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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. 

  • We owe it not to our own heritage but to each other’s

    As many of us celebrated Military Spouse Appreciation Day on May 8th and Mother’s Day this past weekend, I took a moment to also reflect on eclipsing 20 years since commissioning into the United States Air Force as a Civil Engineer.  What a blessed and phenomenal journey I’ve experienced. 

  • 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