Public Health Advisory: Measles

The 28th Medical Group Public Health office has issued a Public Health Advisory regarding measles.Measles is one of the most contagious of all infectious diseases, with approximately nine out of 10 unvaccinated persons with close contact to infected patients developing the disease. During the month

New housing website launched

Base housing officials announced the Department of Defense recently launched a new website that provides military members, their families and DoD civilian employees access to non-discriminatory rental listings.The new website - www.HOMES.mil - provides public access to landlords, owners and property

Airmen receive Article 15 punishments

Several Ellsworth Airmen recently received Article 15 nonjudicial punishments for their actions.A senior airman from the 28th Maintenance Squadron received an Article 15 for one specification of dereliction of duty, not wearing appropriate eye protection. Punishment consisted of suspended reduction

Monthly water sampling results available online

The 28th Medical Operations Squadron Bioenvironmental Engineering flight has published sampling results for the base's public water system for the month of January on the 28th Bomb Wing website.The results are located on the Environmental Matters page of the official Ellsworth AFB website at

Public Health Advisory: Influenza

The 28th Medical Group Public Health office has an updated Public Health Advisory regarding seasonal influenza.The Centers for Disease Control estimates each year on average 5 to 20 percent of the U.S. population contracts influenza, resulting in the hospitalization of more than 200,000 people. The

Ellsworth participates in blood drive

Free tax services for Airmen, retirees, families

Base officials opened a tax center in the Rushmore Center Jan. 26, to help Airmen, retirees and their families prepare their 2014 tax forms free of charge.People can file their taxes with the help of the center's 38 volunteers who have been trained, tested and certified through programs provided by

28th MUNS inventory to occur in March

The 28th Munitions Squadron will conduct a 100 percent semi-annual munitions inventory, March 11 to 13, in accordance with Air Force Instruction 21-201, "Management and Maintenance of Non-Nuclear Munitions."All munition stockpile items will be frozen during this period for accountability. Munitions

Airmen deploy in support of CENTCOM operations

More than 350 Airmen bid farewell to their family, friends and fellow Airmen Jan. 20 as they prepared to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel and Operation Inherent Resolve.Aircrews, maintenance and support personnel from Ellsworth will be providing operational support

AF to expand Powder River Training Complex

The Air Force issued its record of decision Jan. 16, to expand the airspace at the Powder River Training Complex (PRTC), after an extensive review of environmental impacts and public concerns regarding expansion.Expanding the airspace, which overlies portions of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota