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Two children paint pictures at the Youth Center on

Two children paint pictures at the Youth Center on

Two children paint pictures at the Youth Center on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 13, 2018. The open recreation program during the summer consists of weekly field trips off base, family bonding events and... More

Members of the 28th Civil Engineering Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, use a "Reach All" mounted on an International 1900 truck to build a defensive watch tower during Ellsworth's Operational Readiness Inspection

Members of the 28th Civil Engineering Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Missile Transporter Erector - National Parks Gallery

Missile Transporter Erector - National Parks Gallery

The Missile Transporter Erector was used to carry missiles from Ellsworth Air Force Base to silos in the field.

Chain of Command - National Parks Gallery

Chain of Command - National Parks Gallery

Color slide showing the units stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base.

Minuteman II Missile at the Pride Hangar

Minuteman II Missile at the Pride Hangar

This Minuteman II missile stood before the Pride Hanger at Ellsworth Air Force Base.

Wall Drug, circa 1982 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Wall Drug, circa 1982 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

For missileers of the 66th Strategic Missile Squadron, a visit to Wall Drug was often a part of their commute to and from Ellsworth Air Force Base.

A B-1 Lancer from the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air

A B-1 Lancer from the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air

A B-1 Lancer from the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., performs a slow-speed flyover in honor of Staff Sgt. David J. Thatcher June 27, 2016, in Missoula, Mont. At 20 years old, and as an engine... More

An Air Combat Command, Operational Readiness Inspector grades the performance of a simulated crash and recovery of B-1B. A team member tightens a ring to lock the hydraulic lift used to raise the B-1B on transition day for Air Combat Command, Operational Readiness Inspection at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota

An Air Combat Command, Operational Readiness Inspector grades the perf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Verne Orr, was the 14th Secretary of the Air Force

Verne Orr, was the 14th Secretary of the Air Force

Verne Orr, was the 14th Secretary of the Air Force and was in office from Feb. 9, 1981 to Nov. 30, 1985. The Verne Orr award was established in honor of the former secretary by the Air Force Association to reco... More

Members of the 44th Strategic Missile Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, arrive to participate in the Strategic Air command's 14th Annual Olympic Arena Exercise

Members of the 44th Strategic Missile Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Robert S. Thompson Release ... More

An air-to-air view from the boom operator's window of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, assigned to the 77th Bombardment Squadron, being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 4th Airborne Command and Control Squadron. The aircraft are participating in the Strategic Air Command Exercise Global Shield '83

An air-to-air view from the boom operator's window of a B-52H Stratofo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '83 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Thomsik inspects the tail gun of B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during a pre-flight check. The aircraft is departing on a 15-hour mission during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '83

SENIOR AIRMAN Thomsik inspects the tail gun of B-52H Stratofortress ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '83 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Thomsik inspects the tail gun of B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during a pre-flight check. The aircraft is departing on a 15-hour mission during exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '83

SENIOR AIRMAN Thomsik inspects the tail gun of B-52H Stratofortress ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '83 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A left side view of a row of B-52H Stratofortress aircraft parked on the apron during exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '83

A left side view of a row of B-52H Stratofortress aircraft parked on t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '83 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A view of the main gate during Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83

A view of the main gate during Strategic Air Command exercise Global S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Sutherland Release Status... More

A ground crewman directs a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft on the flight line during Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83

A ground crewman directs a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft on the flight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '83 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Members of the 44th Organizational Missile Maintenance Squadron guide a maintenance van into position over a missile silo during Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83

Members of the 44th Organizational Missile Maintenance Squadron guide ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Sutherland Release Status... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Chris Huxtable of the 44th Organizational Missile Maintenance Squadron maneuvers a guidance canister into position to be lowered into a missile silo. The missile is being serviced during Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83

AIRMAN 1ST Class Chris Huxtable of the 44th Organizational Missile Mai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Sutherland Release Status... More

A1C Jeffrey Brabec patrols the perimeter of a missile site during the Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83

A1C Jeffrey Brabec patrols the perimeter of a missile site during the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '83 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A member of the 44th Organizational Missile Maintenance Squadron lowers euipment into a hatch adjacent to a missile silo during Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83

A member of the 44th Organizational Missile Maintenance Squadron lower...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Sutherland Release Status... More

Members of the 44th Organizational Missile Maintenance Squadron move a winch motor into place on the cover of a missile silo during Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83. The motor will open the cover so that the crew in the maintenance van can

Members of the 44th Organizational Missile Maintenance Squadron move a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Sutherland Release Status... More

A member of the 44th Organizational Missile Maintenance Squadron lowers euipment into a hatch adjacent to a missile silo during Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83

A member of the 44th Organizational Missile Maintenance Squadron lower...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Sutherland Release Status... More

Members of the 44th Organizational Missile Maintenance Squadron service a missile inside a silo during Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83

Members of the 44th Organizational Missile Maintenance Squadron servic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Sutherland Release Status... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Mike K. Mitchell, left, and AIRMAN 1ST Class John I. Bartlebaugh, both of the 26th Field Maintenance Squadron, change a fuel flow transmitter on a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83

SENIOR AIRMAN Mike K. Mitchell, left, and AIRMAN 1ST Class John I. Bar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Sutherland Release Status... More

B-52H Stratofortress aircraft are listed up on the parking apron during Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83

B-52H Stratofortress aircraft are listed up on the parking apron durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Sutherland Release Status... More

Members of the 28th Munitions Maintenance Squadron practice loading weapons on a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83

Members of the 28th Munitions Maintenance Squadron practice loading we...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Sutherland Release Status... More

Members of the 28th Munitions Maintenance Squadron practice loading weapons on a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83

Members of the 28th Munitions Maintenance Squadron practice loading we...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Sutherland Release Status... More

Members of the 28th Munitions Maintenance Squadron practice loading weapons on a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during Strategic Air Command Exercise Global Shield '83

Members of the 28th Munitions Maintenance Squadron practice loading we...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '83 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A wide-angle right front view of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft being serviced on the flight line during Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83

A wide-angle right front view of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft being...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '83 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A wide view of A1C Dale Zieman, right, and A1C Chris Huxtable working with a missile guidance canister inside a maintenance van during Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83

A wide view of A1C Dale Zieman, right, and A1C Chris Huxtable working ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '83 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Members of the 44th Organizational Maintenance Squadron lower equipment into a hatch adjacent to a missile silo during Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83

Members of the 44th Organizational Maintenance Squadron lower equipmen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Sutherland Release Status... More

AGM-69 short range attack missiles (SRAMS) and Mark 28 thermo-nuclear bombs, background, in the bomb bay of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, as a downloading operation takes place during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

AGM-69 short range attack missiles (SRAMS) and Mark 28 thermo-nuclear ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

An aerial view of B-52H Stratofortress aircraft parked on the flight line during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

An aerial view of B-52H Stratofortress aircraft parked on the flight l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A staff sergeant operates a control panel as he participates in a KC-135 refueling operation during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

A staff sergeant operates a control panel as he participates in a KC-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A right front view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in flight during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

A right front view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in flight during ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

AGM-69 short range attack missile (SRAMs) on a rotary launcher are downloaded from a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

AGM-69 short range attack missile (SRAMs) on a rotary launcher are dow...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Members of the Strategic Air Command (SAC), wearing nuclear biological chemical (NBC) protective gear, participate in the decontamination of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

Members of the Strategic Air Command (SAC), wearing nuclear biological...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

B-52H Stratofortress aircraft crewmen board a truck that will take them to the flight line, as a bomber alert drill takes place during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

B-52H Stratofortress aircraft crewmen board a truck that will take the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Second Lieutenant (2LT) Wesley Collins works inside a launch control facility trainer during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

Second Lieutenant (2LT) Wesley Collins works inside a launch control f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Members of the Strategic Air Command, wearing nuclear biological chemical (NBC) protective gear, prticipate in the decontamination of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

Members of the Strategic Air Command, wearing nuclear biological chemi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

First Lieutenant (1LT) Michael Turner works inside a launch control facility trainer during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

First Lieutenant (1LT) Michael Turner works inside a launch control fa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Sergeant (SGT) Russell Taft opens the door of a silo to perform maintenance on the missile inside during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

Sergeant (SGT) Russell Taft opens the door of a silo to perform mainte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A pump is used to transfer fuel from an underground tank for loading into a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

A pump is used to transfer fuel from an underground tank for loading i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Strategic Air Command personnel, wearing nuclear biological chemical (NBC) protective gear, participate in a decontamination exercise during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84. A B-52H Stratofortress aircraft is visible in the background

Strategic Air Command personnel, wearing nuclear biological chemical (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A silhouetted view of AIRMAN 1ST Class William Haase guarding a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft on the flight line during Exercise Global Shield '84

A silhouetted view of AIRMAN 1ST Class William Haase guarding a B-52H ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

The main gate at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota

The main gate at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Boyd Belcher Release Statu... More

A Vulcan 20 mm multi-barrel cannon in the tail turret of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft

A Vulcan 20 mm multi-barrel cannon in the tail turret of a B-52H Strat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Boyd Belcher Release Statu... More

An AGM-69 short range attack missile (SRAM) is tagged with a red pennant as downloading operations take place during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

An AGM-69 short range attack missile (SRAM) is tagged with a red penna...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A Mark 28 thermo-nuclear bomb is downloaded from a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

A Mark 28 thermo-nuclear bomb is downloaded from a B-52H Stratofortres...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) William C. Haase, armed with an M16 rifle, guards B-52 Stratofortress aircraft on the flight line during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) William C. Haase, armed with an M16 rifle, gu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Sergeant (SGT) Russell Taft, left, and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) David Harris lift a missile component into a maintenance van during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

Sergeant (SGT) Russell Taft, left, and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) David ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Stratofortress aircraft crewmen quickly exit the Bomb Alert Facility as a drill takes place during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

Stratofortress aircraft crewmen quickly exit the Bomb Alert Facility a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A left side view of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft with its drag chute deployed during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

A left side view of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft with its drag chut...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A 44th Field Missile Maintenance Squadron maintenance technician climbs down a ladder into a Minuteman missile support facility

A 44th Field Missile Maintenance Squadron maintenance technician climb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Louis Comeger Release Sta... More

Sergeant (SGT) Russell Taft, left, and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) David Harris lift a missile component into a maintenance van during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

Sergeant (SGT) Russell Taft, left, and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) David ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Mark 28 thermo-nuclear bombs are downloaded from a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

Mark 28 thermo-nuclear bombs are downloaded from a B-52H Stratofortres...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A member of the Strategic Air Command, wearing nuclear biological chemical (NBC) protective gear, sprays down the flight line in front of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft as a decontamination exercise takes place during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

A member of the Strategic Air Command, wearing nuclear biological chem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

AIRMAN (AMN) Roy Covey stands guard at the entry control point (ECP) during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

AIRMAN (AMN) Roy Covey stands guard at the entry control point (ECP) d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Members of the Strategic Air Command, wearing nuclear biological chemical (NBC) protective gear, scrub down a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft as they participate in a decontamination exercise during GLOBAL SHIELD '84

Members of the Strategic Air Command, wearing nuclear biological chemi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Munitions personnel use a weapons loader to down-load missiles from a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD

Munitions personnel use a weapons loader to down-load missiles from a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class William Haase of the 44th Security Police Squadron, guards a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft on the flight line during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD

AIRMAN 1ST Class William Haase of the 44th Security Police Squadron, g...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O... More

Ground crewmen, wearing nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) clothing, perform decontamination procedures on a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD

Ground crewmen, wearing nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) clothing, pe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O... More

A technician works inside the Launch Control Facility Trainer as a simulated launch sequence takes place during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD

A technician works inside the Launch Control Facility Trainer as a sim...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O... More

Ground crewmen, wearing nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) clothing, perform decontamination procedures on a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during exercise Global Shield

Ground crewmen, wearing nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) clothing, pe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O... More

A load team pushes a bomb cart loaded with AGM-69A short range attack missiles into position under a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft

A load team pushes a bomb cart loaded with AGM-69A short range attack ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Release... More

A team chief makes a final inspection on one of the engines on a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft

A team chief makes a final inspection on one of the engines on a B-52 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Release... More

A member of the 42nd Bombardment Wing waits for a starting signal before towing a tool cart to an aircraft during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

A member of the 42nd Bombardment Wing waits for a starting signal befo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Rose Reynolds Release Stat... More

Members of the 92nd Bombardment Wing arrive to the base to participate in the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

Members of the 92nd Bombardment Wing arrive to the base to participate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Rose Reynolds Release Stat... More

Members of the 42nd Bombardment Wing attach electrical connections in the bomb bay of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

Members of the 42nd Bombardment Wing attach electrical connections in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Bob Simons Release Status:... More

A member of the 416th Bombardment Wing adjusts the position of a trailer loaded with bombs under a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

A member of the 416th Bombardment Wing adjusts the position of a trail...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Bob Simons Release Status:... More

A maintenance standardization and evaluation team inspectors observes as members of the 410th Bombardment Wing push a bomb cart carrying training versions of the AGM-69 short range attack missile (SRAM) into position under a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

A maintenance standardization and evaluation team inspectors observes ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Bob Simons Release Status:... More

An elevated view of four B-52 Stratofortress and one FB-111 aircraft on the flight line during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

An elevated view of four B-52 Stratofortress and one FB-111 aircraft o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Bob Simons Release Status:... More

Members of the 42nd Bombardment Wing load training versions of the AGM-69 short range attack missile (SRAM) into the bomb bay of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

Members of the 42nd Bombardment Wing load training versions of the AGM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Bob Simons Release Status:... More

Maintenance standardization and evaluation team inspectors observe as bombs are loaded aboard a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

Maintenance standardization and evaluation team inspectors observe as ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Bob Simons Release Status:... More

A multiple exposure of the sign greeting competitors to the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

A multiple exposure of the sign greeting competitors to the 1985 Strat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Rose Reynolds Release Stat... More

Members of the 416th Bombardment Wing adjust the position of a trailer loaded with bombs under a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

Members of the 416th Bombardment Wing adjust the position of a trailer...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Bob Simons Release Status:... More

A maintenance standardization and evaluation team inspector observes as members of the 320th Bombardment Wing push a bomb cart carrying training versions of the AGM-69 short range attack missile (SRAM) into position under a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

A maintenance standardization and evaluation team inspector observes a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Bob Simons Release Status:... More

A maintenance standarization and evaluation team inspector observes as members of the 509th Bombardment Wing load a training version of an AGM-69 short range attack missile (SRAM) aboard an FB-111 aircraft during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

A maintenance standarization and evaluation team inspector observes as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Rose Reynolds Release Stat... More

Maintenance standardization and evaluation team inspectors observe as members of the 319th Bombardment Wing load AGM-86 air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) aboard a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

Maintenance standardization and evaluation team inspectors observe as ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Bob Simons Release Status:... More

Members of the 96th Bombardment Wing security police team pose for a photograph after winning the security police portion of the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

Members of the 96th Bombardment Wing security police team pose for a p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Bob Simons Release Status:... More

Members of the 5th Bombardment Wing adjust the alignment of a weapon loading trailer under a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

Members of the 5th Bombardment Wing adjust the alignment of a weapon l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Bob Simons Release Status:... More

Members of the 7th Bombardment Wing position a trailer carrying bombs underneath a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

Members of the 7th Bombardment Wing position a trailer carrying bombs ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Bob Simons Release Status:... More

A member of the 416th Bombardment Wing yells when a bomb trailer is secured during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

A member of the 416th Bombardment Wing yells when a bomb trailer is se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Bob Simons Release Status:... More

A maintenance standardization and evaluation team inspector observes as members of the 93rd Bombardment Wing load bombs aboard a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

A maintenance standardization and evaluation team inspector observes a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Bob Simons Release Status:... More

Members of the 509th Bombardment Wing weapons load team and security police team pose with the Barrantine Trophy after winning the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

Members of the 509th Bombardment Wing weapons load team and security p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Bob Simons Release Status:... More

Members of the 319th Bombardment Wing load AGM-86 air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) aboard a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

Members of the 319th Bombardment Wing load AGM-86 air-launched cruise ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Bob Simons Release Status:... More

A maintenance standardization and evaluation team inspector observes as members of the 380th Bombardment Wing unstrap a training version of an AGM-69 short range attack missile (SRAM) from a bomb cart during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition. In the background is an FB-111 aircraft

A maintenance standardization and evaluation team inspector observes a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Rose Reynolds Release Stat... More

A maintenance standardization and evaluation team inspector observes as a crew chief loads liquid oxygen aboard a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

A maintenance standardization and evaluation team inspector observes a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Bob Simons Release Status:... More

Members of the 92nd Bombardment Wing load AGM-86 air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) aboard a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

Members of the 92nd Bombardment Wing load AGM-86 air-launched cruise m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Rose Reynolds Release Stat... More

B-52H Stratofortress crewmen walk from their aircraft, as a decontamination exercise takes place during Global Shield '84. The airman on the right is wearing Nuclear-Biological-Chemical (NBC) protective gear

B-52H Stratofortress crewmen walk from their aircraft, as a decontamin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A B-52D Stratofortress bomber rests on static display just past the base's main gate

A B-52D Stratofortress bomber rests on static display just past the ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Jose Lopez, Jr. Release S... More

SGT. Lee E. DuBry of the 28th Munitions Maintenance Squadron checks connectors with a probe before a practice bomb is loaded into a B-1B aircraft. The bomber is participating in Phase II of exercise Proud Shield '88, in which KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft and B-1B crews conduct navigation, bombing and refueling competitions

SGT. Lee E. DuBry of the 28th Munitions Maintenance Squadron checks co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROUD SHIELD '88 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camer... More

SGT. Lee E. DuBry of the 28th Munitions Maintenance Squadron makes final checks of a rotary weapons delivery system in the weapons bay of a B-1B aircraft. Its BDU-38 practice bombs will be used in Phase II of exercise Proud Shield '88, in which KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft and B-1B crews hold navigation, bombing and refueling competitions

SGT. Lee E. DuBry of the 28th Munitions Maintenance Squadron makes fin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROUD SHIELD '88 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camer... More

Nose art decorates a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft

Nose art decorates a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Jose Lopez, Jr. Release S... More

Nose art decorates a B-1B aircraft of the 28th Bombardment Wing

Nose art decorates a B-1B aircraft of the 28th Bombardment Wing

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Jose Lopez, Jr. Release S... More

Nose art decorates a B-1B aircraft of the 28th Bombardment Wing

Nose art decorates a B-1B aircraft of the 28th Bombardment Wing

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Jose Lopez, Jr. Release S... More

Nose art decorates a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft

Nose art decorates a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Jose Lopez, Jr. Release S... More

Members of the 28th Munitions Maintenance Squadron bolt a BDU-38 practice bomb to the weapons release system in a B-1B aircraft during Phase II of exercise Proud Shield '88, in which KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft and B-1B crews hold navigation, bombing and refueling competitions

Members of the 28th Munitions Maintenance Squadron bolt a BDU-38 pract...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROUD SHIELD '88 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camer... More

Nose art decorates a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft

Nose art decorates a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Jose Lopez, Jr. Release S... More

Nose art decorates a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft

Nose art decorates a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Jose Lopez, Jr. Release S... More

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