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  • Left to right: Retired Senior Master Sgt. Al Maflin, Mary Ann Mackall, retired Colonel Fred Rauch, Carol Nielson and Rose Maflin pay their respect to the flag during the retiree retreat ceremony Friday at Medal of Honor Park. The event marked the kick-off of Retiree Appreciation Weekend at Malmstrom. (U.S. Air Force photo / Valerie Mullett )

    Ellsworth’s retiree activities committee re-energized

    The retiree activities committee here is hurtling toward a series of events tailor-made for military retirees and their families in the local area. The first initiative is to gather contact data for all local retirees in the area, said Leroy Fogle, Ellsworth retiree activity officer. This contact information will allow for retired military

  • Community College of the Air Force Ellsworth spring graduates

    Sixty-six Ellsworth personnel received their Community College of the Air Force Associate degree diplomas during a graduation ceremony held at the Dakota's Club April 27, 2007. Aircraft Armament Systems Technology Master Sgt. Glen RauschTech Sgt. Jeff Allen Staff Sgt. Peter Eekhoff Senior Airman Christopher Helenek Airway Science Staff Sgt. Andrew
  • Security monitors Base Exchange customers to prevent shoplifting. The BX recently made a $22,000 upgrade to its security system. “No one likes catching shoplifters,” said Col. Jorge Garza, AAFES’ Director of Loss Prevention. “In fact, a major effort by loss prevention is to educate the public on our capability to monitor and record suspicious activity as a tool to deter shoplifting before it ever happens. It’s our hope that individuals who might be considering theft will see the security measures and think twice.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Steven Wilson)

    Security measures increase, shoplifting occurrences decrease

    Army and Air Force Exchange Service Base Exchanges and Post Exchanges world-wide made upgrades to security systems in an effort to decrease shoplifting incidents; aggressiveness in thieves has caused an increase in costs for all exchange shoppers. A 2002 amendment which allows federal retailers to pursue losses and administrative costs related to
  • Senior Airman David Perry, Air Force Financial Services instructor, used the knowledge he had learned in an Air Force CPR class to save the life of a Rapid City man on April 23. Airman Perry attributes his quick reaction to what the Air Force instills in him.

    Airman uses Air Force knowledge to save life

    Within weeks of his arrival at Ellsworth Air Force base, Senior Airman David Perry, an Air Force Financial Services Center instructor, made a name for himself. While shopping at a local grocery store on the evening of April 23, Airman Perry watched as a man walking in front of him let out a gasp for air and fell to the floor. "My instincts kicked

  • General provides clarification on UAV use

    Recent discussion in hearings on Capitol Hill, and elsewhere on an executive agency proposal to achieve greater efficiency in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) procurement is being confused with joint operational employment of those UAVs. "These are two related, but distinctly separate issues," said Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, the Air Force Deputy
  • EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- A B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota takes off for a mission during Red Flag-Alaska 07-1. Red Flag-Alaska is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. forces flown under simulated air combat conditions. It is conducted on the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex with air operations flown out of Eielson and Elmendorf Air Force Bases. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt Joshua Strang)

    Red Flag-Alaska 07-1 complete, participating members return home

    Editor's note: This article is part 4 of a series.One hundred seventy three members and six B-1s returned to Ellsworth after the 16-day exercise Red Flag-Alaska 07-1 ended April 21. "We came to Alaska at the perfect time of the year; the local conditions were great," said Lt. Col. David Stimac, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander. We just
  • Members from the 28th Communications Squadron take on members from the 28th Munitions Squadron in an intramural volleyball match here at the Bellamy Fitness Center on April 24. The 28th CS won the match by beating the 28th MUNS in the first 2 games. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Todd Wivell)

    Bump--Set--Spike

  • Airman 1st Class Mitch Waddell, 28th Services Squadron shift leader

    Airman 1st Class Mitch Waddell

    What does your job entail? My job consists of cooking morning and lunch meals, ensuring quality, training and mentoring new Airmen. What do you like about your job? I like that it's fast pace. Set schedule, practical skill at home Where are you from? Portland Oregon What do you like about the Air Force? I like the full benefits for myself and my
  • Colonel Renita Alexandar, 28th Bomb Wing Mission Support Group commander, meets one of the many non-commissioned officers that work within her group. Colonel Alexander and Chief Master Sgt. Jim Urban, 28th Bomb Wing Mission Support Group chief, met with NCOs at the Bandit Inn dining facility on April 25. Colonel Alexander addressed issues such as the new 28th MSG realignment, performance reports, decorations and the role of supervisors.

    Breakfast with the 28th Mission Support Group Boss

  • Airmans Creed

    New Airman’s Creed -- reminder of combat heritage

    The new "Airman's Creed", a clear and concise statement fueled by the Air Force's heritage and a warfighting ethos that exists in all Airmen, was introduced by the Air Force chief of Staff April 18. "Our new Airman's Creed reminds us all of the incredible combat heritage we have as Airmen," said Gen. T. Michael Moseley. "We're a combatant Air
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