Dec. 2, 2024 Temporary Grand Forks AFB B-1 Bed Down Approved The environmental assessment and legal review are complete, officially paving the way for the temporary movement of 17 B-1B Lancers and 800 Airmen from Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, to Grand Forks AFB, beginning in December.
Oct. 2, 2024 Marking 30 years; B-1B Lancer performs hot pit refuel at Grand Forks AFB Air Force Global Strike Command's 28th Bomb Wing collaborated with Air Combat Command's 319th Reconnaissance Wing to perform a hot pit refueling operation at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, Oct. 1, 2024, testing the adaptability of the base and its Airmen.