85 EIS demonstrates excellence during CIDARA exercise

The 85th Engineering and Installation Squadron conducted a Cyberspace Infrastructure Damage Assessment and Repair exercise Jan. 13-16, 2025. This exercise tested the unit’s rapid response capabilities in a simulated real-world scenario.

81st Training Wing Airmen build skills in creating communication capabilities

85th EIS tests capabilities in natural disaster exercise

The 85th Engineering Installation Squadron conducted a Cyberspace Infrastructure Damage Assessment and Restoral Actions exercise, May 16 – 23. Given that a higher-than-average number of hurricanes is predicted for the 2024 hurricane season, the exercise was organized to test the unit’s crisis

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

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 Coast.