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  • Tops in Blue slated to perform July 2

    Tops in Blue, the U.S. Air Force's premier entertainment showcase, will perform a free concert at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City, S.D., at 7 p.m., July 2, as part of their worldwide tour.Ellsworth's own Capt. Ashley Elmore, 28th Force Support Squadron manpower and personnel flight

  • Local clergy team up with chaplains to meet spiritual needs

    Base chaplains and clergy members from the local area met to discuss how to best meet the spiritual needs of Ellsworth Airmen and their families June 21.The meeting - dubbed Clergy Day - was an event during which local religious leaders were briefed on the base mission, the mission of the chaplain

  • Exercise tests new deployment center, Airman readiness

    The 28th Bomb Wing conducted an operational readiness exercise June 13 here to test the processes and systems of the new deployment center.Exercises are conducted every month, but Rick Schroeder, the 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron installation deployment officer, said this particular exercise was

  • Heartlink orientation provides spouses information, fellowship

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center held a Heartlink orientation June 18 in the AFRC meeting room in the Rushmore Center.The meeting hosted fourteen spouses of Airmen from various squadrons, who were provided with information about Ellsworth's mission, resiliency resources, base medical services,

  • Peak moving season underway

    Summer is moving season, and the Department of Defense is anticipating the largest amount of property movement requests for the year from now through July 31.Floyd Haralson, Headquarters Air Force Personal Property and Passenger Travel Policy, said the Air Force Joint Personal Property Shipping

  • Ellsworth Airmen participate in finance town hall May 30

    It has been said that knowledge is power. For Ellsworth Airmen, the power they received during a recent briefing will help them to be more aware of the dangers of predatory lending organizations and a variety of similar financial pitfalls. Holly Petraeus, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

  • Ellsworth returns from Green Flag training exercise

    B-1 bomber aircrews assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron and a myriad of support personnel returned May 24, from an exercise designed to test their ability to survive and operate in a wartime environment."The exercise was a huge success," said 1st Lt. Stephen Pruitt, 37th Aircraft Maintenance Unit

  • Ellsworth kicks off summer safety campaign

    Ellsworth leaders conducted a series of safety briefings for Airmen throughout the day May 24, at the base theater to kick off the Air Force's Critical Days of Summer campaign. "The objective of the 2012 campaign is to call attention to the potential safety threats Airmen can face during the

  • Balfour Beatty addresses housing privatization

    Representatives from Balfour Beatty Communities, LLC provided Airmen and their families with information about base housing privatization and upcoming changes during two town hall meetings May 22 at the base theater.Cindy Murillo, a BBC area property manager, and Doryne Dalrymple, a BBC project

  • Top leaders praise Ellsworth, community at celebration dinner

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard joined more than 500 Airmen, their guests, and community leaders to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Ellsworth Air Force Base during a formal dinner at the Ramkota here May 19. The event was the culmination of a