Three New F-35 Squadrons To Be Based At Florida’s Previously Storm-Ravaged Tyndall Air Force Base
Adding 72 of the stealth fighters to its roster will complete a remarkable, albeit controversial, turnaround for the hurricane-hit base.
Adding 72 of the stealth fighters to its roster will complete a remarkable, albeit controversial, turnaround for the hurricane-hit base.
The pilot did not need to eject, but was taken to an on-base medical facility for an evaluation after the mishap.
A new Air Force plan would send the Raptors elsewhere for good, but rebuild the hurricane devastated base to accommodate three new squadrons.
The base’s Raptors are moving to four other locations indefinitely and the fate of other aircraft that weathered Hurricane Michael remains unclear.
With a tropical storm bearing down on the region, a flock of America’s most prized fighters is being stored indoors at Tyndall AFB.