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  • 28th MDG hosts 2nd annual Give Kids a Smile Day

    The 28th Medical Group Dental Clinic hosted their second annual “Give Kids a Smile Day” for all dependent Air Force children ages zero to 17, Feb. 15, 2017.The event focused on providing free dental care to children and raising awareness about the importance of good dental health.“The day is a great

  • CES Airmen walk on water

    Tech. Sgt. Teddy Wagoner, a program management non-commissioned officer in charge assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, drills a hole through an iced over lake at the Prairie Ridge golf course, in Box Elder, S.D., Feb. 14, 2017. Drilling through the ice allows water level measurements to be

  • PRTC exercise scheduled for March 14-16

    Combat Raider, a large force exercise of military aircraft, has been scheduled for March 14-16 in the Powder River Training Complex.During this period, people living under the following PRTC military operations areas can expect to see multiple types of aircraft utilizing the areas

  • Raiders provide Continuous Bomber Presence, return from Pacific

    Approximately 300 Airmen returned home to families and friends at Ellsworth Feb. 12, 2017, after a six month deployment to Guam supporting the U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence mission.During the deployment, the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron flew a total of 242 sorties. The Airmen

  • Life-saving hotline receives upgrade

    The 28th Medical Group’s Tricare Nurse Advice Line was upgraded Feb. 1, 2017, providing patients quicker and more efficient access to a variety of medical services.The NAL is comprised of a team of registered nurses who are qualified and available to answer a variety of urgent healthcare questions

  • Ellsworth Airman honored for medical excellence

    ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – Capt. James Reilly, the bioenvironmental engineer flight commander assigned to the 28th Medical Group, received the Military Health Leadership Excellence award for junior non-providers Dec. 2, 2016.The MHLE award recognizes the exemplary accomplishments by military

  • Airman discharged, others receive Article 15 punishments

    For the month of December 2016, one Ellsworth Airman was discharged while several other Airmen received Article 15 nonjudicial punishments for their actions. An airman basic from the 28th Security Forces Squadron was discharged for drug use, in accordance with AFPD 36-32, Military Retirements and

  • 28th CES, SDNG perform joint training exercise

    The 28th Civil Engineer Squadron conducted a response training exercise with the South Dakota National Guard at the base theater Jan. 10, 2017.The training scenario involved a simulated commander’s call, where attendees reported feelings of being ill, expressing they might have been exposed to some