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  • Patriot Gate Closed Sept. 2

    ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- The Patriot (school) Gate will be closed Sept. 2 due to the base down day. 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)

  • 28th Force Support Squadron hosts classes in September

    ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – The 28th Force Support Squadron will offer numerous opportunities to learn new skills throughout the month of September.Happy Landings, a free monthly information fair intended for new personnel and family members, will be held after Right Start at the Dakota’s Club

  • Airmen receive Article 15 punishments

    ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – During the month of July several Ellsworth Airmen received Article 15 nonjudicial punishments for their actions.An airman from the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron received an Article 15 for one specification of disorderly conduct. Punishment consisted of reduction

  • MAJCOM Inspector General to conduct UEI on Ellsworth

    ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – Members of the Air Force Global Strike Command Inspector General team arrived at Ellsworth AFB to conduct a Unit Effectiveness Inspection Aug. 21, 2016.Unit Effectiveness Inspectors validate and verify a wing commander's Inspection Program (CCIP) for accuracy,

  • Child Development Center receives renovations

    Mark Outka, a Berendse and Sons Painting job foreman, cuts new wall paper at the Child Development Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Aug. 16, 2016. After fitting the new wallpaper the excess paper is removed and used for a new spot on the wall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class

  • Eighth Air Force bomber presence felt in Indo-Asia Pacific

    The Indo-Asia-Pacific region is no stranger to U.S. bombers. For more than a decade, the U.S. military has maintained a deployed strategic bomber presence in the Pacific, focused on enabling regional security and stability. To sustain that presence, Eighth Air Force, historically known as “the

  • Dakota Thunder Run, military vets recognized during Sturgis Rally

    Revved up engines of more than 200 Airmen, family members and civilian motorcycle enthusiasts echoed throughout the skies outside the Pride Hangar in anticipation of the 16th Annual Dakota Thunder Motorcycle Run Aug. 9 at Ellsworth AFB.The event, hosted by the Green Knights Dakota Thunder Motorcycle

  • B-1 Flyover Rescheduled For Aug. 11

    A B-1 bomber from the 28th Bomb Wing is scheduled to conduct a flyover down Main Street in Sturgis, S.D., at 3 p.m., Aug. 11.The B-1 flyover is allowed as part of an approved training mission. Residents living in and near the city of Sturgis could experience an increased noise level related to the

  • Sailors enable Airmen to build mines

    Service members work together to craft mines at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 20, 2016. Sailors from the Navy Munitions Command Atlantic Unit, Charleston, S.C., helped Airmen build inert MK 62 mines which can be loaded into B-1 bombers to deploy during training sorties, and have the

  • Ellsworth deploys large force to Guam

    ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – More than 300 Airmen assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s continuous bomber presence mission Aug. 9, 2016. Aircrews, maintenance and support personnel, will be generating B-1 bomber sorties to