Ellsworth Air Force Base in Pennington County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

4th Airborne Command Control Squadron

Strategic Air Command Command Post

— April 1970 - October 1992 —

4th Airborne Command Control Squadron Memorial Bench image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2026

1. 4th Airborne Command Control Squadron Memorial Bench

Inscription.

Dedicated to:

Flight Crews • Ground Crews • Communications Crews
Maintainers • ALCS Missile Crews • Battle Staff

Erected by 4th Airborne Command Control Squadron Members and Former Members.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1970.

Location. 44° 7.968′ N, 103° 4.4′ W. Marker is in Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, in Pennington County. Memorial bench is under the EC-135 ALCS on static display at the South Dakota Air and Space Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2890 Davis Drive, Ellsworth AFB SD 57706, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West River,

in the Badlands,

and in Greater Rapid City.

It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: EC-135 Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS) (a few steps from this marker); B-29 Superfortress (within shouting distance of this marker); B-1B Lancer (within shouting distance of this marker); LGM-30F Minuteman II (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named LGM-30F Minuteman II (within shouting distance of this marker); MIM-3 Nike Ajax (within shouting distance of this marker); C-45H Expeditor (within shouting distance of this marker); B1-B Lancer (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ellsworth Air Force Base.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Rockwell B-1B "Lancer" (was within shouting distance of this marker).

Regarding 4th Airborne Command Control Squadron. Although an official field museum of the US Air Force Heritage Program and is adjacent to Ellsworth AFB main gate, the museum does not require access onto the base.

Also see . . . 4th Airborne Command and Control Squadron History & Mission. (Submitted on October 6, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2026

2. 4th Airborne Command Control Squadron Memorial Bench

Under the EC-135 Airborne Command Post

Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.