Pride Hangar new hot spot for PT
Lt. Col. Anthony Mims, 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander, scales the new rock wall after the Pride Hangar fitness area and rock wall ribbon-cutting ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Dec. 19,... More
Volunteers from the Back2School Brigade wait to give
Volunteers from the Back2School Brigade wait to give school supplies to parents at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Aug. 15, 2020. The Back2School Brigade typically hosts the event inside the Pride Hangar, but d... More
Airmen participate in a Zombie 5k run at Ellsworth
Airmen participate in a Zombie 5k run at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 30, 2015. Participating in physical activities and maintaining healthy nutrition habits help Airmen stay fit to fight. (U.S. Air For... More
CDC educator wins national-level award
Heidi Sowers, a child program technician assigned to the 28th Force Support Squadron Child Development Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., reads to children inside a classroom March 3, 2017. Sowers was on... More
Airmen and families line up for food during the annual
Airmen and families line up for food during the annual base picnic in the Dakota’s Club at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 30, 2017. The picnic was held to thank Ellsworth Airmen and their families for the... More
Airman 1st Class Genique Elliott, a heavy equipment
Airman 1st Class Genique Elliott, a heavy equipment operator assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, renders a salute during a funeral at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, S.D., Sept. 26, 2017. Wh... More
Airman 1st Class Joseph Serrano, a material management
Airman 1st Class Joseph Serrano, a material management specialist assigned to the 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron, presents the first fold of a flag during an honor sequence at the Pride Hangar at Ellsworth A... More
Senior Airman Caprice Walker, a food services journeyman
Senior Airman Caprice Walker, a food services journeyman assigned to the 28th Force Support Squadron, checks the temperature of stuffed peppers inside the Raider Café at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 11,... More
A child poses for a photo at the McRaven Child Development
A child poses for a photo at the McRaven Child Development Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Feb. 6, 2018. The CDC takes care of children from the ages of 6 weeks until 6 years old, when they are ready ... More
Tech. Sgt. Taylor Evans, a 28th Security Forces Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Taylor Evans, a 28th Security Forces Squadron unit training instructor, encourages children to stay resilient during a kids deployment line at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 7, 2018. The kids... More
Zombie 5k to terrify base South Dakota
Raider Airmen can’t escape the Halloween fun about to come alive on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. The 28th Force Support Squadron is hosting a free Zombie 5k where participants may be spooked by zombies and ge... More
The 28th Force Support Squadron hosts a Chef of the
The 28th Force Support Squadron hosts a Chef of the Quarter cook-off at the Raider Café on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Dec. 18, 2019. The competition began promptly at 1:28 p.m. in recognition of the 28th B... More
Ghana to the Air Force: a story of travel and service
Senior Airman Bernice Asiedu, a 28th Comptroller Squadron customer service technician, stands in the Rushmore Building on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Dec. 20, 2018. Asiedu, originally from Ghana, came to th... More
190211-F-BH261-0001, US Air Force Photo
The Airman Retraining Program provides Airmen the opportunity to retrain from their current career fields to another. To find out more about the Air Force retraining program, Airmen are encouraged to visit the ... More
Senior Airman Antionette Nyambo, 28th Force Support
Senior Airman Antionette Nyambo, 28th Force Support Squadron Military Personnel Section customer support technician, revises an airman’s in-processing paperwork in the MPS at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan... More
Senior Airman Mondrell Mincey, a 28th Logistics Readiness
Senior Airman Mondrell Mincey, a 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron decentralized materials system technician, hands a backpack to a patron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Aug. 15, 2020. The Back2School Briga... More
Airman 1st Class Robert Connolly, 28th Force Support
Airman 1st Class Robert Connolly, 28th Force Support Squadron services apprentice, evades zombie actor Capt. Jesus Lopez, 28th FSS sustainment services flight officer in charge, during a Zombie 5k run at Ellswo... More
Senior Airman Cameron Parker, a response force leader
Senior Airman Cameron Parker, a response force leader assigned to the 28th Security Forces Squadron, is sentenced to jail by “Judge Mental” during the annual base picnic at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June ... More
Airmen from the Ellsworth Air Force Base Honor Guard
Airmen from the Ellsworth Air Force Base Honor Guard carry the remains of a retired service member during a funeral at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, S.D., Sept. 26, 2017. Ellsworth’s honor guard cov... More
Airmen assigned to the Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.,
Airmen assigned to the Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Honor Guard, carry a casket during a training exercise in the United States Air Force Honor Guard Mobile Training Team event at the Pride Hangar on base, O... More
Senior Airman Jordan Loveless, the Bioenvironmental
Senior Airman Jordan Loveless, the Bioenvironmental Engineering special surveillance program manager assigned to the 28th Medical Operations Squadron, tests the pH of a water sample inside a lab at Ellsworth Ai... More
Airman 1st Class Claudine Batulan, a food services
Airman 1st Class Claudine Batulan, a food services apprentice assigned to the 28th Force Support Squadron, slices green bell peppers for lunch inside the Raider Café at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 11, ... More
Crystal Emmons, a program technician at the McRaven
Crystal Emmons, a program technician at the McRaven Child Development Center, plays with the children in her classroom at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Feb. 6, 2018. The CDC on base is one of only five childc... More
A child wears flight equipment during a kids deployment
A child wears flight equipment during a kids deployment line at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 7, 2018. The Month of the Military Child is celebrated in April to bring awareness to the important role the... More
Staff Sgt. Amanda Williams, a 28th Force Support Squadron
Staff Sgt. Amanda Williams, a 28th Force Support Squadron food services specialist, prepares chicken cordon bleu for the Chef of the Quarter cook-off in the Raider Café kitchen at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.... More
Backpacks sit on a table during the Back2School Brigade
Backpacks sit on a table during the Back2School Brigade at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Aug. 15, 2020. The Back2School Brigade is an annual event where volunteers distribute school supplies to parents with s... More
Tech. Sgt. Amanda Cole, 28th Munitions Squadron operations
Tech. Sgt. Amanda Cole, 28th Munitions Squadron operations section chief, participates in a Zombie 5k run at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 30, 2015. The event was organized to encourage physical fitness ... More
Airmen play a game of bean bag toss during the annual
Airmen play a game of bean bag toss during the annual base picnic at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 30, 2017. The event included a variety of activities for Airmen and their families to participate in inc... More
Airman 1st Class Kevin Negron, a fuels specialist assigned
Airman 1st Class Kevin Negron, a fuels specialist assigned to the 28th Maintenance Squadron, salutes during the playing of Taps at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, S.D., Sept. 26, 2017. Ceremonial guar... More
Airmen from the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron work to
Airmen from the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron work to repair a damaged waterline at the intersection of Eaker Drive and Schriever Street at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 24, 2017. Several flights from dif... More
Senior Airman Gerald Mackey, Jr., the Honor Guard flight
Senior Airman Gerald Mackey, Jr., the Honor Guard flight trainer assigned to the 28th Munitions Squadron, takes notes on the United States Air Force Honor Guard procedures at the Pride Hangar at the Pride Hanga... More
Food services personnel from the 28th Force Support
Food services personnel from the 28th Force Support Squadron stand together during a group photo inside the Raider Café at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 11, 2018. Having won the Hennessey award several t... More
Children are given instructions for a game during a
Children are given instructions for a game during a kids deployment line at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 7, 2018. One hundred children participated in the deployment line celebrating Month of the Mili... More
Avocado and fennel are revealed as the two secret
Avocado and fennel are revealed as the two secret ingredients at the beginning of the Chef of the Quarter cook-off competition at the Raider Café on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Dec. 18, 2018. Contestants w... More
Tents cover school supplies that will be given to patrons
Tents cover school supplies that will be given to patrons while in their cars at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Aug. 15, 2020. The Back2School Brigade typically hosts the event inside the Pride Hangar, but due... More
An Airman serves food in the Dakota’s Club during the
An Airman serves food in the Dakota’s Club during the annual base picnic at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 30, 2017. During the picnic, families were served hotdogs, pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw, bean... More
Airman 1st Class Dyllon Schwartz, a crew chief assigned
Airman 1st Class Dyllon Schwartz, a crew chief assigned to the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 37th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, fires a blank round during the nine-volley salute during a funeral at Black Hill... More
Airmen from the 28th Force Support Squadron Raider
Airmen from the 28th Force Support Squadron Raider Café carry cases of water at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 24, 2017. Food service specialists delivered 250 cases of water to more than 700 Airmen livin... More
Airmen with the Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Honor
Airmen with the Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Honor Guard lower a casket during a training exercise at the Pride Hangar on base, Oct. 26, 2017. There are three primary retiree sequences: a casket, cremation o... More
Steak tips sizzle as Airman 1st Class Albert Homa,
Steak tips sizzle as Airman 1st Class Albert Homa, a food services apprentice assigned to the 28th Force Support Squadron, grills inside the Raider Café at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 11, 2018. Having ... More
A child welcomes his sister back from a kids deployment
A child welcomes his sister back from a kids deployment line at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 7, 2018. The groups of children were given 45 minutes to go through the deployment line, after which they we... More
Staff Sgt. Amanda Williams, a 28th Force Support Squadron
Staff Sgt. Amanda Williams, a 28th Force Support Squadron food services specialist, begins plating her meal at the Chef of the Quarter cook-off held at the Raider Café on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Dec. 18... More
Airmen from the Ellsworth Air Force Base’s Honor Guard
Airmen from the Ellsworth Air Force Base’s Honor Guard move the casket of a retiree during a funeral at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, S.D., Sept. 26, 2017. The funeral detail for pallbearers is comp... More
Airman 1st Class Joseph Serrano, a material management
Airman 1st Class Joseph Serrano, a material management specialist assigned to the 28th Logistic Readiness Squadron, begins the flag folding sequence during an honor guard training exercise at Ellsworth Air Forc... More
Jeranai Stolz, a deli chef assigned to the 28th Force
Jeranai Stolz, a deli chef assigned to the 28th Force Support Squadron, seasons loaves of bread inside the Raider Café at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 12, 2018. Having won the Hennessey award several ti... More
Senior Airman Cole Barnhart, a 28th Operations Support
Senior Airman Cole Barnhart, a 28th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, shows a child a compass during a kids deployment line at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 7, 2018. Plann... More
Staff Sgt. Erica Restemayer, a 28th Force Support Squadron
Staff Sgt. Erica Restemayer, a 28th Force Support Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of retentions and promotions, races against the clock during the Chef of the Quarter cook-off competition at the Raid... More
Lt. Col. Anthony Mims, 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Lt. Col. Anthony Mims, 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander, scales the new rock wall after the Pride Hangar fitness area and rock wall ribbon-cutting ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Dec. 19,... More
Airman 1st Class Genique Elliott, a heavy equipment
Airman 1st Class Genique Elliott, a heavy equipment operator assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, waits for the firing party to arrive to render military honors during a funeral at Black Hills National... More
Senior Airman Andrew Zander, a formal training instructor
Senior Airman Andrew Zander, a formal training instructor assigned to the United States Air Force Honor Guard, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, DC, leads Airmen from the Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Honor Guard... More
Airman 1st Class Albert Homa, a food services apprentice
Airman 1st Class Albert Homa, a food services apprentice assigned to the 28th Force Support Squadron, serves a customer inside the Raider Café at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 11, 2018. Having won the He... More
A child spars with a 28th Security Forces team member
A child spars with a 28th Security Forces team member during a kids deployment line at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 7, 2018. During the line, children were given the opportunity to experience what it f... More
Tech. Sgt. David DeJesus, the 28th Force Support Squadron
Tech. Sgt. David DeJesus, the 28th Force Support Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of the First Term Airman Center, prepares a plate during the Chef of the Quarter cook-off competition at the Raider Ca... More
Airmen from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., march to
Airmen from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., march to the firing line to perform military honors during a funeral at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, S.D., Sept. 26, 2017. Following the flag folding seq... More
Senior Airman Andrew Zander, a formal training instructor
Senior Airman Andrew Zander, a formal training instructor assigned to the United States Air Force Honor Guard, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, DC, teaches Airmen with the Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Honor Gua... More
A ham and cheese omelet is prepared for a customer
A ham and cheese omelet is prepared for a customer during the breakfast rush inside the Raider Café at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 12, 2018. Having won the Hennessey award several times in the past, an... More
A family is reunited after a kids deployment line at
A family is reunited after a kids deployment line at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 7, 2018. This Month of the Military Child event was coordinated by the Airman & Family Readiness Center, Youth Center a... More
The final plate created by Airman 1st Class Alex Dogert
The final plate created by Airman 1st Class Alex Dogert and Tech. Sgt. David DeJesus is presented at the Chef of the Quarter cook-off competition at the Raider Café on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Dec. 18, 2... More
Airman Blake Stroh, a food services apprentice assigned
Airman Blake Stroh, a food services apprentice assigned to the 28th Force Support Squadron, prepares to-go boxes inside the Raider Café at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 12, 2018. Having won the Hennessey... More
Contestants wait for the judges to vote on their plates
Contestants wait for the judges to vote on their plates at the Chef of the Quarter cook-off competition at the Raider Café on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Dec. 18, 2018. Each team created a plate that went a... More
Staff Sgt. Patrick Fitch, a food services shift manager
Staff Sgt. Patrick Fitch, a food services shift manager assigned to the 28th Force Support Squadron, slices and prepares pork inside the Raider Café at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 12, 2018. Having won ... More
Senior Master Sgt. David Brier, the 28th Force Support
Senior Master Sgt. David Brier, the 28th Force Support Squadron senior enlisted manager, judges the three dishes presented to him during the Chef of the Quarter cook-off competition at the Raider Café on Ellswo... More
Personnel from the 28th Force Support Squadron serve
Personnel from the 28th Force Support Squadron serve customers breakfast inside the Raider Café at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 12, 2018. Having won the Hennessey award several times in the past, an awa... More
Staff Sgt. Amanda Williams, a 28th Force Support Squadron
Staff Sgt. Amanda Williams, a 28th Force Support Squadron food service specialist, stands alongside her teammate, Staff Sgt. Kyle Miesbauer, a 28th FSS unit training manager, at the Chef of the Quarter cook-off... More