TYNDALL AFB, Fla. - Three new hangars under construction at Tyndall Air Force Base, in NW Florida, could make maintaining F-35s more efficient with built-in maintenance facilities, a walkable campus, enhanced wireless connectivity and other amenities.
“This is a dream for any maintainer,” said Col. Robert Kongaika, commander of the 325th Maintenance Group that will oversee upkeep for the 78 F-35s to be assigned to Tyndall’s 325th Fighter Wing.
The base is undergoing $5B in reconstruction efforts after the devastation of Hurricane Michael in 2018.
Officials want Tyndall to be the Air Force’s ‘Installation of the Future,’ the model of what the service could look like in years to come - complete with facilities that can withstand the most extreme weather and new technologies to make maintenance and base security faster and better.
The biggest investment is going toward Tyndall’s transition from training F-22 students to flying operational F-35s. The three hangars being built, one for each future squadron, are part of what leaders are calling ‘Zone One,’ an area devoted to flightline activities. (Air & Space Frces 08/14/23) Tyndall Air Force Base Will Be An F-35 Maintainer’s Dream … Eventually (airandspaceforces.com)
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