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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 this technology, maintainers are able to repair thinner metals that traditional welding would not be able to do, allowing them to restore previously unrepairable objects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)


Preserve, display, educate: repairing the Titan I for SDASM

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 this technology, maintainers are able to repair thinner metals that traditional welding would not be able to do, allowing them to restore previously unrepairable objects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)

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Cups sit ready while children at the Youth Center are briefed on the rules of archery at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 13, 2018. The Youth Center is comprised of programs that teach students the basics of arts, sports and science. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicolas Z. Erwin)
A child shoots an arrow during an archery training class put on by the Youth Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 13, 2018. The Youth Center has five specialty courses planned for the summer months, including archery and music courses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicolas Z. Erwin)
Two children bowl with bows and arrows during an archery training class put on by the Youth Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 13, 2018. During this weeklong event, children learn the basics of archery and other games. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicolas Z. Erwin)
Two children paint pictures at the Youth Center on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 13, 2018. The open recreation program during the summer consists of weekly field trips off base, family bonding events and weeklong specialty camps specializing in theater or music, where students can practice their talents in a professional recording studio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicolas Z. Erwin)
Jayla Mitchell wears red, white and blue in observance of Flag Day at Ellsworth’s Child Development Center’s Flag Day Picnic. Ellsworth Child Development Center celebrated the national observance during their Eighth Annual Flag Day Picnic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michella Stowers)
Families socialize over burgers and chips at the Child Development Center’s Eighth Annual Flag Day Picnic. Ellsworth Child Development Center celebrated the national observance during their Eighth Annual Flag Day Picnic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michella Stowers)
Families line up to get food at the Ellsworth Air Force Base Child Development Center’s Eighth Annual Flag Day Picnic. Ellsworth Child Development Center celebrated the national observance during their Eighth Annual Flag Day Picnic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michella Stowers)
Brig. Gen. Richard E. Ellsworth, former 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing commander, is remembered at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., for giving the base its namesake. Ellsworth was killed in a training exercise March 18, 1953, when his Convair RB-36 Peacemaker crashed killing all 22 onboard. (Courtesy photo)
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhowser rechristens then-Rapid City Air Force Base, S.D., to Ellsworth AFB in honor of the former base commander at the base June 13, 1953. Brig. Gen. Richard E. Ellsworth was the 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing commander before he was killed in a plane crash March 18, 1953. (Courtesy photo)
People visit the Pride Hangar during an open house in the mid 1950’s at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Ellsworth AFB was renamed on June 13, 1953 in memory of Brig. Gen. Richard E. Ellsworth, the former commander of 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, who was killed when his Convair RB-36 Peacemaker crashed during a training exercise March 18, 1953. (Courtesy Photo)
Brig. Gen. Richard Ellsworth’s gravestone stands decorated at the Black Hills National Cemetery, S.D., May 29, 2017. Ellsworth was the 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing commander before he was killed in a plane crash March 18, 1953. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nicolas Z. Erwin)
Brig. Gen. Richard E. Ellsworth was the 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing commander at then-Rapid City Air Force Base, S.D. The base was renamed in his honor after he was killed in a plane crash March 18, 1953. (Courtesy photo)

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