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  • Raiders provide Continuous Bomber Presence, return from Pacific

    Approximately 300 Airmen returned home to families and friends at Ellsworth Feb. 12, 2017, after a six month deployment to Guam supporting the U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence mission.During the deployment, the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron flew a total of 242 sorties. The Airmen

  • Life-saving hotline receives upgrade

    The 28th Medical Group’s Tricare Nurse Advice Line was upgraded Feb. 1, 2017, providing patients quicker and more efficient access to a variety of medical services.The NAL is comprised of a team of registered nurses who are qualified and available to answer a variety of urgent healthcare questions

  • Ellsworth Airman honored for medical excellence

    ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – Capt. James Reilly, the bioenvironmental engineer flight commander assigned to the 28th Medical Group, received the Military Health Leadership Excellence award for junior non-providers Dec. 2, 2016.The MHLE award recognizes the exemplary accomplishments by military

  • Airman discharged, others receive Article 15 punishments

    For the month of December 2016, one Ellsworth Airman was discharged while several other Airmen received Article 15 nonjudicial punishments for their actions. An airman basic from the 28th Security Forces Squadron was discharged for drug use, in accordance with AFPD 36-32, Military Retirements and

  • 28th CES, SDNG perform joint training exercise

    The 28th Civil Engineer Squadron conducted a response training exercise with the South Dakota National Guard at the base theater Jan. 10, 2017.The training scenario involved a simulated commander’s call, where attendees reported feelings of being ill, expressing they might have been exposed to some

  • Team Ellsworth honors life of fallen Airman

    “Last Tuesday, our team lost a valued friend and brother, but more importantly, a family lost a husband, son and father," said Col. Gentry Boswell, commander of the 28th Bomb Wing.

  • Commander focuses wing on “winning the fight”

    The commander of the 28th Bomb Wing gathered Team Ellsworth at the Pride Hangar for the first Commander’s call of the year, Jan. 3, 2017. Col. Gentry Boswell began by commending the modern day Doolittle Raiders for all their hard work and success in 2016, highlighting their efforts to keep the

  • Ellsworth Airman Found Dead

    An active-duty Airman assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing was found dead at his off-base residence Jan. 3, 2017.