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Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base (AAB).It was later renamed for Brigadier General Richard E. Ellsworth (1911–1953), a 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing commander killed when his RB-36 Peacemaker aircraft crashed near Burgoyens Cove, Newfoundland, during a training flight.
[8] [9] In 1994, a Minuteman II missile silo trainer located on Ellsworth Air Force Base was added to the museum inventory. [10] [b] The museum received a grant in 1998 to renovate its displays. [12] In 2001, a new entrance with a Rockwell B-1 Lancer was dedicated. [13] Following a restoration, an AGM-28 Hound Dog missile was unveiled in 2011. [14]
The 68th Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 44th Operations Group, stationed at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota.. The 68th was equipped with the LGM-30F Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile, with a mission of nuclear deterrence.
The 28th Operations Group is the flying component of the United States Air Force 28th Bomb Wing, stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.. The group controls two Rockwell B-1B Lancer bomb squadrons, and provides combat-ready aircrews to project global power anytime in support of the Combatant Commander's objectives.
March Air Force Base, California, 2 January 1951 Lake Charles Air Force Base (later Chenault Air Force Base), Louisiana, 1 August 1951 – 15 June 1960 Ellsworth Air Force Base , South Dakota, 1 September 1962 – 1 September 1993 [ 7 ]
The Air Force selected Ellsworth Air Force Base as the site for its finance center from more than 80 candidate locations. [2] It was chosen because the base had existing facilities with 110,000 square feet (10,000 m 2 ) of available floor space as well as good force protection and communications infrastructure.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1 February 1963; Beale Air Force Base, California, 30 September 1975 – 30 September 1976; Castle Air Force Base, California, 1 July 1992; Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, 4 April 1994; Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, 1 April 1997; Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, 19 September 2002 ...
Hanscom Air Force Base: Lincoln: Massachusetts: Air Force Materiel Command: 66th Air Base Group: Non-flying installation, hosting the Electronic Systems Center, part of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. [26] Hill Air Force Base: Ogden: Utah