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  • Air Force, community leaders participate in National Security Forum

    Four Black Hills community leaders were among those selected from across the country to take part in the National Security Forum at the Air War College in Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., May 16 to 20.Lia Green, Jim White, Rob Mudge and Jeff Carsrud, all from Rapid City, S.D., were selected to attend

  • Airmen tested, entertained during Ring Wars

    Bloody mats, smiling faces and emergency room visits were all that remained after Airmen here witnessed 13 mixed martial arts fights June 17 at the Bellamy Fitness Center. The 28th Force Support Squadron invited Ring Wars, a local mixed-martial arts organization, on base to entertain Airmen and

  • Placing 'service before self'

    Throughout the years, Ellsworth Airmen have demonstrated the Air Force core value of service before self by providing support for activities and events in the local community.As a way of giving back to other communities and showing support for Airmen and their families on base, volunteers routinely

  • Ellsworth physical therapist helps heal Airmen faster with new technique

    Muscles twitch in response to the doctor (one of only two therapists in the Air Force credentialed to perform such a delicate procedure ) inserting several pain-relieving needles of varying lengths and diameters into the leg of an injured Airman.This practice, a modern physical therapy technique

  • 66 years later: a small measure of peace

    With the sharp barrage of gunfire, precise folding of the U.S. flag and the slow presentation of "Taps" by a lone bugler, 1st Lt. Clark Kooper, U.S. Army Air Force pilot, was laid to rest, May 27, 2011, more than 66 years after his plane was shot down during World War II.The ceremony was held at the

  • 28th AMXS highlights M-1 teammates

    Retiring from the Air Force as a B-1B Lancer mechanic doesn't always mean an Airman then has to work an ordinary job.For many members of the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron M-1 support services contract field team, their service to their country continues.According to Retired Senior Master Sgt.

  • Mentorship strengthens Airmen

    How can an Airman head in the right direction, if he doesn't even know where he is right now?"This is where mentorship through feedback comes in," Master Sgt. Marty Joyce, 28th Operations Group first sergeant said. "I would never want an Airman to think they were doing well when they were not

  • Shelter in-place tips

    While there seems to be no safe place during a tornado, there are several tips and locations outlined by the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron readiness and emergency management flight for Airmen to know so they can be better prepared when a natural disaster strikes.When danger hits, the safest shelter

  • Transitioning Airmen learn to cross from the blue into the classroom

    Airmen interested in becoming teachers after their careers in the military gathered at the conference room of the Rushmore Center to learn about education and employment opportunities, March 23.Various speakers from the Troops to Teachers program provided information about teaching as a second

  • "I needed to use the word 'rape'"

    WARNING: This story, in support of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, contains graphic language that may be disturbing to some readers.This 23 year-old female presents to the ER today because of an alleged rape.She states she was at a party last evening and had been drinking heavily, and a male person