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  • Ellsworth Airman receives Purple Heart

    "We were coming out of the area around Tikrit in the lead navigation vehicle," said Wiedmer. "We'd just gone around a roundabout, and the front gunner truck had already passed the IED, when BOOM!"Staff Sgt. Christopher Wiedmer, a 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer from Ellsworth

  • Kindergarten registration, screening to start March 5 - 7

    Kindergarten Registration and Screening for the 2012-2013 school year at the Douglas School District is scheduled for the week of March 5 through March 9 from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at Badger Clark Elementary. Due to the screening process, registration will be by appointment only and children

  • VA Black Hills Health Care System to host a Veterans Creative Arts show

    The Veteran Affairs Black Hills Health Care System is scheduled to host a Veterans Creative Arts show at Fort Meade on March 7 and Hot Springs on March 19 to judge entries for submission to the 2012 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival.The NVCA festival is a national event featuring artistic

  • 28th Munitions Squadron to conduct 100 percent inventory

    The 28th Munitions Squadron will close its warehouse to conduct a semi-annual 100 percent inventory, March 1 to 14. 100 percent inventories are conducted to ensure that munitions users throughout the wing have full accountability of critical assets and are in accordance with all applicable

  • Ellsworth kicks off Red Flag training exercise

    B-1 Bomber aircrews assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron and support personnel are scheduled to fly a group of combat training missions over the Nevada Test and Training Range from Jan. 20 to Feb. 3. The Ellsworth Red Flag advance team is scheduled to depart Ellsworth on Jan. 18 with the rest of the

  • Round two of VERA/VSIP begins

    Officials announced that a second round of voluntary early retirement authority and voluntary separation incentive pay incentives is under way as part of the Department of Defense's requirement to maintain civilian funding at FY10 levels. The first round of VERA/VSIP was used as a voluntary means to

  • Fitness Center Showers

    The Commander's Action Line is a forum for the Ellsworth community to make suggestions or voice concerns about Ellsworth directly to Col. Mark Weatherington, 28th Bomb Wing commander. QUESTION Sir,I was curious as to why Ellsworth AFB still has prison style gang showers in the base fitness center.