Dec. 20, 2019 Santa brings holiday cheer to local community The 28th Operations Group recently executed its Angel Tree program, delivering holiday cheer to children enrolled in Youth and Family Services programs in Rapid City, S.D.
Sept. 17, 2019 Fostering children, fostering hope The saying “treat others the way you want to be treated” is often told to children at a young age. Some take that advice to heart and work a little to make a difference, others go much further.
July 30, 2019 Chapel hosts Vacation Bible School Approximately 70 children attended Vacation Bible School July 21-25, at Ellsworth Air Force Base.
March 5, 2019 Civilian life 101 Some Airmen have served for four years, some have served more than 20. One thing all Airmen have in common is: a plan for the future. Thinking about separating is something that is on the minds of all whose careers in the Air Force draw closer to their conclusion.
Dec. 26, 2018 An afternoon with room 138 The children in room 138 at the McRaven Child Development Center enjoy an afternoon of learning, playing and dancing. The CDC provides military parents with a clean, safe and loving place to bring their children while they work to accomplish the mission.
Dec. 21, 2018 Ghana to the Air Force: a story of travel and service A teacher in Ghana has aspirations. She wants to see the world and all that it has to offer and thinks of what her future has in store for her. She yearns to see new places and experience the sights and smells that come with them – to meet new people and form new relationships.
Dec. 21, 2018 Ellsworth SERE specialist goes above and beyond Recently, Tech. Sgt. Dustin Jespersen, a 28th Operations Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist he was announced as the 2018 Air Rescue Association Richard T. Kight Award winner. The Air Force-level award recognizes individuals who have contributed to the overall effectiveness
Dec. 12, 2018 All around AMXS Airmen from the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform numerous functions that keep the B-1B Lancers at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., in mint contition to deter, assure and strike whenever they are called to the mission.
Sept. 7, 2018 Radio maintenance: it hertz to be this good Airmen wielding screwdrivers and voltage testers tinker with radios. Each individual wears anti-static bracelets to discharge their static buildup safely in order to protect the sensitive components of the hardware in front of them. They flick switches on to read current, wattage and voltage as they
Aug. 30, 2018 Public health tests base mosquitoes, results negative for West Nile virus The 28th Medical Group public health flight recently submitted more than 700 mosquitoes to the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to test for the West Nile virus. The results came back negative.