From the Argus Leader:
Speaking to reporters Wednesday, the Republican freshman South Dakota senator said he and his staff have taken every opportunity to make sure key people in the White House and the Pentagon know the history of Ellsworth Air Force Base and its value to the state - as well as the nation's defense system. ...
Ellsworth has survived four rounds of closings - in 1988, 1991, 1993 and 1995.
But this next round is expected to be the biggest yet, with the Pentagon calling for shutting down up to 25 percent of the roughly 400 bases that remain. ...
For South Dakotans, the base is an indispensable economic cornerstone, noted Mark Johnston, a spokesman for Gov. Mike Rounds, who led a delegation of Ellsworth supporters from South Dakota to meet with Pentagon officials early last week.
"It's got hundreds of millions of dollars of economic impact in southwest South Dakota," Johnston said.
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