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  • Golden Coyote exercise to impact base

    Approximately 300 members of the National Guard will be operating out of Ellsworth June 8 to 22 as part of the South Dakota National Guard's 29th annual training exercise, Golden Coyote.Base Airmen and their families should be prepared for increased military vehicle traffic, especially at the

  • Commissary to close 2 days per week

    The base commissary will soon be closed one extra day per week, as a result of civilian furloughs. Effective July 8, the base commissary will be closed Monday and Tuesday, and will be open Wednesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5

  • FAC to operate from Pride Hangar

    The Fitness Assessment Cell has been temporarily re-located to the Pride Hangar, due to the Bellamy Fitness Center's indoor track renovation.Airmen are now required to report directly to the FAC's temporary office - located on the north wall of the Pride Hangar, next to the men's locker room - along

  • 28th MOS inactivated, not deactivated

    A crowd of more than 100 Airmen, family members and civilians bore witness as Col. James Katrenak, 28th Maintenance Group commander, inactivated the 28th Maintenance Operations Squadron, June 3 during a special ceremony. "As we retire the MOS guidon today, many of you may be asking yourselves, 'Are

  • Ellsworth weighs in on unit deployment manager as special duty

    Top Air Force leaders have announced that unit deployment manager positions are now officially a two-year, controlled special duty assignment.The role of the UDM has evolved dramatically over time, from an Airman in a squadron's back office picking names for taskings, to ensuring personnel are fully

  • Ellsworth wraps up Virtual Flag exercise

    Aircrews from the 37th Bomb Squadron linked their simulators with other bases to train in cyberspace during Virtual Flag, May 14 to 24.Virtual Flag is a quarterly training event that allows U.S. and coalition partner aircrews to train for combat in large-scale joint and coalition environments by