SECAF: 3-to-5 yrs to rebuild Tyndall

It will take three to five years to repair the damages to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., from the devastation of Hurricane Michel on Oct. 10. The storm damage to 95 percent of the buildings on base, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said at a Nov. 15 Defense One summit. The AF is also assessing what buildings to repair and which to rebuild. Several missions will return to the base, including the simulator portion of the F-22 training and the Air Operations Center that should be operational by January. Eglin AFB will take Tyndall's F-22 flying training unit. SECAF Wilson noted that all F-22s that remained on base during the storm have flown. (Source: Inside Defense 11/15/18)