AFFSC opens doors

The new Air Force Financial Services Center officially opened its doors Sept 14 with an assumption of command and ribbon cutting ceremony officiated by the Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne. During a separate ceremony, Col. Judy Perry assumed command of the center. "Opening the AFFSC is a

Secretary of the Air Force to visit Ellsworth AFB

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne will be on hand to celebrate the grand opening of the new Air Force Financial Services Center Sept. 14 at 10 a.m. John Vonglis, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for financial management and who lead the creation and development of the

Terrorist attack increases need for OPSEC

No matter how well trained and vigilant, law enforcement officials cannot be everywhere at the same time. They rely on the Ellsworth community to be their eyes and ears, which can be of enormous help in preventing terrorism. After all, the community knows best what activities do or do not belong in

Med Group tackles tainted toys

The threat of children being exposed to lead paint continues to affect Ellsworth with recalls from August and the latest this month. To help the Ellsworth community assess and combat any adverse affect exposure to the recently recalls toys may have caused the 28th Medical Group is conducting lead

Raider Challenge triathlon draws rookies, veterans, families

Approximately 30 Airmen, retirees and family members registered for the Bellamy Fitness Center's Raider Challenge Aug. 30, an approximate 11-mile triathlon, which included a 1/4-mile swim, 9-mile bicycle ride and 1.7-mile run. Medals were awarded in five divisions, including men 40 and older, men

Ellsworth to celebrate Air Force's 60th, 20-year B-1 home

Ellsworth to recognize the Air Force's 60th birthday and the 20-year anniversary of the B-1's arrival Sept. 22. The featured event of the celebration is a 60th Anniversary Air Force Ball and Gala in Dakota's at 6 p.m. "This year we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the United States Air Force, and

Meet the commander <br> Maj. Dwain Slaughter, 28th Maintenance Squadron commander

As a commander what do you expect from your NCOs and junior officers?I expect them to be trustworthy, good mentors and leaders, set the example, invest time in caring for their personnel, and to be able to make the applicable tough decisions at their level.What do you like about your job?The

The citizenship interview

Most of us by now have read a few military news stories. They're all the same, aren't they? Event 'X' happened here, check out all the eye-candy photos of planes, equipment and weapons. Colonel so-and-so had these words ... and the article goes on from there. It's pretty status-quo, right? That's

Food and fun for all

Ellsworth's newest staff sergeant's

Some of Ellsworth's Airmen, 166 in all, reported for duty this morning to discover they are the newest batch of Airmen about to step into the non-commissioned officer corps. The staff sergeant selects and their respective organizations are listed below. From the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: