Photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Knechtel | 28th Bomb Wing | 12.13.2017
Firefighters begin creating fire lines to combat the wildfire in Custer State Park, S.D., Dec. 13, 2017. Ellsworth Airmen worked with more than 330 firefighters from four surrounding states to combat the wildfire covering 55 square miles of the park. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Knechtel | 28th Bomb Wing | 12.13.2017
Tyler Lefthand, a Region One firefighter, guides a fire line to combat the wildfire in Custer State Park, S.D., Dec. 13, 2017. The firefighters used drip torches to create a controlled burn to starve the wildfire burning through the park. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Knechtel | 28th Bomb Wing | 12.13.2017
Firefighters with the Platteville Gilcrest Fire Protection District hose down flames consuming Custer State Park, S.D., Dec. 13, 2017. Ellsworth Airmen worked with more than 330 firefighters from four surrounding states to combat the wildfire covering 55 square miles of the park. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Knechtel | 28th Bomb Wing | 12.13.2017
A fire rages through Custer State Park, S.D., Dec. 13, 2017. No one has been injured in the fire that has currently consumed more than 55 square miles, however, five homes in the park have been evacuated and one unused building was destroyed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Knechtel | 28th Bomb Wing | 12.13.2017
A wildfire spreads throughout Custer State Park, S.D., Dec. 13, 2017. According to park officials, the fire grew from about six square miles on Tuesday to about 55 square miles on Wednesday and is 10 percent contained. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Knechtel | 28th Bomb Wing | 12.13.2017
Erin Considine, a public information officer trainee with the Nebraska National Forest, prepares her gear before heading into the fire at Custer State Park, S.D., Dec. 13, 2017. Ellsworth Airmen worked with more than 330 firefighters from four surrounding states to combat the wildfire covering 55 square miles of the park. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Knechtel | 28th Bomb Wing | 12.13.2017
Staff Sgt. Robert Dickson, a crew chief assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron Firefighter Flight, brings tools to Ellsworth firefighters assisting with the fire in Custer State Park, S.D., Dec. 13, 2017. The park wildfire grew rapidly overnight, pushing beyond the park's borders and threatening nearby communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald C. Knechtel)...
Photo by Spc. Jeffery Harris | 982nd Signal Company (Combat Camera) (Airborne) | 06.18.2017
U.S. Army Maj. Anthony Deiss with the129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, South Dakota Army National Guard, conducts an After Action Report after a Counter Improvised Explosive Device course in order to give Soldiers additional training in support of the Golden Coyote exercise, Custer, S.D., June 18, 2017. The Golden Coyote exercise is a three-phase, scenario-driven exercise conducted in......
