 In early 1996 on 26 March, an announcement was made that the 77th Bomb Squadron would soon return to Ellsworth.On 1 April, the squadron again activated at Ellsworth as the geographically separated 34th Bomb Squadron completed its transfer to its new home with the 366th Wing at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.By June 1998, the 77th had six of its B-1Bs out of the reconstitution reserve.