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ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D.-- Capt. Louis "Salami" Heidema, 37th Bomb Squadron weapons systems officer and BONE 23 crew member, accepts the 2008 Mackay Trophy from Jonathan Gaffney, president and CEO of the National Aeronautic Association, the oldest national aviation organization in the United States, Feb 16. The Mackay Trophy is the oldest and most prestigious award given annually to Air Force aircrews for the most meritorious flight of the year. BONE 23 received the award for outstanding performance in a deployed environment. Previous recipients have included Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold, Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, Major Gen. Chuck Yeager, and former 34th Bomb Squadron Raider General Jimmy Doolittle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Loren J. Bonser)


37th Bomb Squadron wins Mackay Trophy

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D.-- Capt. Louis "Salami" Heidema, 37th Bomb Squadron weapons systems officer and BONE 23 crew member, accepts the 2008 Mackay Trophy from Jonathan Gaffney, president and CEO of the National Aeronautic Association, the oldest national aviation organization in the United States, Feb 16. The Mackay Trophy is the oldest and most prestigious award given annually to Air Force aircrews for the most meritorious flight of the year. BONE 23 received the award for outstanding performance in a deployed environment. Previous recipients have included Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold, Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, Major Gen. Chuck Yeager, and former 34th Bomb Squadron Raider General Jimmy Doolittle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Loren J. Bonser)

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Master Sgt. Jessica Young, aircraft parts store and mobility readiness spares parts section chief assigned to the 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron, opens an Internal Slingable Unit on the flight line at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 12, 2017. The 28th LRS received an updated model of the unit on April 10, 2017, which incorporates installed drawers that allow for consumable materials to be transported. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nicolas Z. Erwin)
Dean Stetson II, the assistant fire chief at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., receives the Veteran of the Month award at a city council meeting in Rapid City, S.D., April 17, 2017. Stetson was recognized for his military career which began in 1986, and the work he continues to do on base and within the Rapid City community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nicolas Z. Erwin)
Two Ellsworth B-1s leave for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 14, 2017. The B-1s and their crews are on their way to participate in the 75th Anniversary of the Doolittle Tokyo Raid commemoration events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James L. Miller)
An Ellsworth B-1 with a new piece of nose art with historic ties takes off down a runway at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 14, 2017. The Ruptured Duck nose art is the same design from a B-25 Mitchell bomber that was flown during the Doolittle Raid in 1942. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James L. Miller)
Senior Airman Mark Lee, an Electrical and Environmental craftsman assigned to the 28th Maintenance Squadron, opens a binder inside the E&E back shop at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D, April 12, 2017. While troubleshooting components of the B-1 bomber, E&E Airmen sign in parts, assess the problem, order equipment and fix the parts as necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Randahl J. Jenson)
Senior Airman Mark Lee, an Electrical and Environmental craftsman assigned to the 28th Maintenance Squadron, troubleshoots an electrical component from a B-1 bomber using the state-of-the-art ECLYPSE tester inside the E&E back shop at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 12, 2017. This state of the art tester has cut the troubleshooting process time for a part from 10 hours to 10 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Randahl J. Jenson)
Senior Airman Mark Lee, an Electrical and Environmental craftsman assigned to the 28th Maintenance Squadron, makes adjustments while troubleshooting an electrical component from a B-1 bomber inside the E&E back shop at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 12, 2017. Airmen have been using the state-of-the-art ECLYPSE tester that has cut the troubleshooting process by nearly 98 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Randahl J. Jenson)
Senior Airman Mark Lee, an Electrical and Environmental craftsman assigned to the 28th Maintenance Squadron, unloads equipment from a box inside the E&E back shop at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D, April 12, 2017. Airmen from the E&E back shop have been using the state-of-the-art ECLYPSE tester that allows them to troubleshoot B-1 bomber parts nearly 98 percent faster. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Randahl J. Jenson)
A pair of teal colored combat boots were placed in the Deployment Center as a part of a Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month display at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 11, 2017. The day-to-day mission of the Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office is to educate, advocate and collaborate to respond to, and stop sexual assault and its harmful effects on the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)
Airmen attend a Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention event Month in the Deployment Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 11, 2017. Brian Lewis, an advocacy board member for Protect Our Airmen and a sexual assault survivor, spoke to nearly 100 Airman to raise awareness for male sexual assault victims. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)
Brian Lewis, an advocacy board member for Protect Our Airmen and a sexual assault survivor, spoke at the Deployment Center as a part of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 11, 2017. Lewis spoke on the importance of acknowledging male sexual assault victims as well as highlighting the avenues of support victims have. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)
The 28th Bomb Wing Command Post at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., was named the 2016 Medium Unit Command Post of the Year for Air Force Global Strike Command. The unit is on call 24/7 to deliver rapid notifications to the base populace during any type of emergency. The command post will go on to compete for the Air Force 2016 Medium Unit Command Post of the Year award. (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Denise Jenson)

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