Museum, Airmen celebrate Ellsworth Heritage Day

Ellsworth Airmen from across the base volunteered their time and expertise June 28 to partner with the South Dakota Air and Space Museum in celebrating Ellsworth Heritage Day.The annual event has taken many different names over the years, highlighting the legacy of Ellsworth, past and present, and

Ellsworth celebrates Independence Day safely

Independence Day can be full of oohs and aahs as Americans throughout the nation watch fireworks burst in the sky, creating memories with families and friends, but also causing several potential safety hazards.Before including fireworks in festivities, people should know they are illegal to possess,

5th AMXS weapons loaders get B-52s loaded and ready

Four weapons load crew teams temporarily assigned to Ellsworth from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., loaded bombs onto several B-52 Stratofortresses to be employed during close air support training missions recently involving U.S. Army joint terminal attack controllers stationed in Kansas.CAS missions,

Ellsworth supports SDNG’s Golden Coyote exercise for real-world contingency training

Ellsworth continued its history of providing vital assets and support during the South Dakota National Guard's 30th Golden Coyote training exercise June 7 to 21.This year's exercise provided participants from 45 Air Force, Army and Navy military units representing 15 states and personnel from four

Ellsworth teams up with SDNG, Hero 2 Hired to provide job fair

The 28th Force Support Squadron's Airman and Family Readiness center teamed up with the South Dakota National Guard as part of the Hero2Hired program to organize and provide a job fair for servicemembers and their families. Western Dakota Tech hosted the event, with 90 employers who engaged with

Exercise provides life-saving skills, builds teamwork

The skills of Ellsworth first responders were put to the test and evaluated during a week-long integrated base emergency response capabilities training exercise here May 19 to 23.Gauged by the Alliance Solutions Group and Air Combat Command evaluators the training was designed to validate

Air Force, Navy join forces for B-1 naval mine deployment training

Ellsworth Airmen partnered with several U.S. Navy minemen June 2 through 7 during a joint training mission to exercise the B-1B Lancer's capabilities in deploying Navy mines.The 28th Munitions Squadron members teamed up with sailors from Naval Munitions Command Seal Beach for the first time to

Officials stress requirements for Mexico travel

Airmen are required to complete several steps prior to traveling to Mexico as the recent increase in violence in the country has resulted in the creation of a new policy detailing limitations of travel to the country.The travel policy requires all active-duty military, activated reservists and

Raider Cafe celebrates one-year anniversary

Airmen receive punishments

Airman 1st Class Kevin Thrash, 28th Operations Support Squadron, pled guilty to one charge of one specification of wrongfully using marijuana on more than one occasion at a special Court Martial convened by Col. Kevin Kennedy, 28th Bomb Wing commander, Jan. 22. At the court martial, a military judge