Forced air unit heaters (left) in the South Dakota
Forced air unit heaters (left) in the South Dakota Air and Space Museum are being replaced with infrared heaters (right) during a renovation project by Montana-Dakota Utilities, Co., in Box Elder, S.D., Feb. 26... More
Col. Mark Weatherington, 28th Bomb Wing commander,
Col. Mark Weatherington, 28th Bomb Wing commander, and his 6-year-old daughter, Natalie, inspect a scale model Huey helicopter during the scale model contest at the South Dakota Air and Space Museum in Box Elde... More
U.S. Air Force maintenance Airmen, from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth ...
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 Joanna E. Hensley, USAF Re... More
U.S. Air Force maintenance Airmen, from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth ...
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 Joanna E. Hensley, USAF Re... More
Staff Sgt. Bryan Auxier, 28th Maintenance Squadron
Staff Sgt. Bryan Auxier, 28th Maintenance Squadron aircraft repair and reclamation craftsman, supervises Airman 1st Class Michael Souza, 28th MXS aircraft recovery journeyman, as he prepares to manually sweep t... More
U.S. Air Force maintenance Airmen, from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth ...
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 Joanna E. Hensley, USAF Re... More
U.S. Air Force maintenance Airmen, from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth ...
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 Joanna E. Hensley, USAF Re... More
U.S. Air Force maintenance Airmen, from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth ...
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 Joanna E. Hensley, USAF Re... More
Dustin Blosmo, the chief engineer with VRC Metal Systems,
Dustin Blosmo, the chief engineer with VRC Metal Systems, repairs the side of a Martin Marietta HGM-25A Titan I with a mobile Cold Spray machine in Dock 43 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 22, 2017. With... More
U.S. Air Force maintenance Airmen, from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth ...
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 Joanna E. Hensley, USAF Re... More
Staff Sgt. Bryan Auxier, 28th Maintenance Squadron
Staff Sgt. Bryan Auxier, 28th Maintenance Squadron aircraft repair and reclamation craftsman, supervises Airman 1st Class Michael Souza, 28th MXS aircraft recovery journeyman, as he prepares to manually sweep ... More
U.S. Air Force maintenance Airmen, from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth ...
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 Joanna E. Hensley, USAF Re... More
Airmen assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron
Airmen assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron assist with remodeling the South Dakota Air and Space Museum exterior in Box Elder, S.D., Nov. 1, 2015. Airmen laid gravel, installed sidewalks and placed xer... More
David Klein, lead architect assigned to the 28th Civil
David Klein, lead architect assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, explains the different steps taken to revitalize the South Dakota Air and Space Museum at Box Elder, S.D., May 31, 2017. The revitalizat... More
A convoy transports a Titan I missile from the flightline
A convoy transports a Titan I missile from the flightline to the South Dakota Air and Space Museum, Aug. 16, 2017. After being stored in a hangar for more than 30 years, the missile is now a historic monument o... More
Airmen from the 28th Maintenance Squadron prepare to
Airmen from the 28th Maintenance Squadron prepare to sweep the wings back on a static B-1 Lancer at the South Dakota Air and Space Museum in Box Elder, S.D., Nov. 1, 2011. The wings of the B-1 were swept back t... More
Sgt. David Wandel, a 28th Air Refueling Squadron boom
Sgt. David Wandel, a 28th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, stands alongside his family in an undated holiday photo. In December 1975, Wandel and three of his fellow crewmembers – Capt. Martin E. Graham Jr.... More
A disassembled Martin Marietta HGM-25A Titan I sits
A disassembled Martin Marietta HGM-25A Titan I sits in Dock 43 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 22, 2017. The Titan, residing in storage for the past 30 years, is undergoing repairs before it is put on d... More
Sgt. David Wandel, a 28th Air Refueling Squadron boom
Sgt. David Wandel, a 28th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, poses in his olive drab service uniform in an undated photo. In December 1975, Wandel and three of his fellow crewmembers – Capt. Martin E. Graham... More
Jeff Wandel visits the memorial plaque that was dedicated
Jeff Wandel visits the memorial plaque that was dedicated to his brother, Sgt. David Wandel, a 28th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, at the headquarters building on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 30,... More
Dustin Blosmo, the chief engineer with VRC Metal Systems,
Dustin Blosmo, the chief engineer with VRC Metal Systems, repairs the side of a Martin Marietta HGM-25A Titan I with a mobile Cold Spray machine in Dock 43 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 22, 2017. Cold... More
Crews from the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron prepare
Crews from the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron prepare to move part of a Titan I missile onto its display at the South Dakota Air and Space Museum, Aug. 16, 2017. It took the team nearly three hours to lift the ne... More
Jeff Wandel and his wife, Sandi, visit Ellsworth’s
Jeff Wandel and his wife, Sandi, visit Ellsworth’s Memorial Park on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., on July 30, 2019. In December 1975, Wandel and three of his fellow crewmembers – Capt. Martin E. Graham Jr., C... More
Every existing display case light (left) will be replaced
Every existing display case light (left) will be replaced with LED lights (right) in the South Dakota Air and Space Museum in Box Elder, S.D., Feb. 26, 2013. All other light fixtures in the SDASM will also be c... More
From curating to simulating: retired officers help shape the future
Dana Powell, the chief treaty officer for the 28th Bomb Wing, explains the role of a combat systems officer to Marcus Knuth, a member of the Danish parliament, in a B-1 Bomber simulator at Ellsworth Air Force B... More
Lt. Col. Jennifer Phelps, commander of the 28th Civil
Lt. Col. Jennifer Phelps, commander of the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, accepts the June 2017 Beautification and Revitalization Award from Vesta Wells Johnson, chairman of the beautification committee of the R... More
Visitors admire the nearly-finished Titan I Missile
Visitors admire the nearly-finished Titan I Missile display at the South Dakota Air and Space Museum, Aug. 16, 2017. After $35,000 and two years of planning, the project is expected to be completed by the end o... More
Airmen and civilian employees from the 28th Civilian
Airmen and civilian employees from the 28th Civilian Engineer Squadron stand next to a Titan I missile after relocating the behemoth from a hangar on the flightline to the South Dakota Air and Space Museum, Aug... More