Editing Tyndall Air Force Base (section)

===Hurricane Michael, 2018===
On 10 October 2018 [[Hurricane Michael]] made landfall as a [[Category 5 hurricane]] at [[Mexico Beach, Florida|Mexico Beach]] just to the east of the base.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NASA_SPoRT/status/1050069729837240320|title=Hurricane Michael Hurricane Michael now making landfall|publisher=NASA SPoRT|access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fox10tv.com/news/category-hurricane-michael-makes-landfall-on-florida-panhandle/article_15de442a-cc64-11e8-9950-9394afe61352.html|title=Category 4 Hurricane Michael makes landfall on Florida Panhandle|website=fox10TV.com|access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref> A [[weather station]] near the base recorded a wind gust of {{convert|130|mph}} before it failed, according to the [[National Hurricane Center]] advisory shortly after landfall.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Daniel |title=Hurricane Michael Intermediate Advisory Number 16A |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2018/al14/al142018.public_a.016.shtml? |publisher=[[National Hurricane Center]] |access-date=10 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010224819/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2018/al14/al142018.public_a.016.shtml |archive-date=10 October 2018 |date=10 October 2018 |quote=A wind gust of 130 mph (210 mph{{sic}}) was recently reported at a University of Florida/Weatherflow observing site near Tyndall Air Force Base before the instrument failed.}}</ref> The [[National Weather Service]], in a preliminary report released later in the month, stated that the maximum sustained wind speed at the base was {{convert|75|kn}}{{efn|The report contains a note that "anemometer height is 10&nbsp;meters and wind averaging is 2&nbsp;minutes". The sustained wind speeds in tropical cyclones are [[Maximum sustained wind|usually measured by 1-minute average wind speed]] at a height of 10&nbsp;meters (33&nbsp;ft) above the ground by the National Hurricane Center, while other parts of the world use the average over a 10-minute period.}} and the maximum wind gust was {{convert|121|kn}}, both from 60°.<ref>{{cite web |title=Post Tropical Cyclone Report... Hurricane Michael |url=https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=TAE&product=PSH&format=CI&version=8&glossary=0 |publisher=National Weather Service |access-date=31 October 2018 |date=26 October 2018}}</ref> However, in a later interview with ''[[Aviation Week & Space Technology|Aviation Week]]'' on 27 October 2018'','' Commander Air Combat Command general [[James M. Holmes]] stated that, based on other data, the actual peak wind speed was closer to 172&nbsp;mph.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/24529/usaf-had-faulty-data-about-whether-hangars-full-of-f-22s-could-survive-hurricane-michael|title=USAF Had Faulty Data About Whether Hangars Full of F-22s Could Survive Hurricane Michael|last=Trevithick|first=Joseph|work=The Drive|access-date=2018-11-01|language=en-US}}</ref> Ninety-three Air Force personnel remained on the base during the storm, while the base's remaining 3,600 personnel and their families (a total of over 11,000 individuals) were evacuated beforehand.<ref name="WSJ Michael">{{cite news |last1=Calvert |first1=Scott |last2=Kamp |first2=Jon |title=Air Force Surveys Damage at Florida Base After Hurricane Michael |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-force-surveys-damage-at-florida-base-after-hurricane-michael-1539642222 |access-date=18 October 2018 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=15 October 2018}}</ref> Air Force officials described the damage to the base from the hurricane as "catastrophic," with all of the base's facilities being declared "unlivable".<ref name="unlivable">{{cite web|url=https://www.military.com/spousebuzz/2018/10/15/tyndall-air-force-base-unlivable-how-you-can-help.html|title=Tyndall Air Force Base Unlivable: How You Can Help|first=Amy|last=Bushatz|date=15 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="pcs">{{cite web|url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/10/17/many-families-will-never-return-tyndall-after-hurricane-officials-say.html|title=Many Families Will Never Return to Tyndall After Hurricane, Officials Say|first=Richard|last=Sisk|date=17 October 2018}}</ref> While efforts to repair the base were underway, as of 12 October 2018 there was no confirmed time of completion on the repairs, according to 325th Fighter Wing Commander Col Brian Laidlaw. Airmen assigned to the 325th Fighter Wing were told they would be away from the installation for a significant amount of time.<ref name="Fox Michael">{{cite news |title='Widespread, Catastrophic Damage': Every Building at Tyndall AFB Totaled By Hurricane Michael |url=http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/10/12/hurricane-michael-trashes-tyndall-air-force-base-bay-florida |access-date=18 October 2018 |work=Fox News |date=12 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/10/20/658512648/it-will-be-years-before-life-at-tyndall-air-force-base-returns-to-normal|title='It Will Be Years' Before Life at Tyndall Air Force Base Returns To Normal|website=NPR |date=20 October 2018 |last1=Morris |first1=Amanda }}</ref>
Thirty-three of Tyndall´s 55 [[Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor|F-22]] stealth fighters were flown to [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]] near Dayton, Ohio before the storm.<ref name="NYT Michael">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/11/us/air-force-hurricane-michael-damage.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage  |author=Dave Philipps |title=Tyndall Air Force Base a 'Complete Loss' Amid Questions About Stealth Fighters |newspaper=New York Times |date=11 October 2018  |access-date=12 October 2018}}</ref> Many of the seventeen F-22s which were left behind became damaged.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/us/tyndall-afb-damage-hurricane-michael.html?action=click&module=In%20Other%20News&pgtype=Homepage&action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage| author=Dave Philipps |title=Exposed by Michael: Climate Threat to Warplanes at Coastal Bases |newspaper=New York Times| date=17 October 2018 |access-date=18 October 2018}}</ref> The extent of the damage to the planes was then unknown.<ref name="USAToday Michael">{{cite news |last1=Gabriel |first1=Melissa |title=Hurricane Michael: Fate of costly stealth fighter jets at Tyndall Air Force Base still unknown |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/17/hurricane-michael-tyndall-air-force-base-f-22-raptors-damage-uncertain/1670962002/ |access-date=18 October 2018 |work=Pensacola News Journal |agency=USA Today |date=17 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="NYT Michael" /> According to US Senator [[Bill Nelson]] and Congressman [[Matt Gaetz]], the aircraft left behind were not in a condition to be flown.<ref name="USAToday Michael" /> A spokesperson for the Air Force said that none of the F-22s were destroyed and that they "believe at this time that they are all repairable."<ref name="Vice Michael">{{cite news |last1=Ockerman |first1=Emma |title=The Air Force won't say how many F-22s it lost to Hurricane Michael |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/hurricane-michael-might-have-damaged-more-than-a-dozen-prized-fighter-jets-at-a-florida-air-force-base/ |access-date=18 October 2018 |work=Vice News |date=16 October 2018}}</ref>

In April 2019, the Air Force estimated the hurricane damage to the base at $4.7 billion.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Heather |title=Congress must step up for Air Force bases devastated by natural disaster |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/article229848384.html |access-date=4 May 2019 |work=Miami Herald |date=30 April 2019}}</ref>

In April 2022, Detachment 1 of the [[Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers|823rd Red Horse Squadron]] inactivated at Tyndall and was replaced by the [[Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers|801st Red Horse Training Squadron]]. The unit's role is to provide integrated, realistic training and exercises to combat support teams.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Del Oso |first=Airman 1st Class Tiffany |date=27 April 2022 |title=First Red Horse training squadron up, ready to run |url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3012082/first-red-horse-training-squadron-up-ready-to-run/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=US Air Force |language=en-US}}</ref>