Air Force offers scathing critique of Ellsworth command after January bomber crash

B1-B Lancer crashed ahead of Ellsworth Air Force Base runway in early 2024

The crashed B1-B Lancer in January 2024 on Ellsworth Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force)

The United States Air Force is placing the blame for a January plane crash at Ellsworth Air Force Base on the units in charge, and calling out “degradation” of airmanship skills.

The 50-page report by Air Force Global Strike Command out of Louisiana paints a picture of h…