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Nov. 15, 2023
Folding the Flag: Honoring Those Who Served

Integrity First, Service Before Self, Excellence in All We Do; these are the core values that define those who join the U.S. Air Force. All Airmen strive to exude these values daily, but few have the chance to demonstrate them so publicly as the Ellsworth Air Force Base Honor Guard.
Nov. 12, 2019
Rapid City Hosts Veteran’s Day Ceremony, Parade

Rapid City recently hosted a Veteran's Day Ceremony and Parade, featuring the Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Honor Guard and the 28th Bomb Wing Commander.
Oct. 4, 2017
Paying proper respects: Ellsworth Honor Guard lays retirees, veterans to rest

With ice planted across a field of snow, three Airmen bury their hands into the frozen wasteland and at the command of “ready – up,” their rigid hands clasp a triad of M-14 rifles and position them next to their right foot.
Dec. 1, 2016
Despite winter weather, Airmen honor veteran

Airmen from the Ellsworth Air Force Base Honor Guard conduct a burial ceremony for a veteran during a winter storm at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, S.D., Nov. 29, 2016. The primary mission of the honor guard is to provide full military funeral honors to our veterans, retirees and

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