 On 13 June 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower visited the base to re-dedicate it in memory of Ellsworth.The base was subsequently renamed Ellsworth AFB, and unlike the previous local controversy in 1948, there was no community objection to the name change.Headquarters Strategic Air Command (HQ SAC) reassigned the 28 BMW from 8th Air Force back to 15th Air Force in October 1955.