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  • MyCAA shut-down

    My Career Advancement Accounts, a program which offered up to $6,000 to spouses pursuing education goals, was shut-down without warning Feb. 17.The shutdown came as a shock to many spouses who relied on MyCAA as their primary means of tuition assistance."I'm certainly not happy about it," said

  • State of Ellsworth

    Col. Jeffrey Taliaferro, 28th Bomb Wing commander, hosted the first "State of Ellsworth" address for local media, Feb. 16.Colonel Taliaferro spoke to media about several issues of potential interest or impact to the local community, including: the mission of the 28 BW, its contributions to combat

  • Initiative results in improved maintenance for B-1 bomber

    As part of the Repair Network Integration initiative, the Band 4-8 receiver, a critical component to the defensive avionics suite aboard the B-1B bomber, was chosen for a live test in order to validate key concepts associated with integrating the repair network.Repair of the receiver long has been

  • Indescribable experience

    "I thought it was a scam," said Senior Airman Mitch Waddell, 28th Force Support Squadron, lodging operations technician. "I got this e-mail telling me I had won, and the only thought in my head was: 'nothing in this world is free.'"After confirming the validity of the e-mail, Airman Waddell called

  • The God who answers

    Ellsworth Air Force Base hosted the 2010 National Prayer luncheon Feb. 10 at the Dakota's Club. The luncheon featured guest speaker Beth Eldridge, wife of Col. William Eldridge, 28th Operations Group commander, and centered on the theme, "the God who answers.""Who am I to speak to this base about

  • Ellsworth hosts victim advocate training

    The Sexual Assault Response Coordinator office hosted a weeklong victim advocate training course open to participants from Ellsworth, the South Dakota Army National Guard, North Dakota Army National Guard, South Dakota Air National Guard and civilian contract employees.The joint-service, multi-state

  • KUDOS, SUDOS and TUDOS

    The 28th Force Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center is sponsoring a deployment education event at the Pride Hangar, March 13.This event, called Kids, Spouses and Teachers Understanding Deployment Operations, is designed to educate children, spouses of military members and teachers