Oct. 18, 2023 Five years after Michael: ‘We’ve all been working through some huge hurdles’ Five years ago, Dan Gerdes and his family went to bed after preparing for what they expected to be a Category 3 hurricane. They woke up to the news that Hurricane Michael was quickly approaching and would be bigger and more dangerous than anyone had predicted.
Oct. 18, 2023 Five years after Hurricane Michael, AFIMSC continues shaping Tyndall as Installation of Future Hurricane Michael virtually leveled Tyndall AFB Oct. 10, 2018, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center has been a part of the recovery and rebuild since the early hours after the storm passed. The Department of the Air Force decided simply rebuilding the base wasn’t enough. Tyndall
Sept. 28, 2022 Tyndall Rebuild Update: Summer 2022 delivers more MILCON awards, construction rehearsal Tyndall Air Force Base recently added more military construction (MILCON) project awards to the rebuild roster and got a sneak peek at what simultaneous construction activities will look like at the base.
Sept. 15, 2022 Tyndall breaks ground on flight line facilities for F-35A mission A groundbreaking ceremony for the single largest military construction contract on record in the Air Force database was held here, Sept. 13, 2022, as Tyndall began construction on flight line facilities to directly support the F-35A Lightning II aircraft and personnel that will call the base home
July 5, 2022 New technologies drive Tyndall’s Installation of the Future rebuild The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Natural Disaster Recovery Division has been at the forefront of implementing new technologies to reshape the installation into a model of adaptability, efficiency and sustainability for the Department of the Air Force and Department of Defense.
May 12, 2022 Record contract awarded for F-35 facilities at Tyndall AFB The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $532 million construction contract May 10 to Hensel Phelps to deliver 11 projects that directly support flightline operations for the F-35A Lightning II aircraft slated to arrive at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, in September 2023.
March 18, 2022 Tyndall’s Hololab debuts as virtual gateway to Installation of the Future The Digital Twin Hololab went live at Tyndall Air Force Base, March 17, to showcase the base’s digital transformation as part of Installation of the Future efforts.
Sept. 3, 2021 AFWERX drives innovation through flightline ops challenge TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Innovators and thought leaders from industry, academia and the federal government gathered at the AFWERX Innovation Hub in Las Vegas, Nevada, late last month to review technologies that will be a part of the Revolutionizing Flightline Operations AFWERX Challenge. This
Sept. 1, 2021 Tyndall rebuild team awards contract for ‘Installation of the Future’ headquarters The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded the fourth rebuild Military Construction project contract to build Tyndall Air Force Base’s new 325th Fighter Wing Headquarters facility.
July 13, 2021 Tyndall rebuild moves forward with second MILCON project award TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The Installation of the Future reached another milestone along its path to recovery recently with a $91.5 million contract award for a new temporary lodging facility.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District awarded the contract to B.L. Harbert International