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
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 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
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
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
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