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  • Tickets to go on sale for Dining Out

    For the first time in eight years, Ellsworth will host a Dining Out.It will take place May 5 at 6 p.m. at Dakota’s, with tickets available to base military members and their guests starting Monday.Tickets are limited, though, so each unit will only have an available number of tickets proportional to

  • Humanitarian relief remains constant priority

    In a turbulent world, with natural disasters striking at random and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan surging with a tide of violence, one thing has remained constant -- U.S. Air Force humanitarian relief operations.These operations, planned out of the Combined Air Operations Center, have answered

  • Three Air Force trailblazers among Hall of Fame inductees

    Three Air Force trailblazers were among the five women inducted into the Women in Aviation, International, Pioneer Hall of Fame here Saturday.An audience of more than 2,000 people witnessed the induction of three retired officers -- Maj. Gen. Jeanne Holm, Maj. Gen. Betty Mullis and Lt. Col. Betty

  • MPF’s PSD transformation begins today

    Ellsworth begins undergoing Personnel Services Delivery Transformation today, which will affect how everyone conducts personnel transactions.The PSD-T is the Air Forces’ program to improve accuracy by reducing steps and enabling Airmen to interact with the contact center where decision makers and

  • Three LRS members earn ACC-level awards

    Team Ellsworth continues to bring home hardware as three members of the 28th Logistics Readiness Squad-ron were named Air Combat Command award winners March 15.Tech. Sgt. Rheiff Mikkonen was named 2005 ACC Fuels NCO of the Year; Senior Airman Caneisha Haynes was named 2005 ACC Transportation Airman

  • Ellsworth family member to compete in state geography bee

    An Ellsworth family member will represent Douglas Middle School at the South Dakota level of the National Geographic Bee today at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.Andrew Grise, 13, qualified for the event by winning his school’s competition.“This is a very competitive event,” said Ms.

  • Base CDC offers parents shared rates

    Ellsworth’s child development center has implemented a new program that allows parents to share one spot and one fee.This new program expands the opportunities available at the CDC.When parents enroll their child at the CDC, they’re reserving one spot in their child’s age-group class. Each teacher

  • Taking the grey out of road conditions green, yellow, red

    In order to ensure all 28th Bomb Wing personnel are aware of policies involving hazardous weather travel, the following guidelines reflect current policy.In accordance with Ellsworth Air Force Base Instruction 90-101, commanders and civilian managers must assess local travel conditions and determine

  • Defense department working to prevent sexual assaults

    Sexual assault is one of the most underreported crimes in the military and in society as a whole, a top defense personnel and readiness official said.“Some studies indicate that only 5 percent of sexual assaults are reported,” said Air Force Brig. Gen. K.C. McClain, who heads the Department of

  • Phase II ORE cancelled; next exercise in May

    The operational readiness exercise scheduled for today through Thursday was cancelled March 17.This was to be the third ORE in preparation for the operational readiness inspection scheduled for July.“My impression, and the impression of our wing leadership, is that we’re where we need to be with