Engineering Installation
Engineering Installation
Engineering Installation, better known as EI, is a functional arm of the [1] that provides the engineering and installation of telecommunications into permanent facilities. This includes removal and relocation of old or outdated ground communication-electronics systems, and to provide for emergency and programmed, mobile, on-site, maintenance and modification of these systems. Engineering Installation Missions deploy worldwide to fulfill their mission to engineer, install, remove, and relocate Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence ([[1]]) information systems and infrastructure such as antennas, cabling, radios, navigational aids, and meteorological equipment. EI can be described as a corps of [engineers] and the functional intermediary between [engineers] and [technology] professionals. Engineering Installation [[2]] fall under the [Command] of the [Force Space Command]. There are currently 2 [duty] EI units, 16 [National Guard] EI squadrons, and 1 EI team assigned to a [agency].
REFERENCES http://www.goang.com/Mission/Engineering+Installation
EXTERNAL LINKS http://www.101arw.ang.af.mil/units/index.asp http://www.133aw.ang.af.mil/units/index.asp http://www.183fw.ang.af.mil/units/index.asp
- ^ United States Air Force