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  • Dyess maintainers learn new refueling procedure

    Dyess maintainers learned hot pit refueling here, Feb. 22, from Airmen with the 28th Maintenance Group from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Hot pit refueling is a procedure that rapidly refuels an aircraft as maintenance crews perform safety checks, while the aircrew stays in the cockpit with the

  • Ellsworth equips Airmen with financial tools for success

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center conducted Military Saves Week Feb. 25 to March 1, in an effort to encourage Airmen and their families to make a commitment toward achieving financial freedom. The week-long event, done in conjunction with America Saves Week, included book readings to children

  • Ellsworth’s own recognized as 400,000th CCAF graduate

    The Community College of the Air Force presented its 400,000th degree to an Ellsworth Airman during the Air Force Association Central Florida Chapter's gala in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 21. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley presented Senior Airman Emily Barchenger, 37th Bomb Squadron intelligence

  • Project ushers SDASM into energy efficiency future

    The South Dakota Air and Space Museum is currently undergoing a dramatic facelift, thanks to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron and MDU Resources.The pilot project, scheduled for completion March 1, is designed to install new LED lighting and infrared heating technology in the facility which will

  • MiCare improves healthcare quality

    Patients of the 28th Medical Group can now communicate securely and privately with their healthcare providers anywhere, anytime thanks to the Air Force-wide expansion of secure messaging.Secure messaging will be available to patients through the MiCare portal, built to facilitate secure, online

  • German exchange student joins local junior ROTC

    Douglas High School's Air Force junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps recently received a dose of European culture after opening its doors to an unconventional student. Julian Kandt, Douglas High School Air Force junior ROTC cadet, who hails from Cologne, Germany, is spending his first time in the

  • Ellsworth fires up basketball tournament

    Airmen, family members and civilians from across the wing battled it out on the hardwood during the first week of Ellsworth's 2013 Intramural Basketball League tournament in the Bellamy Fitness Center from Feb. 4 to 7.The league, comprised of 10 teams, showcased some of Ellsworth's finest basketball

  • “Better Body, Better Life”

    The Air Force offers a variety of training programs to help Airmen not only improve their health, but maintain a high level of expeditionary combat readiness.One of those programs is "Better Body, Better Life," a program designed to assist participants in achieving a variety of fitness and

  • Deployed Ellsworth Airmen return home

    Hundreds of family members and fellow Airmen braved sub-freezing temperatures to greet their returning Airmen on the Ellsworth flightline, Jan. 27 and 30. Approximately 400 Ellsworth Airmen returned home from a 6-month deployment to Southwest Asia where they provided air support to combatant

  • ACC recognizes Ellsworth excellence

    Air Combat Command recently rewarded four units on base for their commitment to carry out their individual missions and for their continued efforts toward improvement. The 28th Force Support Squadron Military Personnel Section, Bellamy Fitness Center, Arts and Crafts center, along with the 28th Bomb