The fight to save Ellsworth

Sen. John Thune On May 13, 2005, the U.S. Department of Defense announced it was recommending South Dakota’s Ellsworth Air Force Base for closure. It was a gut punch for South Dakota. Ellsworth has been a point of pride in our state since World War II. Losing the base would have been devastating to western…

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