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  • Postal Service offers first-time military discount

    Planning to send a care package to a military service member serving abroad? Send it after March 3 to take advantage of a new flat-rate box from the Postal Service that is 50 percent larger and delivered for $10.95 to an APO/FPO address -- $2 less than for domestic destinations. "This is the first

  • Lt Dan Band rocks Ellsworth

    As he thumbs his bass guitar and bobs his head along to a jazzy rendition of "Beyond the Sea," actor Gary Sinise, more famously known for his performance as Army Lieutenant Dan Taylor in "Forrest Gump," enthusiastically provides accompaniment to the Lt. Dan Band while playing at the Ellsworth Base

  • Cancellation of the 2008 force shaping board

    Ellsworth lieutenants eligible for 2008 force shaping will no longer have to face the force shaping board March 31. The Secretary of the Air Force decided Jan. 29, that the board was no longer necessary for the fiscal year 2008 after reviewing information from Air Force Personnel Center officials.

  • 28th MDG hosts blood drive

    The need for blood donations today, especially during war time, may force Airmen and civilians to forget their reservations about donating blood. In an effort to help meet that need, the 28th MDG hosted blood drive Jan. 24. The blood donations (which aide in the treatment of various blood diseases

  • Ellsworth Cold-weather gear policy change

    The Air Force recently authorized commanders to use their discretion to authorize deviation from policy for wear of cold-weather battle dress uniform outer garments with the new airman battle uniform throughout the winter months. "The original guidance was based on the fact that the mandatory wear

  • Ellsworth to offer free tax services to retirees, E-5s and below

    Twenty-two volunteers trained for about 40 hours in preparation for the free, on-base tax services available Jan. 28 through April 30. In addition to the training, which was provided by an Internal Revenue Service representative and a tax law expert from Black Hills State University, Volunteer