85th EIS extends network capabilities to Afghan refugee village in support of Operation Allied Welcome

Keesler Air Force Base is located within the city limits of Biloxi, Miss., on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The host unit, the 81st Training Wing, is the electronics training Center of Excellence for the U. S. Air Force.

Keesler is proudly home to the 81st Training Wing, the base's host wing, as well as Second Air Force, the 403rd Wing, the 85th Engineering Installation Squadron and Mathies NCO Academy. Click each shield to read more about the many different units on base.

During his time at the unit he has been a witness to several re-designations of the Squadron to include 1839 EIG, 1839 EIS and 738 EIS.

The 85 EIS is the only active duty Engineering Installation unit in the Air Force and the organic choice for C4 solutions. They provide services to mission partners that build and extend the

2025年1月21日 · By completing the exercise objectives, the 85th EIS continues to demonstrate its commitment to excellence and operational readiness in supporting critical cyberspace infrastructure missions across the Air Force and beyond.

2021年4月19日 · keesler air force base, miss. -- The 85th Engineering Installation Squadron, 38th Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group, conducted a Squadron immersion consisting of hands-on demonstrations and capabilities briefings for the HQ Air Combat Command Director of Communications ACC/A6, Brig. Gen. Chad Raduege and ACC/A6XM, Chief Master Sgt ...

2024年6月17日 · keesler air force base, miss. -- 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 response ...

2023年4月18日 · Combat Readiness School comes to Keesler. Members of the 85th Engineering Installation Squadron clear a room using close quarter battle tactics during MOB school at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 12, 2023. In this course 85th EIS students learn weapons familiarization, combatives and other pre-deployment tactics.

The annual EIS also has the 81st Training Wing mission, brief descriptions of Keesler units and a snapshot of the manning of Keesler AFB. For the 2022 or 2021 Economic Impact Statements, click here. Keesler Air Force Base is located within the city limits of Biloxi, Miss., on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.