Climate Change
Climate Change
Posted on Oct 5, 2022
After destruction, Florida Air Force base rebuilds to face effects of climate change
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NBC News story about Tyndall Air Force Base, its strategic importance and how hurricanes from climate change directly impact readiness.
After destruction, Florida Air Force base rebuilds to face effects of climate change
Posted from nbcnews.com
Tyndall AFB
Climate Change
Construction
Natural Disaster
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Tyndall was one of my favorite bases to visit when I was on Vacation in Florida. You can keep Panama City, I go to Port St Joe and Mexico Beach.
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LTC Eugene Chu
..."Now, almost four years to the day, the sound of construction adds to the disorienting and sometimes overwhelming sound of fighter jets taking off to run morning drills. Tyndall, a military installation of almost 30,000 acres that once housed almost 3,000 people, is being rebuilt as a first-of-its-kind base meant to withstand stronger storms and the worsening effects of climate change.
Even in the office of Col. George Watkins, the commander of the 325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall, a large thud is heard about every five seconds from the construction of a nearby hotel. His office is scattered with blueprints and models of what is being coined “the installation of the future.”
The rebuild is the largest military construction project ever awarded by the Defense Department. The base is expected to be fully finished near 2026 and is estimated to cost around $5 billion."...
..."Now, almost four years to the day, the sound of construction adds to the disorienting and sometimes overwhelming sound of fighter jets taking off to run morning drills. Tyndall, a military installation of almost 30,000 acres that once housed almost 3,000 people, is being rebuilt as a first-of-its-kind base meant to withstand stronger storms and the worsening effects of climate change.
Even in the office of Col. George Watkins, the commander of the 325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall, a large thud is heard about every five seconds from the construction of a nearby hotel. His office is scattered with blueprints and models of what is being coined “the installation of the future.”
The rebuild is the largest military construction project ever awarded by the Defense Department. The base is expected to be fully finished near 2026 and is estimated to cost around $5 billion."...
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