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  • Fostering children, fostering hope

    The saying “treat others the way you want to be treated” is often told to children at a young age. Some take that advice to heart and work a little to make a difference, others go much further.
  • Military members considering leaving the military to pursue a career in the civilian sector can contact the Airmen and Family Readiness Center for further information at 605-385-4663. (Courtesy photo)

    Civilian life 101

    Some Airmen have served for four years, some have served more than 20. One thing all Airmen have in common is: a plan for the future. Thinking about separating is something that is on the minds of all whose careers in the Air Force draw closer to their conclusion.
  • Senior Airman Bernice Asiedu, a 28th Comptroller Squadron customer service technician, stands in the Rushmore Building on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Dec. 20, 2018. Asiedu, originally from Ghana, came to the U.S. via the Electronic Diversity Lottery. In the year she was selected, more than 14 million people applied. Asiedu had less than a 1 percent chance of being selected. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Karol)

    Ghana to the Air Force: a story of travel and service

    A teacher in Ghana has aspirations. She wants to see the world and all that it has to offer and thinks of what her future has in store for her. She yearns to see new places and experience the sights and smells that come with them – to meet new people and form new relationships.
  • Master Sgt. Nicholas Hovingh, the 37th Aircraft Maintenance Unit noncommissioned officer in charge of weapons loading, and his son, James, stand in uniform together in Box Elder, S.D., in 2017. James took his oath of enlistment at the Central States Fair in Rapid City in front of thousands of people on Aug. 23, 2018, to serve on active duty with his father. (Courtesy photo)

    Like father, like son: Wearing the uniform together

    Each flag was an inch by half-inch isosceles triangle – the 50 chalk-white stars crossed over a field of blue and rows of red. Eighteen distinct flags pressed into 18 individual hands, dripping with sweat from the humidity of the recent rain and the awareness of their lives being altered forever.
  • Airman Johnrafael Pena, a 28th Communications Squadron radio frequency technician, uses an oscilloscope at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Sept. 5, 2018. The radio maintenance shop conducts repairs for radios on base to ensure they will work properly when needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Karol)

    Radio maintenance: it hertz to be this good

    Airmen wielding screwdrivers and voltage testers tinker with radios. Each individual wears anti-static bracelets to discharge their static buildup safely in order to protect the sensitive components of the hardware in front of them. They flick switches on to read current, wattage and voltage as they troubleshoot issues.
  • Airman 1st Class Georgette Ndamukong, a 28th Medical Group public health technician, sets up a mosquito trap at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Aug. 13, 2018. Public health members capture mosquitoes on a continuous basis to be sent off and tested for diseases, such as the West Nile virus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Karol)

    Public health tests base mosquitoes, results negative for West Nile virus

    The 28th Medical Group public health flight recently submitted more than 700 mosquitoes to the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to test for the West Nile virus. The results came back negative.
  • Mark Kale, a B-1 simulator maintenance technician, prepares a simulation at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Aug. 21, 2018. The B-1 simulator can replicate a combat zone so aircrew members can train for real- world situations without actually flying an aircraft to the location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Karol)

    The B-1 simulator: Keeping aircrew ready for war

    The 28th Operations Support Squadron B-1 simulator is a state-of-the-art facility, which helps train aircrew members for combat by creating real life scenarios that help keep their skills at a high level.
  • Maj. Anthony Bares, a former 28th Bomb Wing Inspector General office inspector, stands next to a sculpture of a bicycle and its creator in South Korea on May 25, 2018. Bares embarked on a four-day bicycle ride across the South Korea, following the Four Rivers Trail, which almost spans the entire length of the country. (Courtesy photo)

    Remembering the fallen, one mile at a time

    The click-click-click of bicycle spokes penetrate through the calm morning air as a rider streaks across the South Korean countryside. Beads of sweat glide down the major’s forehead and his legs strain to keep pedaling, but his mind is not on his physical discomfort. Instead, he is focuses on the road ahead and a singular goal to finish what he started.
  • Tech. Sgt. Ricky Dunbar, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the 28th Medical Operations Squadron ambulance services flight, drives an ambulance at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 10, 2018. Ambulance services Airmen are on call 24 hours a day and are trained to respond to incidents with minimal delay. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Karol)

    Ambulance services drive, strive to keep you alive

    No matter the season, time or weather, a familiar sound can be heard from every corner of the base during an emergency – the wailing of an ambulance’s sirens en route to save a life or heal wounds.
  • Brig. Gen. Richard E. Ellsworth, former 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing commander, is remembered at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., for giving the base its namesake. Ellsworth was killed in a training exercise March 18, 1953, when his Convair RB-36 Peacemaker crashed killing all 22 onboard. (Courtesy photo)

    Ellsworth AFB: The man behind the base

    What is a name? It can be a symbol of marriage, a title of a business or an aircraft designation. For Ellsworth Air Force Base, it epitomizes a legacy.
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