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  • AFGSC command chief visits Ellsworth

    Chief Master Sgt. Calvin Williams, Air Force Global Strike Command command chief, center, meets with Airmen assigned to the 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron during a visit to Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 2, 2017. The 28th LRS Airmen showed Williams around the base’s deployment center while

  • Change to the Combat Raider exercise March 14-16

    ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – The Combat Raider exercise scheduled for March 14-16 will continue as planned. However, the large force exercise that was associated with this event has been canceled. All training activity associated with Combat Raider will be contained in the Powder River 2

  • Forging the future, maintainers receive new equipment

    The B-1 is a four-engine, supersonic bomber that has been providing combat airpower – anytime and anywhere for more than 30 years. This Black Dragon has been at Ellsworth since July 15, 1988, and is currently playing a major role in the war on terror. These aging aircraft are used frequently,

  • MWDs put nose to the test

    Senior Airman Emelina Braden, a military working dog handler assigned to the 28th Security Forces Squadron, and Eelsen, a MWD assigned to the 28th SFS, reports to Maj. Jaime Hernandez, commander of the 28th SFS, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Feb. 24, 2017. In order to earn explosive detection

  • Base conducting exercise March 1

    ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – The base will conduct an active shooter exercise March 1 intended to evaluate the ability of the 28th Bomb Wing to react, respond to and mitigate an active shooter incident.Base and area residents may hear announcements over the “giant voice” system, sirens, response

  • Base conducting exercise Feb. 23

    ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – The base will conduct an active shooter exercise Feb. 23 intended to evaluate the ability of the 28th Bomb Wing to react, respond to and mitigate an active shooter incident.Base and area residents may hear announcements over the “giant voice” system, sirens, response

  • 28th MDG hosts 2nd annual Give Kids a Smile Day

    The 28th Medical Group Dental Clinic hosted their second annual “Give Kids a Smile Day” for all dependent Air Force children ages zero to 17, Feb. 15, 2017.The event focused on providing free dental care to children and raising awareness about the importance of good dental health.“The day is a great

  • CES Airmen walk on water

    Tech. Sgt. Teddy Wagoner, a program management non-commissioned officer in charge assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, drills a hole through an iced over lake at the Prairie Ridge golf course, in Box Elder, S.D., Feb. 14, 2017. Drilling through the ice allows water level measurements to be

  • PRTC exercise scheduled for March 14-16

    Combat Raider, a large force exercise of military aircraft, has been scheduled for March 14-16 in the Powder River Training Complex.During this period, people living under the following PRTC military operations areas can expect to see multiple types of aircraft utilizing the areas