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A South Dakota School of Mines and Technology student

A South Dakota School of Mines and Technology student

A South Dakota School of Mines and Technology student demonstrates the cold spray repair process on an aircraft panel at the SDSMT in Rapid City, S.D., Jan. 31, 2013. Following a partnership with the school and... More

A robotics competitor prepares a robot for a demonstration

A robotics competitor prepares a robot for a demonstration

A robotics competitor prepares a robot for a demonstration at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Dec. 21, 2015. The competitor presented robotics and coding to Ellsworth youth as an introduction to the center’s up... More

Airmen attend luncheon, honor Women’s History Month

Airmen attend luncheon, honor Women’s History Month

Linda Rabe, Rapid City Chamber of Commerce president, speaks at the Women’s History Month luncheon in the Dakota’s Club at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 25, 2016. Rabe spoke about being engaged with the... More

Striker Airmen: A 28th Bomb Wing Story

Striker Airmen: A 28th Bomb Wing Story

Striker Airmen: A 28th Bomb Wing Story Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Senior Airman Levi Hickey, 28th Civil Engineer Squadron

Senior Airman Levi Hickey, 28th Civil Engineer Squadron

Senior Airman Levi Hickey, 28th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection flight driver operator, fills a supportable water bridge with pressurized air at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 7, 2016. The SWB can... More

Ellsworth 1 of 4 bases testing new Automatic Terminal Information Service

Ellsworth 1 of 4 bases testing new Automatic Terminal Information Serv...

Staff Sgt. Destiny Ortiz, 28th Operations Support Squadron airfield operations flight tower watch supervisor, cycles through the Automatic Terminal Information Service at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 14... More

Staff Sgt. Jacob Armstrong, 28th Maintenance Group

Staff Sgt. Jacob Armstrong, 28th Maintenance Group

Staff Sgt. Jacob Armstrong, 28th Maintenance Group deficiency analyst, donates blood in the Deployment Center sterile room at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 22, 2016. Each volunteer gives a pint of blood,... More

Airman 1st Class Joseph Manzanares, 28th Force Support

Airman 1st Class Joseph Manzanares, 28th Force Support

Airman 1st Class Joseph Manzanares, 28th Force Support Squadron services, left, accepts his meal from Senior Airman Andrew Olvera, 28th Force Support Squadron food service journeyman, in the Raider Cafe at Ells... More

Col. Gentry Boswell, 28th Bomb Wing commander, front

Col. Gentry Boswell, 28th Bomb Wing commander, front

Col. Gentry Boswell, 28th Bomb Wing commander, front left, recognizes volunteers during the base Tax Center’s 2016 grand opening at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 28, 2016. Active-duty members, dependents... More

Airman 1st Class Ignacio Luna, 28th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Ignacio Luna, 28th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Ignacio Luna, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, prepares a bomb bay for loading during a quarterly load crew competition at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 29, 2... More

First Lt. Caesar, 34th Bomb Squadron weapon systems

First Lt. Caesar, 34th Bomb Squadron weapon systems

First Lt. Caesar, 34th Bomb Squadron weapon systems officer, undergoes parachute drag training at the Bellamy Fitness Center indoor pool at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Feb. 9, 2016. In order to fly on an ai... More

Col. Gentry Boswell, 28th Bomb Wing commander, undergoes

Col. Gentry Boswell, 28th Bomb Wing commander, undergoes

Col. Gentry Boswell, 28th Bomb Wing commander, undergoes training in a weapons systems trainer, or simulator, at the Mission Training Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Feb. 19, 2016. Thanks to the Susta... More

Keven Moulton, 28th Force Support Squadron Raider Café

Keven Moulton, 28th Force Support Squadron Raider Café

Keven Moulton, 28th Force Support Squadron Raider Café cashier, cleans counters in preparation for the next meal at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 1, 2016. Keven is one of the many dining facility employ... More

Retired Col. Hilary Cole, former Army Air Corps pilot,

Retired Col. Hilary Cole, former Army Air Corps pilot,

Retired Col. Hilary Cole, former Army Air Corps pilot, is greeted by Col. Gentry Boswell, 28th Bomb Wing commander, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 18, 2016. In his career, Cole flew over 65 missions i... More

Staff Sgt. Shannon Olson, 28th Bomb Wing chaplain assistant,

Staff Sgt. Shannon Olson, 28th Bomb Wing chaplain assistant,

Staff Sgt. Shannon Olson, 28th Bomb Wing chaplain assistant, chats with Airmen from the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 30, 2016. Because some Airmen are skeptical to... More

A formation of female Airmen awaits a retreat ceremony

A formation of female Airmen awaits a retreat ceremony

A formation of female Airmen awaits a retreat ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 7, 2016. The all-women’s retreat was held to honor Women's History Month which is celebrated to increase the aware... More

Col. Bradley Cochran, vice commander assigned to the

Col. Bradley Cochran, vice commander assigned to the

Col. Bradley Cochran, vice commander assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, presents a token of appreciation to Air Commodore Theodorus ten Haaf, the defense attaché representing the Netherlands, during a presentation... More

Staff Sgt. Michael Gwin, a military working dog handler

Staff Sgt. Michael Gwin, a military working dog handler

Staff Sgt. Michael Gwin, a military working dog handler assigned to the 28th Security Forces Squadron, runs Rex, a military working dog assigned to the 28th SFS, through an obstacle course at Ellsworth Air Forc... More

Airmen line up and prepare for a foreign object and

Airmen line up and prepare for a foreign object and

Airmen line up and prepare for a foreign object and debris walk at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 29, 2016. To start off Wingman Day, Ellsworth Airmen conducted the FOD walk to clear the flightline of an... More

The 28th Bomb Wing’s first B-1 bomber upgraded with

The 28th Bomb Wing’s first B-1 bomber upgraded with

The 28th Bomb Wing’s first B-1 bomber upgraded with Sustainment Block-16 touches down at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 2, 2016. With the upgraded B-1’s return from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Ellswor... More

First Lt. Corey Hayes, 28th Force Support Squadron

First Lt. Corey Hayes, 28th Force Support Squadron

First Lt. Corey Hayes, 28th Force Support Squadron food service officer, endures the biking portion of a triathlon at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 21, 2016. Being a big proponent of physical fitness, Hay... More

28th Medical Group receives Joint Commission accreditation

28th Medical Group receives Joint Commission accreditation

Col. Gentry Boswell, 28th Bomb Wing commander, center right, and Col. Christopher Dun, 28th Medical Group commander, center left, are joined by Chief Master Sgt. Sonia Lee, 28th BW command chief, right, and Chi... More

Participants of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender

Participants of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender

Participants of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month Color Run are plastered with pastel powder at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 24, 2016. The Ellsworth Diversity Council hosted a color... More

A portrait of Andrew Wieczorek, retired U.S. Air Force

A portrait of Andrew Wieczorek, retired U.S. Air Force

A portrait of Andrew Wieczorek, retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt., is displayed in the 37th Bomb Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 14, 2016. The portrait is displayed with a painting he made, kn... More

A C-5 Galaxy assigned to Dover Air Force Base (AFB),

A C-5 Galaxy assigned to Dover Air Force Base (AFB),

A C-5 Galaxy assigned to Dover Air Force Base (AFB), Del., arrives at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., Aug. 2, 2016. The C-5 transported equipment from Ellsworth AFB to Andersen AFB, Guam, in support of U.S. Pacific Comman... More

Marty Tobacco, a Pro-Mark laborer, removes carpet from

Marty Tobacco, a Pro-Mark laborer, removes carpet from

Marty Tobacco, a Pro-Mark laborer, removes carpet from the Child Development Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Aug. 16, 2016. The CDC is undergoing renovations, getting new wallpaper, a fresh coat of pa... More

Col. Gentry Boswell, 28th Bomb Wing commander, provides

Col. Gentry Boswell, 28th Bomb Wing commander, provides

Col. Gentry Boswell, 28th Bomb Wing commander, provides opening remarks to inspection team members at the unit mission briefing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Aug. 21, 2016. During a Unit Effectiveness Insp... More

Kevin Hines, a suicide prevention advocate, spoke at

Kevin Hines, a suicide prevention advocate, spoke at

Kevin Hines, a suicide prevention advocate, spoke at the Base Theater at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Aug. 31, 2016 as part of Wingman Day events. Hines travels the country talking about the art of wellness,... More

Capt. Megan McDonald, a pediatrician with the 28th

Capt. Megan McDonald, a pediatrician with the 28th

Capt. Megan McDonald, a pediatrician with the 28th Medical Group, performs a check-up on a child at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Sept. 8, 2016. McDonald graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2008, and... More

Kimberly Kohler, a family advocacy outreach manager

Kimberly Kohler, a family advocacy outreach manager

Kimberly Kohler, a family advocacy outreach manager assigned to the 28th Medical Group, right, and Capt. Timothy Naill, a family advocacy officer assigned to the 28th MDG, left, present Col. Bradley Cochran, vi... More

Members of the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron’s emergency

Members of the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron’s emergency

Members of the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron’s emergency management office set up a booth with emergency preparation information in the Base Exchange at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Sept. 30, 2016. Airmen pas... More

Senior Airman Tijon North, a response force leader

Senior Airman Tijon North, a response force leader

Senior Airman Tijon North, a response force leader assigned to the 28th Security Forces Squadron, assembles an M4 carbine rifle during a training session at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 6, 2016. The mis... More

Senior Airman Alexander Buchanan, an aviation resource

Senior Airman Alexander Buchanan, an aviation resource

Senior Airman Alexander Buchanan, an aviation resource management journeyman assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron, participates in a kaiser sled obstacle during the Firefighter Challenge at Ellsworth Air Force Ba... More

Airman 1st Class John Stumpf, an armorer assigned to

Airman 1st Class John Stumpf, an armorer assigned to

Airman 1st Class John Stumpf, an armorer assigned to the 28th Security Forces Squadron, provides an M9 pistol to Senior Airman Devon Malone, a response force leader assigned to the 28th SFS, in the armory at El... More

Robert O’Brien, a detective assigned to the 28th Security

Robert O’Brien, a detective assigned to the 28th Security

Robert O’Brien, a detective assigned to the 28th Security Forces Squadron, gathers a sample of blood at a simulated crime scene at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Nov. 10, 2016. Once collected, samples are sent... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base Illistration

Ellsworth Air Force Base Illistration

Every yearon Nov. 11 we take a day to honor those who have served. To anyone who has served, is serving or will serve, thank you.

Staff Sgt. Yoendri Reinosa and Senior Airman Clinton

Staff Sgt. Yoendri Reinosa and Senior Airman Clinton

Staff Sgt. Yoendri Reinosa and Senior Airman Clinton Bruce, air traffic controllers assigned to the 28th Operations Support Squadron, watch as a B-1 bomber takes off at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Nov. 16, ... More

Ashton Lockhart, a robotics competitor, shows Youth

Ashton Lockhart, a robotics competitor, shows Youth

Ashton Lockhart, a robotics competitor, shows Youth Center children the tools they use for constructing toy robotics at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Dec. 21, 2015. The program used to make the robot move inv... More

A short way from the city there is a quaint place,

A short way from the city there is a quaint place,

A short way from the city there is a quaint place, To many it's known as Ellsworth Air Force Base.

Senior Airman Levi Hickey, 28th Civil Engineer Squadron

Senior Airman Levi Hickey, 28th Civil Engineer Squadron

Senior Airman Levi Hickey, 28th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection flight driver operator, prepares to deflate the supportable water bridge at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 7, 2016. The fire departm... More

A short way from the city there is a quaint place,

A short way from the city there is a quaint place,

A short way from the city there is a quaint place, To many it's known as Ellsworth Air Force Base.

First Lt. Dillen Stuhlsatz, 34th Bomb Squadron weapons

First Lt. Dillen Stuhlsatz, 34th Bomb Squadron weapons

First Lt. Dillen Stuhlsatz, 34th Bomb Squadron weapons systems officer, donates blood in the Deployment Center sterile room at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 22, 2016. Blood donation is a simple four-step... More

Brain James, 28th Maintenance Group senior engineering

Brain James, 28th Maintenance Group senior engineering

Brain James, 28th Maintenance Group senior engineering and technical adviser, explains the cold spray process at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 25, 2016. Cold spray is a technology that accelerates small ... More

Personnel from the 28th Force Support Squadron prepare

Personnel from the 28th Force Support Squadron prepare

Personnel from the 28th Force Support Squadron prepare foods for the dinner rush hour in the Raider Cafe at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 26, 2016. While arranging meals, the chefs prepare food a day or ... More

Col. Gentry Boswell, 28th Bomb Wing commander, cuts

Col. Gentry Boswell, 28th Bomb Wing commander, cuts

Col. Gentry Boswell, 28th Bomb Wing commander, cuts the ribbon during the 2016 Tax Center grand opening at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 28, 2016. The Tax Center is located in suite 1300 of the Rushmore ... More

Airman 1st Class Damian Wiseman, 28th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Damian Wiseman, 28th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Damian Wiseman, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, right, is congratulated by Senior Master Sgt. Justin Price, 28th AMXS weapons flight chief, after winning a quarterl... More

Maj. Daniel, 34th Bomb Squadron assistant director

Maj. Daniel, 34th Bomb Squadron assistant director

Maj. Daniel, 34th Bomb Squadron assistant director of operations, establishes himself in a deployable raft during Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape training at the Bellamy Fitness Center indoor pool at ... More

The weapons systems trainer is the simulator used by

The weapons systems trainer is the simulator used by

The weapons systems trainer is the simulator used by aircrew as a tool to train outside of the B-1 bomber at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Feb. 25, 2016. The simulator costs approximately $500 per hour to run... More

Keven Moulton, 28th Force Support Squadron Raider Café

Keven Moulton, 28th Force Support Squadron Raider Café

Keven Moulton, 28th Force Support Squadron Raider Café cashier, prepares registers for the dinner rush at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 1, 2016. Keven is a cashier at the dining facility and is one of s... More

Col. Ty Neuman, 28th Bomb Wing vice commander, gives

Col. Ty Neuman, 28th Bomb Wing vice commander, gives

Col. Ty Neuman, 28th Bomb Wing vice commander, gives retired Col. Hilary Cole, former Army Air Corps pilot, a tour of a B-1 bomber hangar at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 18, 2016. Neuman showed Cole an... More

A group of foreign generals and staff members observe

A group of foreign generals and staff members observe

A group of foreign generals and staff members observe a static display of a B-1 bomber at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Sept. 12, 2016. The event was among five base tours undertaken every six months as a Sec... More

Airmen salute the American flag as it is lowered during

Airmen salute the American flag as it is lowered during

Airmen salute the American flag as it is lowered during the women’s retreat ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 7, 2016. A formation of female Airmen for retreat was coordinated to honor women in ... More

Airmen participate in a game of basketball at the Bellamy

Airmen participate in a game of basketball at the Bellamy

Airmen participate in a game of basketball at the Bellamy Fitness Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 29, 2016. The game was a part of Wingman Day and provided base personnel an opportunity to build... More

The 28th Bomb Wing’s first B-1 bomber upgraded with

The 28th Bomb Wing’s first B-1 bomber upgraded with

The 28th Bomb Wing’s first B-1 bomber upgraded with Sustainment Block-16 touches down at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 2, 2016. The SB-16 is a combination of three upgrades: the Vertical Situation Display... More

First Lt. Corey Hayes, 28th Force Support Squadron

First Lt. Corey Hayes, 28th Force Support Squadron

First Lt. Corey Hayes, 28th Force Support Squadron food service officer, runs in a triathlon at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 21, 2016. He completed a 750-meter swim, 12-mile bike ride and 5k run, winning... More

Runners in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender

Runners in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender

Runners in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month Color Run are painted in color at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 24, 2016. The Color Run was established to raise awareness for LGBT Pride... More

“Lady Eve,” a painting by Andrew Wieczorek, retired

“Lady Eve,” a painting by Andrew Wieczorek, retired

“Lady Eve,” a painting by Andrew Wieczorek, retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt., hangs in the 37th Bomb Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 14, 2016. Wieczorek, served as a ground crew member in the... More

Master Sgt. Jeff Stanley, a load master with the 9th

Master Sgt. Jeff Stanley, a load master with the 9th

Master Sgt. Jeff Stanley, a load master with the 9th Airlift Squadron at Dover Air Force Base (AFB), Del., provides Airmen a mission safety brief at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., Aug. 2, 2016. Approximately 650 tons of ... More

Mark Outka, a Berendse and Sons Painting job foreman,

Mark Outka, a Berendse and Sons Painting job foreman,

Mark Outka, a Berendse and Sons Painting job foreman, cuts new wall paper at the Child Development Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Aug. 16, 2016. After fitting the new wallpaper the excess paper is re... More

Col. Michael Tichenor, Air Force Global Strike Command

Col. Michael Tichenor, Air Force Global Strike Command

Col. Michael Tichenor, Air Force Global Strike Command inspector general, speaks at the unit mission briefing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Aug. 21, 2016. The Unit Effectiveness Inspection consists of thre... More

Col. Gentry Boswell, commander of the 28th Bomb Wing,

Col. Gentry Boswell, commander of the 28th Bomb Wing,

Col. Gentry Boswell, commander of the 28th Bomb Wing, spoke at a commander’s call in the Pride Hangar at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Sept. 1, 2016. Boswell highlighted recent wing successes and encouraged A... More

Capt. Megan McDonald, a pediatrician with the 28th

Capt. Megan McDonald, a pediatrician with the 28th

Capt. Megan McDonald, a pediatrician with the 28th Medical Group, recently arrived at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., in late Aug. 2016. As a pediatrician, McDonald offers unique medical services, attending to ... More

Kimberly Kohler, a family advocacy outreach manager

Kimberly Kohler, a family advocacy outreach manager

Kimberly Kohler, a family advocacy outreach manager assigned to the 28th Medical Group, center, presents Col. Gentry Boswell, the commander of the 28th Bomb Wing, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Sonia Lee, the comm... More

Senior Airman Joshua Dreksler, an emergency management

Senior Airman Joshua Dreksler, an emergency management

Senior Airman Joshua Dreksler, an emergency management journeyman assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, passed out information to Airmen and base personnel regarding the various hazards for the season i... More

Airmen assigned to the 28th Security Forces Squadron

Airmen assigned to the 28th Security Forces Squadron

Airmen assigned to the 28th Security Forces Squadron load M9 magazines at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance firing range at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 6, 2016. Airmen regularly train at CATM to... More

Airman 1st Class Parker Davis, an explosive ordinance

Airman 1st Class Parker Davis, an explosive ordinance

Airman 1st Class Parker Davis, an explosive ordinance disposal apprentice assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, performs a hose raise during the Firefighter Challenge at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., ... More

Airman 1st Class John Stumpf, an armorer assigned to

Airman 1st Class John Stumpf, an armorer assigned to

Airman 1st Class John Stumpf, an armorer assigned to the 28th Security Forces Squadron, equips Airman 1st Class Tkeyah Charley, a response force member assigned to the 28th SFS, with equipment at the armory at ... More

A photo of Xarius, a military working dog assigned

A photo of Xarius, a military working dog assigned

A photo of Xarius, a military working dog assigned to the 28th Security Forces Squadron, rests on a table during his funeral in the Freedom Chapel at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Nov. 4, 2016. Military worki... More

Robert O’Brien, a detective assigned to the 28th Security

Robert O’Brien, a detective assigned to the 28th Security

Robert O’Brien, a detective assigned to the 28th Security Forces Squadron, dusts for fingerprints on a knife at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Nov. 10, 2016. The unique pattern of individual human prints was d... More

Staff Sgt. Yoendri Reinosa, an air traffic controller

Staff Sgt. Yoendri Reinosa, an air traffic controller

Staff Sgt. Yoendri Reinosa, an air traffic controller assigned to the 28th Operations Support Squadron, ensures an aircraft takes off safely at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Nov. 16, 2016. The job can be a ch... More

Matthew Kranitz, a representative of the Ale Riders

Matthew Kranitz, a representative of the Ale Riders

Matthew Kranitz, a representative of the Ale Riders Homebrewing Club, talks to a family at the Pride Hangar during the Discover the Hills portion of Wingman and Spouse Appreciation Day at Ellsworth Air Force Ba... More

But what, what really, is happening here? Here at the

But what, what really, is happening here? Here at the

But what, what really, is happening here? Here at the 28th Bomb Wing that bad people do fear.

But what, what really, is happening here? Here at the

But what, what really, is happening here? Here at the

But what, what really, is happening here? Here at the 28th Bomb Wing that bad people do fear.

Senior Airman Jordan LaPoint, 28th Civil Engineer Squadron

Senior Airman Jordan LaPoint, 28th Civil Engineer Squadron

Senior Airman Jordan LaPoint, 28th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection flight driver operator, left, and Wayne Kolve, 28th CES fire chief, work together to store the supportable water bridge at Ellsworth Ai... More

Capt. Cameron, 37th Bomb Squadron pilot, embraces his

Capt. Cameron, 37th Bomb Squadron pilot, embraces his

Capt. Cameron, 37th Bomb Squadron pilot, embraces his spouse, Jessie, and son, Julian, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 24, 2016. Ellsworth Airmen provided operational support to the 379th Air Expedition... More

Senior Airman Luke Russell, 28th Force Support Squadron

Senior Airman Luke Russell, 28th Force Support Squadron

Senior Airman Luke Russell, 28th Force Support Squadron food services journeyman, prepares a meal line in the Raider Cafe at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 26, 2016. The cafe is composed of many stations ... More

Members of the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron pose

Members of the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron pose

Members of the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron pose with their squadron banner at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 29, 2016. 28th AMXS weapons load crew Airmen enable Ellsworth’s B-1 fleet to deliver cri... More

Staff Sgt. Dustin Jespersen, 28th Operations Support

Staff Sgt. Dustin Jespersen, 28th Operations Support

Staff Sgt. Dustin Jespersen, 28th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialist, left, instructs Chief Master Sgt. Sonia Lee, 28th Bomb Wing command chief, on emergency parach... More

An Airman reads a checklist while performing maintenance

An Airman reads a checklist while performing maintenance

An Airman reads a checklist while performing maintenance on a B-1 bomber. Images were captured of Airmen reading around the base in recognition of National Read Across America Day, an observance in the United S... More

Retired Col. Chuck Childs, former Army Air Corps pilot,

Retired Col. Chuck Childs, former Army Air Corps pilot,

Retired Col. Chuck Childs, former Army Air Corps pilot, is presented with a 37th Bomb Squadron patch at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 18, 2016. Childs was a part of the 15th Army Air Force out of Amendo... More

Airmen of the 28th Security Forces Squadron pay their

Airmen of the 28th Security Forces Squadron pay their

Airmen of the 28th Security Forces Squadron pay their respects to the fallen military working dog, Xarius, in the Freedom Chapel at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Nov. 4, 2016. When a military working dog fall... More

A B-1 bomber takes off from the runway while using

A B-1 bomber takes off from the runway while using

A B-1 bomber takes off from the runway while using full afterburners at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Sept. 12, 2016. The take-off was an opportunity to showcase the capabilities of the B-1 as part of a visit... More

M-1 Support Services contractors perform post-flight

M-1 Support Services contractors perform post-flight

M-1 Support Services contractors perform post-flight inspections on the first upgraded Sustainment Block-16 B-1 bomber at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 2, 2016. This B-1 is the first of Ellsworth’s fleet ... More

Volunteers in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender

Volunteers in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender

Volunteers in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month Color Run use colored powder to decorate runners at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 24, 2016. The run was the first of its kind on Ellsw... More

Airmen with the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Airmen with the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Airmen with the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron guide equipment onto a Dover Air Force Base (AFB), Del., C-5 Galaxy at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., Aug. 2, 2016. The C-5 Galaxy is one of the largest aircraft in the ... More

DJ Dunn and Marty Tobacco, Pro-Mark renovators, pile

DJ Dunn and Marty Tobacco, Pro-Mark renovators, pile

DJ Dunn and Marty Tobacco, Pro-Mark renovators, pile up old carpet tiles at the Child Development Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Aug. 16, 2016. The CDC provides quality child care service to Ellswort... More

Don Bell, the equal opportunity manager assigned to

Don Bell, the equal opportunity manager assigned to

Don Bell, the equal opportunity manager assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, spoke at the Slaying Your Giants event in the Deployment Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Sept. 1, 2016. Bell recounted the hards... More

Candles were presented to base leadership as a part

Candles were presented to base leadership as a part

Candles were presented to base leadership as a part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Sept. 27, 2016. Notes written by victims at the Working Against Violence, Inc. shelter... More

Airman Brentyn White, a response force member assigned

Airman Brentyn White, a response force member assigned

Airman Brentyn White, a response force member assigned to the 28th Security Forces Squadron, loads an M9 pistol magazine at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance firing range at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D... More

Airmen participate in a rescue dummy drag obstacle

Airmen participate in a rescue dummy drag obstacle

Airmen participate in a rescue dummy drag obstacle during the Firefighter Challenge at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 7, 2016. The rescue dummy simulated rescuing an unconscious smoke inhalation victim, w... More

Senior Airman Kyle White, a response force member assigned

Senior Airman Kyle White, a response force member assigned

Senior Airman Kyle White, a response force member assigned to the 28th Security Forces Squadron, and Airman 1st Class Anthony Brown, a response force member assigned to the 28th SFS, clear an M4 carbine rifle a... More

Air traffic controllers, assigned to the 28th Operations

Air traffic controllers, assigned to the 28th Operations

Air traffic controllers, assigned to the 28th Operations Support Squadron, coordinate with aircraft at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Nov. 17, 2016. The Air Traffic Control Tower provides flight safety for all... More

Putting warheads on foreheads, yes that's what we do.

Putting warheads on foreheads, yes that's what we do.

Putting warheads on foreheads, yes that's what we do. If you mess with us, we'll put one on you.

Putting warheads on foreheads, yes that's what we do.

Putting warheads on foreheads, yes that's what we do.

Putting warheads on foreheads, yes that's what we do. If you mess with us, we'll put one on you.

Amy Clark, spouse of Maj. Gen. Richard Clark, Eighth

Amy Clark, spouse of Maj. Gen. Richard Clark, Eighth

Amy Clark, spouse of Maj. Gen. Richard Clark, Eighth Air Force commander, left, receives a tour of the Diamond Mart by Master Sgt. Christopher Davidson, 432nd Attack Squadron first sergeant, at Ellsworth Air Fo... More

Staff Sgt. Justin, 28th Munitions Squadron munitions

Staff Sgt. Justin, 28th Munitions Squadron munitions

Staff Sgt. Justin, 28th Munitions Squadron munitions system controller, reunites with his wife, Blair, and his son, William, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 24, 2016. Approximately 350 Airmen returned f... More

Ellsworth leadership poses with retired Army Air Corps

Ellsworth leadership poses with retired Army Air Corps

Ellsworth leadership poses with retired Army Air Corps veterans for a group photo outside of a B-1 bomber hangar at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 18, 2016. Wing leadership took the veterans on a tour of... More

Cliff McArthur, 28th Medical Group dietitian, discusses

Cliff McArthur, 28th Medical Group dietitian, discusses

Cliff McArthur, 28th Medical Group dietitian, discusses supplements with families at the Pride Hangar during the Discover the Hills portion of Wingman and Spouse Appreciation Day at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.... More

Participants of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender

Participants of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender

Participants of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month Color Run create a haze of color at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 24, 2016. LGBT Pride Month is celebrated each year in June to hono... More

Chief Master Sgt. Sonia Lee, the command chief of the

Chief Master Sgt. Sonia Lee, the command chief of the

Chief Master Sgt. Sonia Lee, the command chief of the 28th Bomb Wing, prepares for an incentive flight at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 15, 2016. Lee attended the flight to experience the B-1 bomber, the... More

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