Ellsworth Air Force Base
Rapid City, South Dakota
Supports bomber aviation and maintenance. Provides logistics, engineering, communications and medical support.
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Ellsworth Air Force Base
Ellsworth is just outside Box Elder in western South Dakota, near Rapid City and the wider Black Hills community.
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