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  • Military Spouse Scholarship applications available for spouses

    Operation Homefront and the Saban Family Foundation announce the 2011 Saban Military Wife Educational Scholarship. The scholarship is offered to wives of uniformed service members to attend vocational training programs in the medical field. Applications will be accepted March 1 - May 1, 2011. The

  • Ellsworth honors maintainers

    Airmen from Ellsworth maintenance and munitions squadrons were recognized and honored for their achievements in 2010 during a private awards ceremony and banquet at the Dakota's Club, March 18.Brig. Gen. Mark Atkinson, Air Combat Command director of logistics at Langley Air Force Base, Va., was the

  • Deployment readiness focus of base exercise

    Airmen from across the base participated in a phase I operational readiness exercise, March 14 to 16, which tested their ability to generate, deploy and regenerate B-1B aircraft along with personnel and cargo.This was the first base-wide exercise the 28th Bomb Wing conducted since the phase II

  • 386th Airmen mourn fallen Airman

    To read related articles regarding Senior Airman Michael J. Hinkle II, 24, who died March 16 due to a non-combat related incident, click on the following

  • Summary court officer for SrA. Michael Hinkle II

    It is with deep regret that we announce the untimely demise of Senior Airman Michael J. Hinkle II of the 28th Communications Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Maj. Nancy Koch-Castillo, 28th Force Support Squadron, has been appointed the summary court officer. All claims for or against the

  • Deployed Ellsworth Airman dies

    An Air Force member assigned to the 28th Communications Squadron died March 16, due to a non-combat incident while deployed to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia. Senior Airman Michael John Hinkle II, 24, of Corona, Calif., was a cyber transport systems journeyman deployed to the 386th

  • Retiree Luncheon

    The Dakota's Club is hosting a luncheon for retirees, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 7.The guest speaker will be Sharon Holt, a representative who will speak about the Casualty Assistance Program and Survivor Benefit Plan. The event is open to all servicemembers, spouses, widows, widowers, friends and

  • Infection Prevention: <br /> New USB script nets high number of violations

    A new USB monitoring tool used by the 28th Communications Squadron to scan the network for unauthorized devices identified about 300 violations during routine checks in the past six weeks."The results were eye opening," said Maj. Robert Kelly, 28th CS commander. "The initial scan of the network

  • Ellsworth Airmen compete in load competition

    Airmen from the 34th and 37th Bomb Squadrons raced against the clock to safely load bombs on a B-1B Lancer mock trainer on March 4. However, the contest wasn't only about chasing bragging rights."The competition helps build camaraderie," said Master Sgt. James Price, 28th Maintenance Group weapons

  • Air Force releases SMSgt promotion results

    The Air Force announced the results for the senior master sergeant promotion cycle, March 10. 10 Airmen from Ellsworth were among the 1,274 master sergeants selected for promotions from the eligible list of 12,378 Air Force wide.Ellsworth's newest senior master sergeant selects are:Master Sgt.