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  • The Eielson base honor guard presents the colors for the National Anthem during the 354th Fighter Wing change of command ceremony, June 29, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base. The Icemen Team gathered to welcome Col. David Mineau, the new 354th Fighter Wing commander, and say farewell to outgoing commander, Col. Michael Winkler. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)

    Icemen welcome new commander, recognize former commander’s legacy

    Farewells and welcomes were heard as hundreds of members of the Iceman Team, community and family members joined Lt. Gen. Russell Handy, the Eleventh Air Force commander, in the Thunderdome to celebrate the 354th Fighter Wing change of command. Col. Michael Winkler, the outgoing commander, relinquished command to Col. David Mineau June 29, 2016.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Travis Bothast, a 354th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems journeyman, works on a utility pole Feb. 5, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Bothast works on the exterior side of electrical systems, maintaining streetlights, utility poles and the Yukon Training Range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cassandra Whitman/Released)

    354 CES high voltage Airmen

    Driving through the mountains in the beautiful, sunshine of summer or harsh, cold winters and midnight calls on the long, light-filled airfield is something Senior Airman Travis Bothast and Airman 1st Class Anthony Cooper know all too well as electrical systems Airmen. Bothast, a 354th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems journeyman, works with exterior high voltage overhead lines while Cooper, a 354th CES electrical systems apprentice, handles airfield lighting.
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