Tyndall Air Force Base near Panama City, Fla., home of F-22 Raptor operational and training squadrons, took a direct hit from Hurricane Michael and suffered major damage Oct. 10. No injuries had been reported, according to the base’s website, but trees and power lines were down, and there was structural damage. The base was evacuated before the storm with only a skeleton staff remaining. The base, 12 miles southeast of Panama City and northwest of hard-hit Mexico Beach, is home of the 325th Fighter Wing and some 600 military families. As is common practice when hurricanes threaten, the base's aircraft were flown hundreds of miles away as a precaution before the hurricane hit. (Source: Stars and Stripes, 10/10/18) UPDATE 10/11/18: Tyndall remains closed after Hurricane Michael, AF officials said Thursday. "There is no power, water or sewer service to the base at this time,"
AF spokesperson Erika Yepsen said in a statement. "All personnel assigned to ride out the storm are accounted for with no injuries." Additionally, Hurlburt Field, Fla., home to the AF Special Operations Command was to reopen Oct. 12 after minimal damages. Hurlburt Field is some 100 miles west of Michael's landfall around Panama City.
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