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Eielson balancing act view story
Monday, June 13, 2005
SAM BISHOP - - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
| Eielson Air Force Base was born, raised and brought through middle-age during the Cold War. During much of the last 60 years, its purpose was to house aircraft and airmen who were ready to take on Soviet bombers.
Now, with the Soviet Union gone and the federal budget bleeding, the Pentagon wants to adjust its strategies and shed costs. Eielson, the military's northernmost large domestic air base, has been assigned the role of career counselor.
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