Chaplain assistant wins Charles R. Meier Award

Staff Sgt. Shannon Olson, left, 28th Bomb Wing chaplain assistant, spends time with children in the Youth Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Nov. 19, 2015. Parents were invited to the center for a special event to celebrate Thanksgiving with their children. (Courtesy photo by Staff Sgt. Shannon Olson/Released)

Chaplain assistant wins Charles R. Meier Award

Members of the 28th Bomb Wing Chaplain Corps and members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars pose for a group photo in Rapid City, S.D., Feb. 23, 2015. The group assisted the preparation and serving of meals on Veterans Day. (Courtesy photo by Staff Sgt. Shannon Olson/Released)

Ellsworth teen recognized as South Dakota Military Youth of the Year

Ria Gualano, daughter of Lan Gualano, 28th Comptroller Squadron quality assurance manager, shakes hands with Dennis Daugaard, South Dakota governor, at Box Elder, S.D., March 21, 2016. The Military Youth of the Year competition is a part of Boys & Girls Clubs of the America's premier youth recognition program for members who promote service to the Club, community, and family; as well as good academic performance, moral character, life goals, poise and public speaking ability. (Courtesy photo by Lan Gualano/Released)

Ellsworth teen recognized as South Dakota Military Youth of the Year

Ria Gualano, daughter of Lan Gualano, 28th Comptroller Squadron quality assurance manager, is commemorated by Marty Jackley, South Dakota Attorney General, for being selected as South Dakota’s Military Youth of the Year, at Box Elder, S.D., March 21, 2016. For the competition, applicants had to write four essays covering different areas in teen life and their vision for the youth in America. (Courtesy photo by Lan Gualano/Released)

Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month kicks off with living display

Eunice McFarling, 28th Bomb Wing sexual assault response coordinator, participates in the Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month kickoff event at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 1, 2016. Participants in the “living display” were positioned at various locations across Ellsworth, including the dining facility and all three gates, and held signs displaying sexual assault statistics and supportive messages. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Denise M. Nevins/Released)

Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month kicks off with living display

Participants in the “living display” hold up signs during the Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month kickoff event at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 1, 2016. The display included individuals holding signs depicting sexual assault statistics in order to raise awareness of the crime. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Denise M. Nevins/Released)