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Combat training program prepares pilots, crews for real deal SIANDHARA BONNET, Rapid City Journal July 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. (AP) — Capt. Matt Cale watched F-16 flyovers growing up in Arizona, which changed his dream of wanting to be a race car driver to being a pilot. In January 2019, he was assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base as a B-1B Lancer pilot, his top choice for planes. “I get giddy a lot of times when I get to go fly,” Cale said during last week's Combat Raider Media Day. “Usually right when you take off and the wheels are starting to ...

KNBN NewsCenter1 July 22, 2021 ELLSWORTH AFB, S.D. — Combat Raider continues and while you may see the jets in the sky, you might not see the crews on the ground, working behind the scenes to get the mission on its way. “We have airmen who are contributing to the mission and allowing Combat Raider to be a success,” said Lt. Col Kristina Ellis, Commander of the 28th Operations Support Squadron. From briefing the weather to making sure the airfield is safe, and all the way to takeoff, these men and women are also getting some extra training and experience out of the large scale exercise t...

KNBN NewsCenter1 July 20, 2021 ELLSWORTH AFB, S.D. — You may have already heard the roar over Rapid City Tuesday morning – the sound of our military taking flight on day one of Combat Raider. The increased jet activity, proceeding as expected, as Ellsworth conduct’s it’s annual exercise. Pilots are here from across the United States to put their skills to the test. Ellsworth B-1B bombers, of course, taking part along with F-15E Strike Eagles, F-16 Fighting Falcons, KC-135 Stratotankers, and KC-46 Pegasus. These aircraft and others, participating in the exercise over the Powder River T...

Training exercise at Ellsworth AFB brings mission into focus pilots, crews say by   A pilot from the 34th Bomb Squadron boards a B1-B Lancer as part of exercise Combat Raider 21 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 20, 2021. Combat Raider is designed to train personnel on five real world mission objectives, such as counter-air, strategic strikes, strike coordination and reconnaissance, close air support and personnel recovery. (Quentin K. Marx/U.S. Air Force) (Tribune News Service) — Capt. Matt Cale watched F-16 flyovers growing up in Arizona, which changed his dream of wanting to b...