Outdoor Rec hosts dinner and a bow

The Outdoor Recreation Center hosted Dinner and a Bow for Airmen Jan. 22, to spark interest in the sport and encourage comradery among fellow Ellsworth AFB personnel.The free event was coordinated by Michael Murray, 28th Force Support Squadron Outdoor Recreation Center range master, and had a

Tax Center opens Feb. 1

The Tax Center is scheduled to open on Feb. 1 to provide income tax preparation assistance to the base community during the 2016 tax season.Trained base tax preparers will assist active duty members, dependents and retirees with completing and filing their personal tax returns.The tax center is

Ellsworth honors life of fallen Airman

The Ellsworth community came together to honor the life of an Airman who paid the ultimate price during a memorial service at the Freedom Chapel Jan. 25, 2016.Special Agent Peter Taub, Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 816, died from wounds suffered during an attack by a suicide

Marriage, divorce updates in DEERS

Marriage and divorce updates in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System should be done as soon as possible.Required documents for marriage updates are a certified marriage certificate, picture ID and Social Security card for a new spouse.Divorce updates require a certified divorce decree

Family care plans required for unique situations

Family Care Plans: in accordance with Air Force Instruction 36-2908, "Family Care Plans," single parents, dual military couples with family members and members with civilian spouses who have unique family situations are required to develop a written plan to be maintained by their squadron commander

Auto Hobby Center: venue for your inner mechanic

28th BW welcomes home Airmen from record-setting deployment

Approximately 350 Airmen from the 28th Bomb Wing returned to Ellsworth AFB from a deployment to Southwest Asia during the early morning hours of Jan. 24.Hundreds of family members, loved ones, and fellow Airmen gathered on the flightline to eagerly greet them after more than six months of B-1 bomber

UPDATE: on-base school bus schedule

The Ellsworth Air Force Base school bus schedule has been updated and can be found by clicking here. These changes will go into effect Jan. 25.Additionally, the Black Hills Estates school bus route has changed and can be found by clicking here.For more information, call Brandy Wyatt, 28th Force

Spouses cover distance between them, deployed Airmen

Over the past six months, spouses of deployed 28th Bomb Wing personnel walked, ran, biked and swam the distance from Rapid City to the location of their Airmen in Southwest Asia.The spouses accumulated 7,500 miles in what is known as "Tiger Tracking," a long-term event hosted by the 28th Aircraft

8th AF commander visits with bomber Airmen at Ellsworth

The commander of the Mighty Eighth visited Ellsworth AFB Jan. 18-20 and met with bomber Airmen to not only learn more about the base's mission, but commend them for all they have done at home station and while deployed.During his visit, Maj. Gen. Richard Clark, Eighth Air Force commander, toured