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A snow broom operator from the 354th Civil Engineering Squadron plows snow off of the flightline on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Dec. 19, 2023. The snow broom operators run 24/7 shifts to ensure the flightline is clear for aircraft to travel anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Spencer Hanson)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Opell, 354th Civil Engineering Squadron pavement and equipment specialist, checks the oil on a snow broom before departing to the flightline on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Dec. 19, 2023. The snow brooms run 24/7 shifts to ensure the flightline is clear to deploy aircraft in support of Pacific Air Forces and United States Indo-Pacific Command missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Spencer Hanson)

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A road grader operator from the 354th Civil Engineering Squadron scraps ice off the flightline on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Dec. 19, 2023. The road grader operators run 24/7 shifts to ensure the flightline is clear for aircraft to travel anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Spencer Hanson)

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A 354th Civil Engineering Squadron snowplow operator blows snow off the flightline on Eielson Air Force Base Alaska, Dec. 19, 2023. The snowplow operators run 24/7 shifts to ensure the flightline is clear to deploy aircraft in support of Pacific Air Forces and United States Indo-Pacific Command missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Spencer Hanson)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Opell, 354th Civil Engineering Squadron pavement and equipment specialist, operates a snow broom on the flightline on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Dec. 19, 2023. The snow brooms run 24/7 shifts to ensure the flightline is clear to deploy aircraft in support of Pacific Air Forces and United States Indo-Pacific Command missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Spencer Hanson)

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A snow broom operator from the 354th Civil Engineering Squadron plows snow off of the flightline on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Dec. 19, 2023. The snow broom operators run 24/7 shifts to ensure the flightline is clear to deploy aircraft in support of Pacific Air Forces and United States Indo-Pacific Command missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Spencer Hanson)

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A snow blower operator, from the 354th Civil Engineering Squadron, stands by before clearing snow off the flightline on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Dec. 19, 2023. The snowplow operators run 24/7 shifts to ensure the flightline is clear to deploy aircraft in support of Pacific Air Forces and United States Indo-Pacific Command missions. (U.S. Air Force Photos by Airman Spencer Hanson)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Opell, 354th Civil Engineering Squadron pavement and equipment specialist, operates a snow broom on the flightline on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Dec. 19, 2023. The snow brooms run 24/7 shifts to ensure the flightline is clear for aircraft to travel anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Spencer Hanson)

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A 354th Civil Engineering Squadron snowplow operator prepares to blow snow off the flightline on Eielson Air Force Base Alaska, Dec. 19, 2023. The snowplow operators run 24/7 shifts to ensure the flightline is clear for aircraft to travel anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Spencer Hanson)

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Snowbarn Clears the Way on Eielson AFB

Published Dec. 21, 2023
By Airman Spencer Hanson
354th Civil Engineering Squadron

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA -- A snow broom operator from the 354th Civil Engineering Squadron plows snow off of the flightline on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Dec. 19, 2023. The snow broom operators run 24/7 shifts to ensure the flightline is clear for aircraft to travel anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Spencer Hanson)

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