Jan. 27, 2020 85th EIS first in AF to use blown fiber installation The 85th Engineering Installation Squadron completed the first blown fiber installation for fiber optic cables in the Air Force, here, on Jan. 14.The fiber optic cable installation was improved using an air compressor that repels the fiber through micro-tubing, setting a pipe that allows the fiber
June 10, 2019 85th EIS welcomes new commander Lt. Col. Nelson Caraballo, incoming 85th Engineering Installation Squadron commander, assumed command from Lt. Col. Jennifer Carns, outgoing 85th EIS commander, during a change of command ceremony at Maltby Hall June 4, here.
Nov. 10, 2018 Rebuilding Tyndall: Keesler team helps restore base communications Total devastation. No power. No running water. The scene on the ground at Tyndall Air Force Base was a grim, 'post-apocalyptic' one when a five man team from Keesler's 85th Engineering Installation Squadron arrived in mid-October, just days after Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Gulf
Oct. 23, 2017 Top of the World: 85th EIS airmen work to restore radio comms in Puerto Rico For some, the idea of spending hours hundreds of feet above the world suspended by only a rope and harness is a terrifying thought.For the airmen of the 85th Engineering and Installation Squadron, 38th Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group, 68th Cyberspace Wing from Keesler Air Force Base,