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Dirtboyz play in the snow

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Justin Girbach, 354th Civil Engineer Squadron pavement construction heavy equipment operator journeyman, clears snow from a road with a grater plow Mar. 6, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Graters are used specifically for Eielson’s roadways. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Peter Reft)

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Dirtboyz play in the snow

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Charles Fetterolf, 354th Civil Engineer Squadron pavement construction heavy equipment operator journeyman, tests the controls of a 20-foot snow plow Mar. 6, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Winter months can cover the base with snow and ice, requiring snow removal teams to operate all week long. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Peter Reft)

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Dirtboyz play in the snow

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Charles Fetterolf, 354th Civil Engineer Squadron pavement construction heavy equipment operator journeyman, starts the engine of a 20-foot plow Mar. 6, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. During the winter, Fetterolf and the other members of the 354th CES Dirt Boyz maintain the safety of Eielson’s roads, parking lots and air fields by clearing snow and ice. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Peter Reft)

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Dirtboyz play in the snow

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Charles Fetterolf, 354th Civil Engineer Squadron pavement construction heavy equipment operator journeyman, performs an engine check on a 20-foot plow Mar. 6, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Plows are used to clear the air field of snow for aircraft to safely operate during winter months. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Peter Reft)

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Dirtboyz play in the snow

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Charles Fetterolf, 354th Civil Engineer Squadron pavement construction heavy equipment operator journeyman, controls a 20-foot snow plow Mar. 6, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Fetterolf operates heavy machinery ranging from chemical trucks, graters, snow plows and blowers to clear roads and runways on Eielson. Snow removal teams work day and night in standard 8 hour shifts, but rotate in 12 hour shifts during inclement weather. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Peter Reft)

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Dirtboyz play in the snow

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Devoris Weldon, 354th Civil Engineer Squadron pavement construction heavy equipment operator apprentice, bulldozes a snow dump Mar. 6, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. All winter long, snow from plowed roads and parking lots on Eielson is transported to the snow dump where it sits until the warm weather melts it and drains into a ditch behind the stockpile. Weldon organizes snow piles at the snow dump site to prevent overflow, due to trucks continuously bringing new snow. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Peter Reft)

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Conquering the Cold

U.S. Air Force Capt. Hyon Joo, 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron flight surgeon Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska, utilizes a signal fire to enhance the visibility of an Mk-13 smoke signal Feb. 22, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The heat from the fire pushes the smoke signal higher into the air, increasing the chances of being noticed by rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Peter Reft)

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Conquering the Cold

U.S. Air Force and Coast Guard service members construct a fire for producing smoke signals Feb. 21, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Signaling was one of the many skills taught during Cool School as part of the Survival Evasion Resistance Escape training required by flight crew members. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Peter Reft)

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Conquering the Cold

U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Vance Streeter, 210th Rescue Squadron aerial gunner, constructs a door plug for his shelter Feb. 21, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The plug, when set properly, prevents the cold from entering the shelter and can help keep the internal warmth at a level well above outdoor temperatures. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Peter Reft)

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Conquering the Cold

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Carson, Det. 1, 66th Training Squadron Survival Evasion Resistance Escape specialist, demonstrates to U.S. military service members the construction of a thermalized A-frame shelter Feb. 21, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Carson is tasked with providing arctic survival training to U.S. military and allies from around the globe, including Danish and Australian forces. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Peter Reft)

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Conquering the Cold

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Isaac Landecker, 517th Air Lift Squadron C-17 pilot Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska, ignites a fire during arctic survival training Feb. 20, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Landecker learned three different ways of starting fires: split wood for wet weather, dry wood with dead branches, and deciduous fires when there is no useable pine wood. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Peter Reft)

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Conquering the cold in Cool School

U.S. military members begin their first day of arctic survival training, also known as Cool School, after the morning briefing Feb. 20, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The training, conducted by Det. 1, 66th Training Squadron members, exposes students to the harsh extremes of Alaskan winters in a controlled learning evironment. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Peter Reft)

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Aerospace Ground Equipment: Bringing the heat to Eielson

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robert Kitchens, 354th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment mechanic, installs a blower pressure gauge on a cabin leakage tester Feb. 5, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The cabin leakage tester provides a means of pressurizing and automatically measuring the leakage rate of an aircraft cabin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jim Araos)

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Aerospace Ground Equipment: Bringing the heat to Eielson

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Harold England, 354th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment mechanic, searches through a data base for technical orders on maintenance procedures Feb. 5, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. An Air Force technical order is a publication that explains policies and procedures on how to perform maintenance properly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jim Araos)

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Aerospace Ground Equipment: Bringing the heat to Eielson

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Hammel, 354th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment mechanic, drills an air cylinder from an MC2A air compressor Feb. 5, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The MC2A portable compressor is used for certain low-pressure application on the flightline, such as providing air to vehicles and aircraft tires. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jim Araos)

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Aerospace Ground Equipment: Bringing the heat to Eielson

Henry Ching, 354th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment mechanic, performs a grease pack on the wheel bearings of a -60 turbine generator Feb. 5, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Wheel bearings are lubricated with grease to keep resistance at a minimum during operation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jim Araos)

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Ready to go at 50 below

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ramel Wyke, 354th Operations Support Squadron weather technician, demonstrates how to measure wind speeds using a Kestrel 4500 hand-held weather station Feb. 6, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Weather personnel are trained to measure wind, temperature and pressure with a Kestrel to prepare them to operate in any environment. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Senior Airman Racheal E. Watson)

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Ready to go at 50 below

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Phillip Mathews, 354th Operations Support Squadron weather technician, provides a weather briefing to pilots Feb. 6, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Mathews educated pilots on various weather patterns they could encounter during flight missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Racheal E. Watson)

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Ready to go at 50 below

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ramel Wyke, 354th Operations Support Squadron weather technician, inspects the wiring on a Tactical Meteorological Observing System Feb. 6, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. TMOS is a portable electronic weather station used in deployed locations to measure meteorological data, to include amount of rainfall, wind speeds and cloud cover. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Racheal E. Watson)

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Ready to go at 50 below

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ramel Wyke, 354th Operations Support Squadron weather technician, runs an operational check on a Tactical Meteorological Observing System Feb. 6, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Weather personnel perform a quarterly operational check on a TMOS, a portable weather station used in deployed locations to electronically measure weather. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Racheal E. Watson)

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