Ellsworth Air Force Base

Come with SDPB to tour and meet the people of Ellsworth Air Force Base.

The U.S. Air Force is temporarily moving several aircraft and hundreds of airmen away from Ellsworth Air Force Base to prepare for the arrival of the B-21 bomber.

Box Elder, South Dakota is home to Ellsworth Airforce Base which was the base to the 44th Missile Wing until 1994.

Box Elder, South Dakota, is home to Ellsworth Air Force Base, which underwent many changes between 1942 and 1957.

As the state prepares for the arrival of the B-21 Bombers to Ellsworth Air Force Base – the local school district predicts needing a new elementary school. More than $2 billion has already been invested in infrastructure at Ellsworth Air Force Base in preparation of the new B-21 Bomber.

As Ellsworth Airforce base is tasked with housing the new B-21 bomber, a select committee of legislators asked what they need from the state. The B-21 Raider will have both conventional and nuclear capabilities.

Another Ellsworth Air Force Base commander has been relieved of his duties.

A proposal could move up to 17 B1-B bombers from Ellsworth Air Force Base to the Grand Forks base in North Dakota.

This Thursday, the South Dakota National Guard, Ellsworth Air Force Base and other local agencies are doing a search and rescue training in the Black Hills.

State lawmakers are expecting an economic boom in western South Dakota because of changes coming to Ellsworth Air Force Base.