85th Engineering Installation Squadron

Keesler Air Force Base

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Garret Butron, 85th Engineering Installation Squadron cable antennae maintenance technician, secures a bucket truck with a chain at the 85th EIS, Mississippi, May 21, 2024. — 85th EIS tests capabilities in natural disaster exercise

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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 85th Engineering Installation Squadron work with radio equipment. — SART mission executed by Combat EI Teams

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U.S. Air Force members assigned to the 85th Engineering Installation Squadron work on computer. — SART mission executed by Combat EI Teams

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U.S. Air Force member assigned to the 85th Engineering Installation Squadron plug cable into radio equipment — SART mission executed by Combat EI Teams

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jessica Salazar, 85th Engineering Installation Squadron installation technician, installs a cable tray housing fiber optic cable in a facility at Tyndall Air Force Base — 85th EIS improves cable management

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Shannon Godwin, 85th Engineering and Installation Squadron Radio Frequency technician prepares for cable testing and installation during a system overhaul for the technical training environment at Keesler Air Force Base — 85th EIS preps for system over haul

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Miles Black, 85th Engineering and Installation Squadron installation team chief, applies cable management principles in accordance with the Standard Installation and Practices Training course at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. — 85th EIS conducts cable management

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A vehicle is laying down tubing into the desert ground. — Trenching and cable installation

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jessica Salazar, 85th Engineering Installation Squadron installation technician, installs a cable tray housing fiber optic cable in a facility at Tyndall Air Force Base — 85th EIS improve cable management

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Radar Airfield & Weather Systems equipment is on display. — RAWS upgrades communication equipment

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85th Engineering Installation Squadron Airmen stand by while an aircraft passes. — Basic installation concepts

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85th Engineering Installation Squadron Airmen install cable through a jetted fiber system in support of Operation Allied Welcome. — Jetted fiber installation

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Rapidly engineer, plan, install, and restore cyberspace and expeditionary communications capabilities enabling Airpower anytime, anywhere

To engineer and install cyberspace and expeditionary communications capabilities in contested battlespace to enable Air Force and Joint operations

CIDARA (Cyberspace Infrastructure Damage Assessment and Repair)
SART (Spectrum Awareness and Resolution Team)
RETT (Resilience, Extension, Transition Team)
Civilian Electromagnetics Engineers
Civilian Telecommunications Engineers
Cyberspace Systems Integrators - Deployed (CSI-D)

Lt Col. Christopher Dauer
Commander

MSgt Christopher Lindsey
First Sergeant

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The 85th EIS is a tenant unit located on Keesler Air Force Base and is assigned to Air Combat Command.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Garret Butron, 85th Engineering Installation Squadron cable antennae maintenance technician, secures a bucket truck with a chain at the 85th EIS, Mississippi, May 21, 2024. — 85th EIS tests capabilities in natural disaster exercise

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Dauer, 85th Engineering Installation Squadron commander, and U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Mike Flores, Marine Detachment executive officer, cut a ribbon to officially open the new combatives area in the 85th EIS at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, July 18, 2023. — 85th EIS Opens New Combatives Area

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individuals setting up box outside. — 85th EIS extends network capabilities to Afghan refugee village in support of Operation Allied Welcome

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Instructors from the 5th Combat Communications Support Squadron Combat Readiness demonstrate how to clear a room for members of the 85th Engineering Installation Squadron using close quarter battle tactics during a MOB school course at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 12, 2023. — Combat Readiness School comes to Keesler

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Mirnada, 85th Engineering Installation cable and antenna installer, turns on a generator at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, June 23, 2021. The 85th EIS is the only active duty command, control, communication-computer engineering and installation squadron in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Spencer Tobler) — 85th EIS: keeping our force talking

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U.S. Air Force Airmen prepare cable for installation at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Jan. 14, 2020. Keesler is the first in the Air Force to use the new blown fiber installation. Blown fiber installation is a new cable installing process that cuts the timeline on installation from seven to 10 days to three days. (Courtesy photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Williams) — 85th EIS first in AF to use blown fiber installation

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