Dakota Thunder Run

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- Col. Scott Vander Hamm, 28th Bomb Wing commander, talks to motorcyclists about safety before the eighth annual Dakota Thunder Run, here, Aug. 5. The run starts at Ellsworth and ends at Sturgis, S.D.-a distance of 37 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kasey Zickmund)

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ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- Koni Dearman, a three-year Sturgis rally veteran from Armos, Calif., applies lipstick while sitting on her motorcycle on the flight, August 5. Ms Dearman is one of approximately 450 riders that met on Ellsworth before participating in the Dakota Thunder Motorcycle Run to the 68th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marc I. Lane)

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ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- Nearly 450 motorcycle riders await a B-1B Lancer's takeoff at Ellsworth, Aug. 5. The flyover is the signal to begin the Dakota Thunder Motorcycle Run from Ellsworth to the 68th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Corey Hook)

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ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- The Dakota Thunder Motorcycle Club hosted nearly 450 riders from around the United States during the annual Dakota Thunder Motorcycle Run from Ellsworth to the 68th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Aug. 5. Members of the motorcycle club had the opportunity to view and have photos taken in front of a static display of a B-1 here before the ride to Sturgis, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Adam Grant)

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ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- Participants of the Eighth Annual Dakota Thunder Motorcycle Run watch a B-1B Lancer perform a flyover, Aug. 5. Nearly 450 riders from across the country participated in the ride from Ellsworth Air Force Base to the 68th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Matthew Flynn)

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ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- About 450 motorcycle enthusiasts lined the roads leading to Sturgis, August 5. The Dakota Thunder Motorcycle Run started here and ended at the 68th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marc I. Lane)

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ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- A B1-B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base flies over the 68th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Aug. 5. More than 600,000 motorcyclists and people come out to the rally each year from across the country. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kasey Zickmund)

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Dakota Thunder Run rides to Sturgis Rally

Published Aug. 6, 2008

Dakota Thunder Run

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