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  • Individual deployment information now visible on vMPF

    Air Force Personnel Center officials here have taken another step to support Airmen and ensure all members know their air expeditionary force deployment status. Airmen can now access this information through the center's virtual military personnel flight, or vMPF. This capability provides real-time

  • Postal rates to change May 12

    The United States Postal Service will adjust rates May 12; the price of first-class correspondence will reflect a one-cent increase, but there will be reduced rates in several other areas. By adjusting charges for services, USPS customers may pay less for Express Mail shipped to locations closer to

  • April 2008 Ellsworth Articles 15

    Five Ellsworth Airmen received Articles 15 in the month of April.A master sergeant from the 28th Maintenance Operations Squadron received an Article 15 for one specification of drunk driving. Punishment consisted of a suspended reduction to technical sergeant and forfeiture of $1,500 pay per month

  • Secretary marks 10th annual Military Appreciation Month

    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates marked the 10th annual Military Appreciation Month May 8 and thanked those who support America's troops through the Defense Department's America Supports You program. "This month marks the tenth anniversary of the U.S. Senate establishing May as a month to honor our

  • Ellsworth reflects on Airman who made ultimate sacrifice

    The Ellsworth community came together today to honor a recently fallen comrade during a memorial service at the Black Hills Chapel May 8. Senior Airman Jonathan Yelner succumbed to wounds he suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device April 29 near Bagram Air Base,

  • SECAF discusses alternative energy initiatives at conference

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne championed Air Force alternative energy initiatives at the Third Aviation and Environment conference on Apr. 22. Speaking on a panel on carbon emissions with senior leaders in the aviation industry, Secretary Wynne described the problems faced by the Air