B-1B accident report released

Release No: 123013A displaced fold-down baffle in the left overwing fairing of a B-1B Lancer led to a fuel leak and a series of detonations that disabled the aircraft prior to it crashing Aug. 19, 2013, near Broadus, Montana, according to an Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report

Ellsworth town hall Jan. 27

Col. Kevin Kennedy, 28th Bomb Wing commander, will host a town hall meeting for base Airmen and their families at 6:30 p.m., Jan. 27, at the base theater. A question and answer segment will be included as part of the meeting.

Aiming to LEAD

Airmen, their supervisors and base leadership gathered at the Deployment Center Dec. 20, to learn more about a program designed to help enlisted servicemembers earn a commission.First Lt. Alejandro Sena, 28th Contracting Squadron contract specialist, who was one of the speakers during the event,

Airmen give back to children in the local community

Airmen from the 28th Operations Group teamed up with Santa Claus Dec. 19 to take on a mission designed to ensure children in the community had a joyous holiday.The mission was part of the 28th OG Angel Tree Program, where Airmen from the base collect gifts for children in the Youth & Family Services

DoD to no longer use AHRN

The Department of Defense sponsorship of the Automated Housing Referral Network will expire Dec. 31. Effective Jan. 1, 2014 housing offices will no longer manage rental listings or communicate with members and property owners through AHRN. The AHRN website will continue to operate as a commercial

Ellsworth Airmen graduate from ALS

The following Ellsworth Airmen graduated from Airman Leadership School, Class 14-2, Dec. 20:John L. Levitow Honor GraduateSenior Airman Daniel LeonheartCommandant's Leadership AwardStaff Sgt. Tyler Dunn Academic Achievement Award and Distinguished Graduate Senior Airman Nicholas Garcia Distinguished

Holiday Cookie Drive

Ellsworth providing staging area for FEMA team

In an effort to supplement local recovery efforts in areas affected by severe weather conditions, the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency established a Joint Field Office at Ellsworth Dec. 2.FEMA staff - 75 in all operating out of space in the Air Force Financial Services Center - will be

Operation Desert Fox: Recalling the 15th anniversary of the first B-1 combat operation

"I was eating in the mess tent when those photos hit the screen ... the whole tent cheered. I'm not sure I've ever felt anything like that."Those words were relayed by Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Taliaferro, Air Combat Command plans and programs deputy director, during a fond recollection of when the images

AF announces additional force management programs to reduce force size

Air Force leaders announced force management programs Dec. 11 designed to reduce the force by thousands of Airmen over the next five years as a result of sequestration.Fiscal 2014 force management initiatives are in addition to the announcement made in July, stating the Air Force will implement