Eielson powers its own mission
Gary Ojala looks into a 678-degree boiler furnace for coal or ash congestion at the central heat and power plant at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 28. Furnaces there can burn more than 40,000 pounds of coal per hour. Mr. Ojala regularly inspects the furnaces to help ensure the coal supply chutes do not become clogged with coal or ash. The boilers produce more than 380,000 pounds of steam per hour, which is used to create heat and electricity for the base. Only 150 miles away from the Arctic Circle, temperatures at the base can drop to more than 60 degrees below zero during the winter. Mr. Ojala is a boiler plant operator, also called a fireman at the facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Matthew Rosine)
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