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  • 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.

  • 28th MDG continues excellence with CAP inspection

    Personnel assigned to the 28th Medical Group are no strangers to delivering top-notch care to the Ellsworth Airmen and their families. From x-rays to simple checkups, the 28th MDG has shown its dedication to their mission of providing quality healthcare and ensuring Airmen are mission capable with

  • Security Forces, defending the protectors

    Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of four articles on the Security Forces Squadron mission here at Ellsworth.ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – A lone figure wearing a dark, midnight-blue beret stands guard at a gate. It’s rush hour at Ellsworth as personnel make their way to their jobs. As