Estate claims for Senior Airman Richard Redick Jr.

It is with deep regret that we announce the untimely demise of Senior Airman Richard G. Redick Jr. of the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. 1st Lt. Wes Sheppard, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, has been appointed Summary Court Officer. All claims

CPO expands customer service hours

The Civilian Personnel Office is expanding its customer service hours to better serve its customers. Their new hours of operation will be 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday ... except for federal holidays. The new hours take effect Oct. 11, 2011.

Fabricating Safety

Smoking After PT

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 I recently moved to Ellsworth and am experiencing the Air Force for the first time as this is my husband's

Family care plans

In accordance with Air Force Instruction 36-2908, single parents, dual military couples with family members and members with civilian spouses, who have unique family situation are required to develop a written plan to be maintained by their squadron commander or first sergeant. If anyone falls into

ID card shortage

Due to a worldwide shortage of dependant ID card stock, replacement cards will only be processed within 30 days of expiration. Cards will not be replaced for changes in the sponsors' information. If anyone has any questions please call the 28th Force Support Squadron Customer Service at 385-2427.

Air Force Ambassadors 24/7

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. CONCERN I've been retired for just over 7 years. Core Values were at the center of how my career field operated. To

Ellsworth Contractors Work With Tribe to Destroy Bombs

Contractors from the 28th Civil Engineering Squadron and Native American Engineering detonated four spent munitions Oct. 3, 2011 on the Air Force Retained Area of the World War II era Badlands Bombing Range on Pine Ridge Reservation 20 miles southeast of Phoenix, South Dakota. The spent munitions

Cadets perform flood relief work in South Dakota

Approximately 150 Air Force Academy cadets removed sandbags and cleared flood debris Sept. 29-Oct. 2 here.The cadets travelled to South Dakota to spend the weekend participating in a flood cleanup as part of the Academy's Cadet Service Learning program. The Cadet Wing performs approximately 40,000

Atomic veterans visit Ellsworth

Eight surviving veterans of the 509th Composite Group along with their friends and family visited Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Sept. 28 as part of the group's annual reunion.The 509th CG is the World War II unit that dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in August 1945. During