DepSecDef Hamre will tour South Dakota Air and Space Museum at Box Elder, South Dakota

Deputy Secretary of Defense John Hamre will tour the South Dakota Air and Space Museum at Box Elder, South Dakota, today at 5:30 p.m. (MDT) with Sen. Tom Daschle. This event is open to the media for photo coverage only. Those interested in obtaining more information may contact Maj. Louise Lund-Vaa, Ellsworth Air Force Base PAO, at (605) 385-5056.

In conjunction with this visit, Hamre will also speak and be inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame on Saturday, at 8 p.m. (MDT), Sept. 26, in Mitchell, S.D. The speech and ceremony are open to media coverage. Those interested in obtaining more information may contact Chad Mutziger, Executive Director, South Dakota Hall of Fame, at (605) 734-4216.