Tyndall AFB resembled a war zone after sustaining a direct hit by Hurricane Michael, the first Category 5 hurricane in history to strike Florida’s Panhandle. Half of the base’s buildings were destroyed, and much of Tyndall’s vast 29,000 acres of forested land was flattened. With no electricity, running water or sanitation, communications, drivable roads, food or potable water, and no ability to conduct missions, standing up the base within a reasonable time seemed a nearly impossible task. However, it was a vital task. Tyndall’s most valuable asset—airspace for pilot training spread out over thousands of square miles of uninhabited base property and the Gulf of Mexico—is an essential one.
Breaking Defense Pathfinder examines the Air Force’s response to the disaster and how it turned to KBR for assistance and expertise in the reconstruction of the base. Fast forward to 2020. With most of the key recovery efforts completed, Tyndall AFB is now ready for its next phase: transformation into a military “Base of the Future.”
Download this free Pathfinder for information on how the government-industry team of the Air Force and KBR rebuilt Tyndall.
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