X-rays see through the problem

Rushmore Center Welcomes trick-or-treaters

Ellsworth Airmen graduate from ALS

The following Ellsworth Airmen graduated from Airman Leadership School, Class 12-1, Oct. 27, 2011: John L. Levitow Honor GraduateSenior Airman Zackary BartonCommandant's Leadership AwardSenior Airman Ruben RiveraDistinguished Graduate and Academic Achievement AwardSenior Airman Michael

Four topics covered at commander's call

Col. Mark Weatherington, 28th Bomb Wing commander, hosted two commander's calls for all Ellsworth Airmen at the Pride Hangar Oct. 26, 2011.During each session he covered four topics; winter weather, DUIs, preparation for the operational readiness inspection and the upcoming goal day. He also fielded

B-1 aircrews drop the hammer during exercise

Aircrews from the 37th Bomb Squadron "Tigers" thundered into the White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Oct. 25 and employed two Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles from a pair of B-1 bombers as part of the Air Force's air to ground Weapon System Evaluation Program known as Combat Hammer.The goal of the

First responders hone skills during realistic training

Medical personnel from the 28th Medical Operations Squadron and firefighters from the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron honed their first-responder skills during a joint training session here Oct. 19, 2011.This is the second time Ellsworth first responders utilized the Simulation In Motion-South Dakota

Ellsworth Contractors Work With Tribe to Destroy Bombs

Contractors from the 28th Civil Engineering Squadron and Native American Engineering detonated four spent munitions Oct. 3, 2011 on the Air Force Retained Area of the World War II era Badlands Bombing Range on Pine Ridge Reservation 20 miles southeast of Phoenix, South Dakota. The spent munitions

Cadets perform flood relief work in South Dakota

Approximately 150 Air Force Academy cadets removed sandbags and cleared flood debris Sept. 29-Oct. 2 here.The cadets travelled to South Dakota to spend the weekend participating in a flood cleanup as part of the Academy's Cadet Service Learning program. The Cadet Wing performs approximately 40,000

Atomic veterans visit Ellsworth

Eight surviving veterans of the 509th Composite Group along with their friends and family visited Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Sept. 28 as part of the group's annual reunion.The 509th CG is the World War II unit that dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in August 1945. During

Ellsworth Airmen keep cargo, people rolling ahead

Airmen from the 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron Air Terminal Operations Center teamed up with augmentees from the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron Sept. 23 to successfully load cargo destined for a forward operating location onto a C-17 Globemaster III.The task of transporting people and cargo in and