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Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: RCA, ICAO: KRCA, FAA LID: RCA) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Rapid City, South Dakota, just north of the town of Box Elder. The host unit at Ellsworth is the 28th Bomb Wing (28 BW).
This is a list of the LGM-30 Minuteman missile, Missile Alert Facilities and Launch Facilities of the 44th Missile Wing, 20th Air Force, assigned to Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. The 44th SMW executed the unique 'Long Life' test of a Minuteman ICBM.
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. SD-50, "Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, 10 mile radius around Exit 127 off Interstate 90, Interior vicinity, Jackson County, SD" HAER No. SD-50-A, "Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Control Facility, County Road CS23A, North of Exit 127, Interior vicinity, Jackson County, SD ...
From 1967 to 1970, one of the squadrons that ALCS missile crews belonged to was the 68th SMS at Ellsworth AFB, SD. These ALCS crews worked together with the 28th Air Refueling Squadron (AREFS) at Ellsworth AFB, who operated several EC-135 variants to include the EC-135A, EC-135G, and EC-135L, all of which had ALCS equipment installed on board.
It was last assigned to the 44th Operations Group, stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. The 66th was equipped with the LGM-30F Minuteman II Intercontinental ballistic missile, with a mission of nuclear deterrence. With the end of the Cold War, the 66th was inactivated on 1 September 1993. Number of flights 100
[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]
It was last assigned to the 44th Operations Group, stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. The 67th was equipped with the LGM-30F Minuteman II Intercontinental ballistic missile, with a mission of nuclear deterrence. With the end of the Cold War, the 67th was inactivated on 15 August 1992.
Ellsworth AFB, SD Mountain Home AFB, ID: B-1B 1994-1997 1997-2002 Redesignated 366th Fighter Wing: 384th Bomb Wing: 28 BS: McConnell Air Force Base, KS: B-1B 1987-1994 412th Test Wing: 419 FTS: Edwards AFB, CA: B-1B 1992–present 96th Bombardment Wing: 337 BS 338th Combat Crew Training Squadron (CCTS) 4018 CCTS Dyess AFB, TX: B-1B 1985-1992 ...