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  • Ellsworth welcomes new honorary commanders

    Fourteen area civic and business leaders were officially inducted into the EllsworthHonorary Commanders program as part of the Black Hills Military Advisory Coalition’s ChowHall luncheon at The Monument Convention Center Jan. 19.

  • Meat and Greet

    Mr. Chad Whitney, owner and operator of Circle-E Beef, donated fresh meat to Airmen and their families at Ellsworth Air Force Base, Jan. 6, 2022.

  • How life has changed, how to pass the time

    I am a photojournalist and my job requires me to photograph and write about events on Ellsworth AFB, and to highlight the 28th Bomb Wing’s mission of combat power, anytime, anywhere. 

  • COVID-19: A single mom’s perspective

    As I sit down to write, my 10-year-old daughter and my 4-year-old son sit nearby while completing school work. They are not by any means quiet, especially not my 4-year-old; he’s yelling from beneath the dining room table. The directions on his worksheet call for him to draw a big blue circle - he

  • NCLS: What leadership looks like

    The U.S. Air Force recently held the 2019 National Character and Leadership Symposium at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and I was honored to be attend and represent the 28th Bomb Wing. I captured a variety of leadership perspectives in just a few short days. I learned

  • Learning from failure

    When I joined the military, I stood at five feet and two inches tall and weighed 140 pounds, which was a healthy measurement for a 19 year old female. I was fairly active in high school, so I never had any real issue with exercising on a routine basis.