ellsworth air force base

Ellsworth Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base, located about 7 miles east of Rapid City, South Dakota and is home to the B-1B Lancer.

Location

Ellsworth AFB is located at 44°8'15" North, 103°4'5" West (44.137471, -103.068123). According to the United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 4.9 km² (1.9 mi²). None of the area is covered with water. Ellsworth AFB has been assigned the ZIP code 57706.

Host Unit

The host unit for Ellsworth AFB is the 28th Bomb Wing and is assigned to 12th Air Force under Air Combat Command.

Mission

As home to the B-1B, the 28th Bomb Wing provides operational support in areas such as security forces, personnel and administration, civil engineering, communications, supply, transportation, chaplain, recreation and food services. Ellsworth AFB controls all air space 40 miles around its area, including all landings in nearby Rapid City, South Dakota. Currently, Ellsworth AFB is one of three Air Force Bases that hosts Air Force ROTC summer Field Training Encampments.

History

The base was initially opened as the Rapid City Army Air Base in September 1942 and was a training base for the B-17 "Flying Fortress". In June 1953, the base was renamed Ellsworth Air Force Base in honor of Brig Gen Richard E. Ellsworth, commander of the 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, who was killed in March 1953 when his RB-36 crashed in Newfoundland. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicated the base in honor of Gen Ellsworth. In 2004, pilots for a commercial Northwest Airlines flight mistakenly landed there instead of at the Rapid City airport.

Nearby Installations

There are no nearby major military installations close to Ellsworth, although Rapid City is the home of Camp Rapid, the headquarters for the South Dakota National Guard

External links

Ellsworth Air Force Base Public Website

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