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  • Youth Center uses robots to encourage STEM interest

    The Youth Center introduced children enrolled in their programs to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics with a robotics and coding demonstration Dec. 21, 2015.The event gave Ellsworth youth a visual representation of what robotics is in hopes of furthering their interest in other STEM

  • 34th, 37th bomb squadrons drop bombs, set records for 2015

    As Ellsworth's B-1 bomber aircrews continue to conduct combat missions in support of wartime efforts, they also flawlessly uphold the Air Force core value of excellence in all we do.As of Dec. 16, 2015, the 34th Bomb Squadron Thunderbirds and the 37th Bomb Squadron Tigers have employed more than

  • DoD Identifies Air Force Casualties

    The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of six Airmen who were supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. They died Dec. 21 of wounds sustained when their patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.Among the six fatalities are four OSI

  • Holiday Cookie Drive brings cheer to Ellsworth Airmen

    The Enlisted Spouse's Club prepared and collected more than 6,000 baked cookies for Airmen Dec. 13, as part of the 4th annual Holiday Cookie Drive, which is held to spread holiday cheer to Ellsworth members who live in the base dormitories."A lot of our Airmen don't get to go home to see their

  • Airmen throw surprise party for first sergeants Dec. 9

    With the assistance of dorm managers, Ellsworth Airmen threw a surprise party Dec. 9 for their first sergeants, or "shirts," as a thank you for all they do.Once they arrived, the shirts were presented a signed card from their organization and gifts of appreciation."We put [the party] together

  • Trees for Troops bringing holiday cheer to Ellsworth

    Military families received nearly 200 Christmas trees during the eighth annual Trees for Troops event Dec. 4 at Outdoor Recreation.Trees for Troops is a worldwide program that delivers free Christmas trees to more than 65 military bases as a way to thank servicemembers and their families."It started

  • B-1s, KC-135 launch for first LFE in PRTC

    Ellsworth B-1 bombers took off from the flightline early Wednesday morning to participate in the first large force exercise in the newly expanded Powder River Training Complex Dec. 2-3.A KC-135 Stratotanker from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, was among the aircraft that launched from