A ground-breaking was held for the new Digital Airport Surveillance Radar site on Radar Hill Road, June 25. The DASR will control all civilian and military aircraft in and out of Rapid City Redional Airport and Ellsworth, and has the potential to feed air traffic radar pictures to Denver Center and the National Air Traffic Control structure. Those who broke ground were (from left to right) Col. Buck Shawhan, 28th Operations Group commander, Tanya Shepper of Rep. Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin's office, Darrel Shoemaker of Sen. Tim Johnson's office, Col. Renita Alexander, 28th Mission Support Group commander, Qusi Al-Haj of Sen. John Thune's office, Sandy Fisher, director of the School of Mines and Technology business services and Col. Peter Castor, 28th Bomb Wing vice commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kasey Zickmund)