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	Ellsworth Air Force Base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The host unit for Ellsworth AFB is the 28th Bomb Wing and is assigned to Twelfth Air Force under Air Combat Command.
		In January 1948, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen Carl A. Spaatz renamed it Weaver Air Force Base in honor of Brig Gen Walter R. Weaver, one of the pioneers in the development of the Air Force.
		Currently, the 28th Bomb Wing and personnel from Ellsworth Air Force Base continue to be the lead wing for AEF 8, and Ellsworth personnel continue to prepare for ongoing deployments in support of operations around the globe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ellsworth_Air_Force_Base (2203 words)

	Military Bases: Mission Transfers Affecting Ellsworth Air Force Base (Letter Report, 02/24/97, GAO/NSIAD-97-58).
		In October 1996, the Air Force indicated that the consolidated facility at Dyess AFB should be operational in January 1998, pending completion of a major B-1B engine upgrade.
		According to the Air Force, the National Guard's part-time workforce was incompatible with the bombers' nuclear mission because of a requirement for continuously monitoring all personnel directly involved with nuclear weapons.
		According to the officials, Dyess is the logical choice because (1) the majority of the B-1B force structure is currently located there, (2) the capability is sufficient to handle the additional workload, and (3) it supports the Air Force goal of moving toward lean logistics and two (rather than three) levels of maintenance.
	www.fas.org /man/gao/ns97058.htm (2922 words)

	Air Forces Southern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Air Forces Southern (Twelfth Air Force) Provisional (AFSOUTH) (previously Twelfth Air Force) is the Air Force component of United States Southern Command.
		It is headquartered at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
		The Twelfth Air Force has subsequently served both in Europe and later the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Twelfth_Air_Force (216 words)

	The Online NewsHour: Base Realignments and Closures \| Case Studies \| Ellsworth Air Force Base
		The base is a pillar for Rapid City, pumping $278 million into the local economy, according to the Air Force's 2004 Economic Impact Analysis.
		Ellsworth is also one of the few local employers providing a large number of middle-income and middle-management jobs.
		Ellsworth's 5,400 acres house $500 million's worth of assets, according to Air Force estimates, including a 13,500-foot concrete runway and 4.4 million square feet of office, warehouse and residential space.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/military/brac/case_studies_ellsworth.html (1296 words)

	EPA Ellsworth Air Force Base Superfund (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		EAFB is a U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command base six miles east of Rapid City, South Dakota.
		EAFB began in July 1942 as the Rapid City Army Air Base, a training facility for B-17 bomber crews.
		The Air Force capped landfills and has enforced institutional controls to prevent unauthorized access to those landfills and to prevent the caps from being disturbed.
	www.epa.gov /region8/superfund/sites/sd/ellafb.html (688 words)

	Air Force Times - News - More News.
		ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. — Six B-1 bombers, each carrying four crew members, returned to Ellsworth Air Force Base Tuesday from duty in the Iraq war.
		Family members, Air Force officials and reporters lined up outside a hangar at the base as the planes landed about 11:30 a.m.
		The Air Force said B-1 bombers made 220 combat flights and dropped over 4.5 million of munitions since being deployed in January.
	www.airforcetimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-1857422.php (260 words)

	News:
		Ellsworth Air Force Base was originally established as Rapid City Army Base in 1942 as a training location for B-17 Flying Fortress crews.
		After shutting down for seven months, the base reopened as Rapid City Air Force Base and was home to the 28th Bombardment wing (BMW), which operated the B-29 Superfortress.
		In 1994, Ellsworth participated in the “Dakota Challenge,” a congressionally mandated operational readiness assessment of the B-1b passing with flying colors.
	www.northern.edu /exponent/archive/2001/1128/news/1128-ellsworth.htm (412 words)

	Ellsworth AFB - B-52 2B-1b 28th Bomb Wing;
		The primary unit assigned to Rapid City Air Force Base was the new 28th Bombardment Wing flying the B-29 Superfortress.
		The Strategic Air Command set plans in motion to replace the 28th's B-36s with the new all-jet B-52 Stratofortress, and the last B-36 left Ellsworth on May 29, 1957 and the first B-52 arrived 16 days later.
		Ellsworth soon became known as "The Showplace of Strategic Air Command" as it continued to fight the Cold War by maintaining two legs of America's strategic triad: strategic bombardment and land-based ICBMs.
	www.strategic-air-command.com /bases/Ellsworth_AFB.htm (757 words)

	Boston.com / News / Nation / Plane lands at Air Force base by mistake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		A Northwest Airlines flight that was headed to Rapid City, S.D., landed a few miles off course at Ellsworth Air Force Base, and passengers had to wait in the plane for more than three hours while their crew was interrogated.
		Ellsworth controls all air space 40 miles around the base and clears landings at both the civilian airport and the base.
		The city's airport runway is "just over the hill" from Ellsworth, and the Northwest crew had to descend through a layer of clouds, said a base spokeswoman, Lt. Christine Millette.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2004/06/20/plane_lands_at_air_force_base_by_mistake (273 words)

	South Dakota Politics and Elections \| Commission puts Ellsworth Air Force Base on BRAC list
		Ellsworth Air Force Base was home to intercontinental missiles and long-range bombers during its 63-year history.
		Ellsworth exists in an area where other development is not encroaching, the skies are relatively uncluttered and the base is relatively safe from attack from a foreign country, he said.
		Ellsworth was created in 1942 as an Army Air Base used to train B-17 crews.
	www.southdakotaelections.com /Story.cfm?Type=Election&ID=3335 (1098 words)

	News & Resources
		Ellsworth once again demonstrated that it is the backbone of America’s bomber fleet and the base has fulfilled its missions admirably.
		Ellsworth has substantially upgraded its infrastructure since the last round of base closures, which will allow Ellsworth to accept new missions and continue to grow.
		Located in western South Dakota, Ellsworth is strategically positioned and is not threatened by urban encroachment or crowded air space – major factors that have not been given appropriate weight by the Department.
	www.house.gov /herseth/051605_press_ellsworth.html (773 words)

	Panel spares Air Force bases in South Dakota, New Mexico / Closure committee defies Pentagon on B-1 bomber facility
		Ellsworth Air Force Base was kept open following feverish lobbying by lawmakers from South Dakota, while New Mexico officials claimed a "partial victory" from a compromise that keeps Cannon Air Force Base open at least through 2009.
		Pentagon strategists had sought to close Ellsworth, which served as a haven for nuclear bombers and missiles during the Cold War, and to move its fleet of B-1 bombers to Dyess Air Force Base in Texas.
		Commissioners said they were persuaded by the open air space around the base and by the analysis of the commission staff on the financial impact of closing the base.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/08/27/MNGHKEE41N1.DTL (781 words)

	Commission Opposes Closing Air Force Base in South Dakota - New York Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The 8-to-1 vote on Ellsworth, South Dakota's second-largest employer, was a big victory for Senator John Thune, the Republican who last fall defeated Tom Daschle, then the Senate's Democratic leader, on a promise to use his clout to spare the base.
		Air Force people from Cannon are involved in Clovis's school, church and civic activities.
		Pennsylvania, which has been fighting to keep an Air National Guard unit that the Pentagon wants to dissolve, won at least a temporary victory today when a federal judge in Philadelphia ruled that the Defense Department does not have the authority to dissolve the unit without the governor's approval.
	www.nytimes.com /2005/08/26/national/26cnd-bases.html?ex=1282708800&en=512ccb313123c953&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (1048 words)

	MPR: Ellsworth in South Dakota on military base closure list (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		South Dakota's Ellsworth Air Force Base was among 180 military bases recommended for closure by the Pentagon Friday.
		Ellsworth Air Force base is home to half of the nation's B1-B bombers.
		An Air Force study last year estimated the annual economic impact of Ellsworth at $278 million, including its $161 million annual payroll.
	news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/2005/05/13_hetlandc_ellsworthcloses (761 words)

	Johnson, Daschle Say Ellsworth Air Force Base to Get 45 New Military Personnel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		These additional personnel are part of the consolidation plan initiated by the Air Force when it decided to reduce the B-1 fleet from 93 down to 60 bombers.
		The Senators said that, according to the plan announced by the Air Force, 5 officers and 13 enlisted personnel should be relocated in July of 2002, 13 enlisted personnel should be transferred in August of 2002, and 14 enlisted personnel should be transferred by September 2002, bringing the total to 45.
		The Air Force submitted its report to Congress in February, and is now implementing the plan reviewed by Congress.
	johnson.senate.gov /~johnson/releases/200203/2002402602.html (574 words)

	Ellsworth Air Force Base - United States Nuclear Forces
		Ellsworth was known as "The Showplace of Strategic Air Command" as it continued to fight the Cold War by maintaining two legs of America's strategic triad: strategic bombardment and land-based ICBMs.
		As a Strategic Air Command installation, Ellsworth hosted two generations of ICBMs and provides an outstanding case study for understanding the difficulties and costs associated with constructing a first-generation missile complex and how the experience was applied to constructing a second-generation complex.
		The Air Force subsequently deactivated the squadron on March 25th.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/facility/ellsworth.htm (1885 words)

	MPR: South Dakota's Ellsworth AFB to stay open
		Moorhead, Minn. — The importance of the Ellsworth Air Force base on South Dakota's economy can't be understated.
		In making their case against closing the base, the delegation argued it didn't make sense to assign all the bombers to one facility.
		If the base had closed, the region would be faced with the loss of 4,000 jobs.
	news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/2005/08/26_rehab_ellsworthopen (845 words)

	ellsworth, South Dakota
		Ellsworth, located in the state of South Dakota, is home to the 28th Bomb Wing and has a long, proud history of excellence and innovation.
		Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota (SD) HTL Profile includes Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD census, demographic and income data, parks, schools,...
		Ellsworth was known as "The Showplace of Strategic...
	ellsworth.realsouthdakota.com (1785 words)

	Contractors on runway before accidental landing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The aircraft was contained and monitored until both base and Northwest officials were ready to send the aircraft to its original destination at the regional airport.
		Security forces on scene asked the Northwest crew to have passengers lower their blinds as a security measure to protect the base while awaiting the planeâs clearance for takeoff.
		Base officials are assisting the Transportation Security Agency and the Federal Aviation Administration with their investigations of the incident.
	www.af.mil /news/story.asp?storyID=123008013 (317 words)

	Minuteman Missle NHS: Historic Resource Study (Chapter 2, Section II)
		Although Ellsworth became a significant SAC Air Force base, operating and maintaining both bombers and missiles, its history predates the atomic age.
		Ellsworth Air Force Base officially began its role in the Space Age in 1960 with the construction of Titan I ICBM facilities.
		Air forces were both numbered and named originally, but only numbered air forces are still in existence.
	www.nps.gov /mimi/history/srs/hrs2-2a.htm (1889 words)

	Air Force Times - Ellsworth gets AF finance center
		Ellsworth had four wings and a strategic warfare center in 1990 but lost missions until only the 28th Bomb Wing remained by 1995, he said.
		Now, picking Ellsworth as the spot for the finance center represents the beginning of the base’s climb back to prominence, Thune said.
		Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., also was a finalist for the center.
	www.airforcetimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-1678767.php (234 words)

	NPL Site Narrative for Ellsworth Air Force Base, NPL, Superfund, US EPA
		The base is bordered by open land on three sides, and residential/commercial areas on the fourth.
		Base operations generally support the SAC mission and include runways, airfield operations, fire protection training, industrial and maintenance shops, a base hospital, grounds maintenance, a photo lab, and housing facilities.
		Ellsworth Air Force Base is participating in the Installation Restoration Program (IRP), established in 1978.
	www.epa.gov /superfund/sites/npl/nar1271.htm (417 words)

	Commission Votes to Save Ellsworth Base (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The base closing commission voted Friday to keep open Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota — rejecting the Pentagon's plan to close it — as the panel labored toward conclusion of a politically delicate task that has brought alternating sighs of relief and exasperation in communities across America.
		The Ellsworth proposal had caused the most political consternation since Pentagon proposed in May closing or consolidating a record 62 major military bases and 775 smaller installations to save $48.8 billion over 20 years, make the services more efficient and reposition the armed forces.
		Air Force officials say their proposal as a whole is designed to make the service more effective by consolidating both weapons systems and personnel as the force moves to a smaller but smarter aircraft fleet.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/08/26/national/w062621D63.DTL (913 words)

	Ellsworth Air Force Base UFO Incident - Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, United States - August 5, 1953 - UFO Evidence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The radar had been scanning an area to the west, working a jet fighter in some practice patrols, but when they got the report they moved the sector scan to the northeast quadrant There was a target exactly where the lady repored the light to be.
		He called to the F-84 pilot he had on combat air patrol west of the base and told him to get ready for an intercept.
		While the UFO and the F-84 were returning to the base - the F-84 was planning to land - the controller received a call from the jet interceptor squadron on the base.
	www.ufoevidence.org /cases/case41.htm (1674 words)

	Base Closing Choices Impact Politics
		ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. - When the Pentagon announced that it wanted to shut down Ellsworth Air Force Base, it was an enormous setback for Sen. John Thune.
		Thune responded to the Ellsworth news by going on the offensive: He and fellow South Dakota leaders from both parties launched an intense lobbying effort.
		But supporters of Ellsworth said it was saved because they were able to show it would be risky to place all the nation's B-1 bombers in one location, because a single storm or terrorism attack could incapacitate the entire fleet.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,FL_politics_082705,00.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS (908 words)

	billingsgazette.com
		ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- Friday's announcement that Ellsworth Air Force Base, home to nearly half of the nation's 900 mph-plus B-1B bombers, could be closed was a supersonic shock for local and state officials.
		Efforts to get Ellsworth off the list will begin Monday when Department of Defense data that was used to justify closing the base will be available, the Ellsworth Task Force, state congressional delegation, and Gov. Mike Rounds say.
		Thune says two other studies of military bases are unfinished, and it makes no sense to go ahead with closings until all results are in, including a review of American bases in other countries.
	www.billingsgazette.com /newdex.php?display=rednews/2005/05/16/build/nation/38-ellsworth.inc (590 words)

	The Online NewsHour: Base Realignments and Closures \| Case Studies
		But Ellsworth Air Force Base's proposed closure under the 2005 BRAC round is cause for worry.
		For the last 90 years, American submarines and their sailors have come and gone from the port at the New London submarine base in Groton, Conn. The base is home to 8,500 sailors, who tend to 18 nuclear powered subs.
		The prospect of a military base closing strikes fear into many communities, which often form close business ties with their local base, relying on it for a steady stream of customers and growth.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/military/brac/case_studies.html (578 words)

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