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B-1B Commander Relieved of Command

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Col. Mark Kimball, the 28th Operations Group commander at Ellsworth AFB, was relieved of command by Col. Derek C. Oakley, 28th Bomb Wing commander, due to a loss of trust and confidence in his ability to command, based on the findings of an Accident Investigation Board report into the Jan. 4 crash of a B-1B bomber at Ellsworth.

The Accident Investigation Board report is posted on the Air Force Judge Advocate General Accident Investigation Board website at https://www.afjag.af.mil/aib-reports/.