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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.
List of military installations in Texas Installation name Location Notes Kelly Field / Joint Base San Antonio San Antonio: formerly Kelly Air Force Base Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base: Houston: Lackland Air Force Base: San Antonio Randolph Air Force Base: San Antonio Fort Sam Houston: San Antonio Camp Bullis: San Antonio Martindale Army Air ...
1.87 Rapid City AFB (Ellsworth AFB, 13 Jun 1953), Rapid City, SD (H). ... operate or formerly operated many air bases both in the State and in other states. ...
353d Army Air Force Base Unit (Det) Now: Pierre Regional Airport (IATA: PIR, ICAO: KPIR) Second Air Force. Rapid City AAB, Rapid City; 353d Army Air Force Base Unit Was: Rapid City Air Field (1947) Was: Weaver Air Force Base (1948) Was: Rapid City Air Force Base (1948-1953) Now: Ellsworth Air Force Base (1953-Present) Sioux Falls AAF, Sioux Falls
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in South Dakota 1941 establishments in South Dakota This page was last edited on 16 April 2019, at 14:57 (UTC) .
Rapid City AAB aircraft (e.g., for Bombardier training used the Butte County #1 Precision Bombing Range (Newell Bombing Range) 37 mi (60 km) North of the base, Rapid City #2 Precision Bombing Range (Pierre Bombing Range) 129 mi (208 km) East, the Air to Ground Range of 11,532 acres (46.67 km 2) [3] & 33 mi (53 km) East-Northeast, and the Air to Air Range 33 mi (53 km) Southeast. [4]
The South Dakota National Guard is part of the South Dakota Department of Military & Veterans Affairs. It was created in 1862 as the State Militia. Its headquarters is located in Rapid City, South Dakota. It consists of the South Dakota Army National Guard and the South Dakota Air National Guard. [1]
The center was located at Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City, South Dakota. Its mission was to centrally process all military pay and travel pay transactions for the Air Force, and to answer financial services questions from Air Force personnel 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.