Tyndall Air Force Base, Home Of F-22 Training, Just Took A Bullseye Hit From Hurricane Michael

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The category four Hurricane Michael, the likes of which the likes of which the
Florida panhandle has not seen in modern times, made landfall with its eye
passing directly over Tyndall Air Force Base. The installation, which sits on
the coast near Panama City, is not only the home of F-22 Raptor pilot training,
but it also supports many other facets of training and weapons development,
including acting as the launch, recovery, and control site for the Air Force's
Full-Scale Aerial Target program, which is now based around the QF-16. Suffice
it to say, there is a lot of highly important, sensitive and expensive gear
located there, as well as capabilities that are critical to the USAF's long-term
readiness.

Even for structures built to withstand hurricane force winds, taking a direct
hit from a storm that is packing sustained wind speeds of 150mph is a whole
different story. There is also storm surge and torrential rain to contend with.
Tyndall AFB sits roughly a dozen feet above sea level, and there are lower areas
as well.

Panama City is getting raked. Long time being spent in the eyewall. Eye itself
went right over Tyndall AFB. #Michael pic.twitter.com/65Iam8TerU
— Eric Fisher (@ericfisher) October 10, 2018

Panama City is taking an incredible wallop from this storm, with video of roofs
being ripped off buildings and structures being demolished playing on repeat on
national news stations. Tyndall may be right in the storm's eye, but many other
military installations, both big and small, also call the affected area where
the storm is charging inland home, most notably Eglin AFB and Hurlburt Field.

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All of these bases have very well planned storm evacuation plans, which include
flying any aircraft that can take to the air to safer locales far from the
storm's projected path. In Tyndall Air Force Base's case, its F-22, T-38, and
QF-16 jets went to Wright Patterson AFB in Ohio. Those that can't fly are stored
in the sturdiest hangars available, which can make for quite a crowded affair.


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The category four Hurricane Michael, the likes of which the likes of which
the Florida panhandle has not seen in modern times, made landfall with its
eye passing directly over Tyndall Air Force Base.

I did a TDY there in 1975 (Brave Shield '75) at this same time of year.
Co-incidentally, they'd just had a near-miss and Panama City was still
cleaning up the damage.