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  • 37th AMU bombs away competition

    Airmen from 37th Aircraft Maintenance Unit clinched victory during a weapons load crew quarterly competition, Jan. 29.Various load crews from the 28th Bomb Wing showcased their skills by racing against time to load explosives on a mock B-1 bomber accurately and safely."The competition shows how well

  • Ball is life: 28th FSS hosts basketball tournament

    Personnel of the 28th Force Support Squadron organized a 3-Day Basketball Extravaganza in the Bellamy Fitness Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 27.The event consisted of a free-throw competition, a 3-point competition and a 4-on-4 basketball game, all with the goal of encouraging

  • Tax Center kicks-off tax season

    Ellsworth Air Force Base kicked-off the 2016 tax season with the grand opening of the base's tax center Jan. 28.Active-duty members, dependents and retirees will be able to make an appointment with trained personnel to file their personal taxes free of charge, beginning Feb. 1."We've been trained by

  • Aviation Day inspires children to fly

    Six aviators from Ellsworth Air Force Base participated in the Third Annual Aviation Day at the Discovery Center in South Dakota's capitol Jan. 27, 2016.Throughout the day, the Airmen helped children build toy gliders and let them try on flight suits, helmets and vests to get a better understanding

  • Ellsworth Airmen selected for promotion to major

    The Air Force released the names of 17 Ellsworth Airmen who will be trading in their silver bars for golden oak leafs in a news story Jan. 28.In total, the Major Line of the Air Force and Chaplain Central Selection Boards designated 2,082 captains to become field grade officers.Those selected for

  • Ellsworth 1 of 4 bases testing new Automatic Terminal Information Service

    Ellsworth AFB is one of four bases testing a new Automatic Terminal Information Service Air Force wide.The 28th Operations Support Squadron airfield operations flight updated the base's ATIS Dec. 8, 2015, becoming the last selected base to test the upgraded technology.Ellsworth was without runway

  • Raider Café triumphs, receives Hennessy trophy

    Every year, Air Force dining facilities and food service programs compete against fellow DFACs across the organization for the coveted John L. Hennessy trophy.The annual award, given to the best of the best dining facility for the last 60 years, covers the entire scope of an installation's food

  • 28th MUNS slated to conduct munitions inventory

    The 28th Munitions Squadron will conduct a 100 percent semi-annual munitions inventory March 7, in accordance with Air Force Instruction 21-201, "Management and Maintenance of Non-Nuclear Munitions."All munitions stockpile items will be frozen during this period for accountability. Munitions users