 to 2021, and Col Joseph Sheffield from 2021 to 2023;[2] its Command Chief Master Sergeant is CMSgt Adam Vizi.[3]
^Robertson, Patsy (20 November 2009). "Factsheet 28 Bomb Wing (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
^"Colonel Gentry Boswell". US AirForce. June 2015. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
^"CMSgt Adam Vizie". US AirForce. December 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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