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  • Ellsworth hosts first Powder River Council meeting

    Ellsworth hosted the first Powder River Council meeting to address several aspects of the Powder River Training Complex, Nov. 16, 2016.  More than 30 individuals attended the meeting, representing the Federal Aviation Administration, airports, military bases, and various aviation organizations from

  • Joint training exercise focuses on personnel recovery during Combat Raider

    As Combat Raider continues, participants conducted personnel recovery training Nov. 16, 2016, just north of Belle Fourche, SD., in the Powder River Training Complex. The event started with a show-of-force by two B-1 Bombers from Ellsworth Air Force Base guided by joint tactical controllers from the

  • CSAF announces CMSAF #18

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein named Chief Master Sgt. Kaleth O. Wright to serve as the 18th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Nov. 16, 2016.

  • Pull the pin… see smoke in the wind

    Master Sgt. Carlos Sanchez, explosive ordnance disposal section chief assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, oversees a controlled explosion training exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Nov. 14, 2016. EOD conducts training to maintain readiness for expeditionary missions. (U.S. Air

  • Sixteen area leaders selected for Ellsworth community engagement program

    Sixteen area business and civic leaders were inducted into the 28th Bomb Wing Honorary Commanders program during a special event at the South Dakota Air and Space Museum Nov. 10. The program, intended to develop mutually beneficial partnerships with community leaders to foster a better understanding

  • Rapid City Rush hosts 9th Annual Military Appreciation Night

    Col. Bradley Cochran, vice commander of the 28th Bomb Wing, center, performs a puck drop ceremony at a Rapid City Rush hockey game at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City, S.D., Nov. 12, 2016. The ceremonial puck drop was part of the team’s ninth annual Military Appreciation Night, where

  • Ellsworth AFB hosts retreat in honor of Veterans Day

    Members from the 28th Munitions Squadron render a salute during a retreat ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., on Nov. 10, 2016. The ceremony was performed in commemoration of Veterans Day, which has been a National Holiday every eleventh day of the eleventh month since President Dwight. D.

  • Cold weather, warm hearts: First Sergeants’ Council helps Airmen in need

    Every year, right before the holiday season, the First Sergeants’ Council executes Operation Warm Heart.Braving the seasonally warm weather, first sergeants stood in front of the Commissary from Oct. 12 to Nov. 2, collecting donations for the program that helps Airmen and their families in need.

  • Patriot Gate closed Nov. 11 for Veterans Day

    The Patriot (school) Gate will be closed Nov. 11 due to the Veterans Day holiday.  The Liberty (main) Gate and Bismarck (commercial) Gate will be open regular hours. For more information, call the 28th Security Forces Squadron Base Defense Operations Center at (605) 385-4001.