Honoring Some of Black Hills’ Finest

34th Annual Military Appreciation Event Honors Black Hills’ Finest As a community, the Black Hills is proud to be the home of Ellsworth AFB and numerous South Dakota National Guard members. We are grateful for the selfless commitment our military members and...

SD Guard Warrant Officer Candidate School graduates 11 soldiers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 10, 2020 RAPID CITY, S.D. – South Dakota Army National Guard graduated 11 new warrant officers in a ceremony held on Camp Rapid in Rapid City, August 1. The Warrant Officer Candidate School recruits soldiers to become warrant...

News: Ellsworth COVID-19 Guidance

July 13, 2020 – Black Hills Wire   To Businesses in and around the Black Hills area, Per the memorandum signed into immediate effect by United States Air Force Commander Colonel Doss, Air Force personnel must wear face coverings in restaurants, retail locations,...

Military Card ID Cheat Sheet

U.S. DOD/UNIFORMED SERVICES ID CARD IDENTIFICATION CHART RESERVE RECIPIENTS: Members of the Individual Ready Reserves and Inactive National Guard RETIRED ACTIVE DUTY RECIPIENTS: Retired active duty members RESERVE RETIRED RECIPIENTS: Retired members of the Reserves...
Air Force Begins Transition to the B-21 Raider Bomber

Air Force Begins Transition to the B-21 Raider Bomber

Recently, the Federal government released the Fiscal Year 2021 defense budget, which reconfirmed their commitment to the modernization of the Air Force bomber fleet. The budget includes the requested level of funding for the continued development of the B-21 Raider...