Editing Tyndall Air Force Base

{{Short description|US Air Force base near Panama City, Florida}}
{{distinguish|RAAF Base Tindal}}
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* [[44th Fighter Group]]
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| footnotes = '''Source:''' [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/1911/00312ad.pdf#nameddest=(PAM)|title=Airport Diagram – Tyndall AFB (KPAM)|date=10 October 2019|website=Federal Aviation Administration|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref>}}

'''Tyndall Air Force Base''' {{airport codes|PAM|KPAM|PAM}} is a [[United States Air Force]] Base located {{convert|12|mi|km}} east of [[Panama City, Florida]]. The base was named in honor of [[World War I]] pilot 1st Lt. Frank Benjamin Tyndall. The base operating unit and host wing is the [[325th Fighter Wing]] (325 FW) of the [[Air Combat Command]] (ACC). The base hosts 2,902 active duty members.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tyndall AFB {{!}} Base Overview & Info {{!}} MilitaryINSTALLATIONS |url=https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/in-depth-overview/tyndall-afb |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=installations.militaryonesource.mil}}</ref> In October 2018, [[Hurricane Michael]] caused significant damage to the base.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-06 |title=As climate change worsens, military eyes base of the future on Gulf Coast |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2023/08/06/climate-change-florida-military-tyndall/ |access-date=2023-08-07 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en}}</ref>

==History==

'''Tyndall Field''' first opened its doors on December 7, 1941, as a gunnery range.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roberts |first1=Ted |title=Happy birthday, Tyndall! |url=https://www.tyndall.af.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/Article/669665/happy-birthday-tyndall/ |website=tyndall.af.mil |access-date=1 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207233933/https://www.tyndall.af.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/Article/669665/happy-birthday-tyndall/ |archive-date=2022-12-07 |language=en |date=9 December 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> The airfield was named in honor of 1st Lt Frank Benjamin Tyndall.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oG8eAAAAIBAJ&pg=3887%2C1204380 | title=Tyndall | work=Daytona Beach Morning Journal | date=4 December 1966 | access-date=3 November 2015 | page=5}}</ref> With the establishment of the [[United States Air Force]] in 1947, the facility was renamed "Tyndall Air Force Base" on 13 January 1948.
In December 1940, a site board determined that Flexible Gunnery School No. 9 would be located {{convert|12|mi|km}} southeast of [[Panama City, Florida]], on East Peninsula. On 6 May 1941, [[U.S. Army]] and local dignitaries held an official ground breaking for the school. Panama City's mayor, Harry Fannin, dug the first spade full of sand, and Colonel Warren Maxwell, Tyndall's first commander, wielded the first ax on the stubborn palmetto plants, so common on the East Peninsula. The site was covered with pine and palmetto trees, scrub brush, and swamps. Bulldozers worked around the clock to clear the brush and fill in swamps.<ref name="mul5">{{cite web|url=https://www.tyndall.af.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/314998/tyndall-heritage/|title=Tyndall Heritage Factsheet|date=15 November 2012|publisher=Tyndall Air Force Base|access-date=21 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021195117/http://www.tyndall.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/6654/Article/314998/tyndall-heritage.aspx|archive-date=21 October 2016}}</ref>  The base also subsumed the settlements of Cromanton, San Blas, Redfish Point, Auburn and Farmdale.<ref>Mike Fender. [https://www.newsherald.com/story/news/2021/12/24/tyndall-air-force-base-panama-city-named-after-florida-native/8968732002/ "Who was Tyndall Air Force Base named after?"] Panama City ''News Herald''. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.</ref>

[[File:Tyn-lt-tyndall.jpg|thumb|Lieutenant Francis B. Tyndall (1894–1930)|alt=|left]]
Although construction was well underway, the base lacked a name. Congressman [[Bob Sikes]] suggested naming the school in memory of Lieutenant Francis B. Tyndall. A native of [[Sewall's Point, Florida]], Lieutenant Tyndall was a fighter pilot during [[World War I]], [[Silver Star]] recipient, and commander of the [[22nd Aero Squadron]], who was credited with shooting down six [[German Empire|German]] planes well behind enemy lines in 1918. While inspecting Army fields near [[Mooresville, North Carolina]], on 15 July 1930, Tyndall's plane, [[Curtiss-Wright Corporation|Curtiss]] [[P-1 Hawk|P-1F Hawk]], ''28–61'', crashed, killing him instantly. On 13 June 1941, the [[United States Department of War|War Department]] officially named the new installation Tyndall Field.<ref name="mul5"/>

On 7 December 1941, the first of 2,000 troops arrived at Tyndall Field. The first class of gunnery students began in February 1942. Although construction was incomplete, instructors and students began preparing for the first class. The first class of 40 gunnery students began on 23 February 1942. Of the thousands of students passing through the Tyndall gates, the most famous was actor [[Clark Gable]], a student here as a [[U.S. Army Air Forces]] lieutenant during late 1942 and part of January 1943. Foreign student training began at Tyndall in 1943 with [[French Air Force]] gunnery students being the first and Chinese students following later that year.<ref name="mul5"/>

===Cold War===
[[File:Tyn-wwII.jpg|thumb|Base entrance during World War II|alt=|left]]
When [[World War II]] ended, Tyndall Field was demobilized. The base fell under the control of the [[Tactical Air Command]] (TAC) in 1946, but this only lasted three months, as Tyndall became part of the [[Air University (United States Air Force)|Air University]] (AU). Tyndall Field was subsequently renamed as Tyndall Air Force Base when the U.S. Air Force (USAF) became a separate service in 1947.<ref name="mul5"/>

In September 1950, Tyndall became an [[Air Training Command]] (ATC) installation, designated as the USAF Pilot Instructor School. The base also trained [[Ground-controlled interception|Ground Controlled Intercept]] (GCI) operators as well as interceptor pilots & flight crews for the [[Air Defense Command]] (ADC). Under the auspices of this training system, GCI trainees would direct [[F-51 Mustang|TF-51H Mustangs]] against "enemy" [[A-26 Invader]]s. In late 1952, both aircraft were replaced by Lockheed [[T-33 Shooting Star]] jet trainers. Airborne radar operator students would begin their training aboard radar-equipped [[B-25|TB-25 Mitchells]], then transition to either Lockheed [[F-94 Starfire]] or Northrop [[F-89 Scorpion]] aircraft. North American [[F-86F]] and [[F-86D]]s were eventually added to the training program as ADC units were equipped with them.<ref name="mul5"/>

In September 1957, Tyndall became an Air Defense Command, later [[Aerospace Defense Command]], base until October 1979 when ADC was inactivated and all its bases and units transferred to Tactical Air Command. Tyndall was headquarters of the ADC [[73d Air Division]] in the late 1950s, and the [[NORAD]] [[Southeast Air Defense Sector]] from 1960 to 1979.  ADC's [[20th Air Division]] based at Tyndall was responsible for the air defense of virtually all of the southeastern United States during the 1960s and 1970s, while ADC's [[23d Air Division]], also based at Tyndall, was responsible for air defense forces in the upper midwest and south central United States.<ref name="mul5"/><ref>USAF Aerospace Defense Command publication, The Interceptor, January 1979 (Volume 21, Number 1)</ref><ref>[http://www.afhra.af.mil/organizationalrecords USAFHRA Organizational Records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223230713/http://www.afhra.af.mil/organizationalrecords/ |date=23 February 2012 }}</ref>

====Fighter-Interceptor base====
[[File:Air Defense Weapons Center F-101F 57-277 1972.jpg|thumb|McDonnell F-101 Voodoo at Tyndall AFB in August 1972.|alt=|left]]
In the late 1950s into the 1960s, the base transitioned into the [[North American F-100 Super Sabre]], [[F-101]]B, [[F-102]]A and [[F-102|TF-102B]], [[F-104]] Starfighter, and the [[F-106]]A and B aircraft, training interceptor pilots for ADC assignments. The base served as a stopover and refueling point for ADC aircraft deployed to Florida during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]], to be redeployed to other bases in the southeast shortly thereafter. The base maintained an alert facility from which the [[F-101 Voodoo]] and [[F-102 Delta Dagger]] interceptors were scrambled to intercept unknown aircraft. Tyndall shared training for the F-102 aircraft with [[Perrin AFB]], [[Texas]], until Perrin's closure in mid-1971.<ref name="mul5" />

====Radar station 1956–present====
On 1 July 1956 Tyndall AFB became the station operating for the third phase of the ADC mobile radar program, designated as '''TM-198'''. Activated by the 678th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, Tyndall became operational to support the [[CIM-10 Bomarc]] surface-to-air missile program at [[Hurlburt Field]]. In 1958 the site was operating with an [[AN/FPS-20]] search radar and a pair of [[AN/FPS-6]] height-finder sets to support the 4751st Air Defense Missile Squadron.

In 1962 the search radar was upgraded and re-designated as an [[AN/FPS-64]]. On 31 July 1963, the site was redesignated as NORAD ID Z-198. During 1965 Tyndall AFB joined the [[Semi Automatic Ground Environment]] (SAGE) system, feeding data to DC-09 at [[Gunter AFB]], Alabama. After joining, the squadron was re-designated as the [[678th Radar Squadron]] (SAGE) on 1 June 1965. Also in 1965, Tyndall became a joint-use facility with the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA).

It also received a [[Back-Up Interceptor Control]] (BUIC) II, and later BUIC III, capability to perform command and control functions. Tyndall retained this function until the 1980s. On 1 March 1970, the 678th
was redesignated as the [[678th Air Defense Group]].

In addition to the main facility, Tyndall operated two [[AN/FPS-14]] Gap Filler sites:
* Carrabelle, FL (TM-198A): {{Coord|29|51|57|N|084|37|53|W|name=TM-198A|display=inline}}
* Eglin AFB, FL (TM-198B): {{Coord|30|33|14|N|086|45|36|W|name=TM-198B|display=inline}}

[[File:F-106-adtac-1979.jpg|thumb|Convair [[F-106]] Delta Dart at  Tyndall AFB, 1979.]]
On 1 October 1979, this site came under [[Tactical Air Command]] jurisdiction with the inactivation of Aerospace Defense Command and the formation of [[ADTAC]]. On 1 March 1983 the 678th Air Defense Group was inactivated and Tyndall became the home of the NORAD 23rd ADS (Air Defense Squadron) and operated the Southeast Regional Operations Control Center (SE ROCC), later renamed Sector Operations Control Center (SOCC).

The height-finder radar, modified as an [[AN/FPS-116]] c. 1977, was removed c. 1988. In 1995 an [[AN/FPS-64]]A was performing search duties. The site now{{when|date=August 2019}} operates an [[ARSR-4]] search radar under FAA control as part of the [[Joint Surveillance System]] (JSS) as site "J-11".<ref name="mul5"/><ref>''A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946–1980'', by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado</ref><ref>Winkler, David F. (1997), ''Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program''. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.</ref>

===Reorganization, 1991–2018===
In 1991, Tyndall underwent a reorganization in response to the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] efforts to streamline defense management. Headquarters, [[First Air Force]], what had predominantly been the Numbered Air Force for the [[Air National Guard]], moved from [[Langley AFB]], [[Virginia]], to Tyndall. With the disestablishment of [[Tactical Air Command]] (TAC) in 1992, Tyndall was temporarily transferred to the [[Air Combat Command]] (ACC) and then to the [[Air Education and Training Command]] (AETC) in July 1993.<ref name="mul5" />

The 21st century proved to be momentous for Tyndall AFB, because it was selected as the first home of the Air Force's newest aircraft, the [[F-22 Raptor]]. In 2002 the [[Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force|Chief of Staff of the Air Force]] changed the organizational structure of the 325th Fighter Wing from an objective type wing to a combat organization. This organization moved all maintenance activities under the 325th Maintenance Group and all support activities under the 325th Mission Support Group.<ref name="mul5" />

Today, Tyndall is the home of the 325th Fighter Wing, providing training for all F-22A Raptor pilots. In 2012, with the gaining of a combat-coded F-22 squadron, Tyndall AFB returned to Air Combat Command, after a 19-year tenure in AETC.<ref name="mul5" />

===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>

==Environmental issues==
The soil of an aerial gunnery school training range on Tyndall was contaminated with lead from 12-gauge shotgun shells during World War II. Tyndall Elementary was constructed on the former site of this training range; In 2009 a $5.5 million remediation of the soil at the school was completed and a perimeter fence put up, including a "buffer zone" outside the fence. When the hurricane destroyed the fence in October 2018, contractors erected a temporary replacement slightly offset which included some sections contaminated with lead to be located within the campus. As of August 2019, a new perimeter fence was planned to be erected until 12 August 2019 and School district officials were planning to contact families of the 180 affected students.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newsherald.com/news/20190731/tyndall-elementary-has-minimal-soil-contamination |title=Tyndall Elementary has minimal soil contamination |last=Offley |first=Ed |date=31 July 2019 |work=Panama City News Herald |language=en}}</ref>

==Organization, 1941–present==
===Major units assigned, 1941–present===

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* 80th Air Base Group, 1 August 1941 – 2 October 1942
* 69th Base HQ and Air Base Sq, 6 July 1942 – 30 April 1944
* 2135th AAF Base Unit, 1 May 1944 – 30 October 1945
* 308th AAF Base Unit, 1 March 1946 – 27 February 1948
* 500th Aerodrome Gp, 17 May 1947 – 27 July 1948
* 3625th Training Wing
: Various Designations, 28 July 1948 – 15 August 1958
* USAF Instructor Flight School, 1 October 1949 – 1 December 1951
* USAF Interceptor Weapons School, 20 August 1956 – 1 March 1970
* [[73d Air Division]], 1 July 1957 – 1 April 1966
* 4756th Air Defense Wing, 1 July 1957 – 1 January 1968
* 4756th Drone Squadron
: Redesignated 4756th Air Depot Squadron, 1 July 1957 – 1 July 1992
* [[20th Air Division]], 20 January – 1 April 1966; 19 November 1969 – 1 October 1979
* [[73d Aerospace Surveillance Wing]], 17 June 1967 – 30 April 1971
* USAF Pilot Instructors School, 8 October 1967 – 23 August 1972
* [[23d Air Division]], 19 November 1969 – 1 October 1979; 15 April 1982 – 1 July 1987
* [[678th Air Defense Group]], 1 March 1970 – 1 October 1979
* 4750th Test Squadron, 1 January 1965 – 1 July 1992
* USAF Air Defense Weapons Center, 31 October 1967 – 1 July 1992
* HQ, [[Southeast Air Defense Sector]], 1 January 1960 – 1 November 2005
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* [[325th Fighter Wing]] (Various Designations), 1 July 1981 – present
: [[1st Fighter Squadron]], 1 January 1984 – 15 December 2006
: [[43d Fighter Squadron]] 1 October 2002 – present
: [[95th Fighter Squadron]], 1974 – 21 September 2010, October 2013 – present
: [[2d Fighter Training Squadron]], 1973 – 11 May 2010, August 2014 – present
: [[325th Air Control Squadron]] (Various Designations), 15 October 1983 – 12 October 2012
: Detachment 1, Headquarters, [[Florida Air National Guard]] ([[Air National Guard|ANG]]), 1 October 1999 – present
:: 325 FW Associate Unit (325 FW AU); F-22 flight instructor augment unit to 325 FW<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.125fw.ang.af.mil/units/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509083436/http://www.125fw.ang.af.mil/units/|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 May 2009|title=Units|website=www.125fw.ang.af.mil}}</ref> 
* [[337th Air Control Squadron]] ([[Air Education and Training Command]]), 12 October 2012 – present
* [[44th Fighter Group]] ([[Air Force Reserve Command]]), 12 July 2014 – present
: [[301st Fighter Squadron]] ([[Air Force Reserve Command|AFRC]]), 12 July 2014 – present 
* [[53d Weapons Evaluation Group]], 15 October 1983 – present
: 81st Range Control Squadron, 15 October 1983 – present
: [[82d Aerial Targets Squadron]], 15 October 1983 – present
: [[83d Fighter Weapons Squadron]], 15 October 1983 – present
* [[First Air Force]], 12 September 1991 – present
: [[601st Air Operations Center]], 1 November 2005 – present
: 101st Air and Space Operations Group – Florida ANG, 21 August 2010 – present<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.1af.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/289836/101st-air-and-space-operations-group-stands-up-at-tyndall/|title=101st Air and Space Operations Group stands up at Tyndall|date=2 September 2010 }}</ref> 
* Det 1, 823rd [[Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers|Red Horse]] Squadron / [[Silver Flag]] Exercise Site,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tyndall.af.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/315032/823rd-red-horse-squadrondetachment-1/|title=823rd Red Horse Squadron/Detachment 1}}</ref> 1972 – 1979; 1992–present<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/silver-flag.htm|title=Silver Flag|first=John|last=Pike|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref>
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{{small|References for history, major commands and major units}}<ref name="mul1">{{cite web|url=https://www.tyndall.af.mil|title=Tyndall Air Force Base > Home|website=www.tyndall.af.mil|access-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102093933/http://www.tyndall.af.mil/|archive-date=2 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tyndall.af.mil/Units.aspx|title=Units|website=www.tyndall.af.mil|access-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505025832/http://www.tyndall.af.mil/Units.aspx|archive-date=5 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="mul2">Mueller, Robert (1989). Volume 1: ''Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982''. USAF Reference Series, Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force, Washington, D.C. {{ISBN|0-912799-53-6}}, {{ISBN|0-16-002261-4}}</ref>
[[File:Army Air Forces - Postcard - Tyndall Field Florida.jpg|alt=|thumb|World War II Postcard]]

=== Major commands to which assigned, 1941–present ===
* [[Southeast Air Corps Training Center]], 16 June 1941

:: USAAC Flexible Gunnery School, March 1941
* [[Air Corps Flying Training Command]], 23 January 1942

: Redesignated [[Army Air Forces Flying Training Command]], 15 March 1942
: Redesignated AAF Training Comd, 31 July 1943
* [[Continental Air Forces]], 28 February 1946
* [[Tactical Air Command]], 21 March 1946
* [[Air University (United States Air Force)|Air University]], 15 May 1946
* [[Air Training Command]], 1 September 1950
* [[Air Defense Command]], 1 July 1957

: Redesignated [[Aerospace Defense Command]], 15 January 1968
* [[Tactical Air Command]], 1 October 1979 – 1 June 1992
* [[Air Combat Command]], 1 June 1992 – 1 July 1993
* [[Air Education and Training Command]], 1 July 1993 – 30 September 2012
* [[Air Combat Command]], 1 October 2012–present

==Role and operations==

===325th Fighter Wing===
[[File:Tyn-f22-f-15-kc135.jpg|thumb|An [[F-22 Raptor]] and two [[F-15 Eagle]]s from Tyndall Air Force Base participate in a refueling mission with a [[KC-135 Stratotanker]] from the [[Mississippi Air National Guard]] over eastern Florida, 22 September 2008.]]
The [[325th Fighter Wing]] (325 FW)'s primary mission is to provide a combat ready air dominance force, train [[F-22 Raptor|F-22A Raptor]] pilots and maintenance personnel, and train air battle managers to support the combat Air Force. Tyndall's combat mission is performed by the [[95th Fighter Squadron]]. Training for F-22 pilots is performed in the [[43d Fighter Squadron]] and the [[2d Fighter Squadron|2d Fighter Training Squadron]]. The [[325th Air Control Squadron]] trains air battle managers for assignment to combat Air Force units. Additionally, wing personnel manage the southeastern [[air combat maneuvering instrumentation]] range and provide mission-ready [[F-15]], [[F-16]], and F-22 air dominance forces in support of the Commander, [[North American Aerospace Defense Command]] and the Commander, [[First Air Force]] (1 AF) / [[Air Forces Northern]] ([[Air Forces Northern|AFNORTH]]) contingency plans.

From 1983 until 2010, training for F-15 Eagle pilots was performed at Tyndall AFB by the 1st, 2d, and 95th Fighter Squadrons in the F-15A, F-15B, F-15C and F-15D aircraft. The 1 FS inactivated in 2006, while the 2 FS and 95 FS inactivated in May and September 2010, respectively. During this time, Tyndall also hosted training for F-15C/D maintenance personnel and intelligence officers assigned to F-15C/D units. The 95 FS was reactivated in September 2013 as part of the F-22 Raptor consolidation plan that moved the 7th Fighter Squadron's aircraft to Tyndall. The 2nd Fighter Training Squadron was activated in 2014 to perform [[Northrop T-38 Talon|T-38]] [[aggressor squadron|adversary operations]] in support of the F-22 training mission.

The 325th Fighter Wing is host to more than 30 tenant organizations located at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The wing consists of the 325th Operations Group, 325th Maintenance Group, 325th Mission Support Group and 325th Medical Group. It is also augmented by two Air Reserve Component (ARC) units from the [[Air Force Reserve Command]] (AFRC) and the [[Air National Guard]] (ANG), respectively.

Detachment 1 of Headquarters, [[Florida Air National Guard]] (FL ANG) provides instructor pilot augmentation to the 325 FW, training active duty Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard personnel to fly and fight F-22A Raptor aircraft.
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fl.ng.mil/commands/Pages/Detachment-1-HQ-FLANG.aspx|title=Detachment 1, HQ FLANG|date=2016-08-02|publisher=Fl.ng.mil|access-date=2018-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tyndall.af.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/Article/316785/total-force-for-team-tyndall/|title=Total Force for Team Tyndall > Tyndall Air Force Base > Display|website=www.tyndall.af.mil|date=26 September 2011 }}</ref>

===44th Fighter Group (44 FG)===
The [[44th Fighter Group]] of the [[Air Force Reserve Command]] (AFRC) is an associate unit of the 325 FW and, if mobilized, is operationally-gained the Air Combat Command (ACC). Otherwise, it operates at Tyndall as a Geographically Separate Unit (GSU) of AFRC's [[301st Fighter Wing]] at [[NAS JRB Fort Worth]]/Carswell Field, Texas. The 44 FG flies and maintains the F-22A Raptor in partnership with the 325 FW.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.301fw.afrc.af.mil/Units/44th-Fighter-Group/|title=301st Fighter Wing > Units > 44th Fighter Group|website=www.301fw.afrc.af.mil}}</ref>

===First Air Force (1 AF)===
[[File:Tyn-f15-f22.jpg|thumb|F-15C and F-22A over Tyndall AFB, 2008]]
Headquarters, [[First Air Force]] at Tyndall is part of the [[Air Combat Command]] (ACC), ensuring the air sovereignty and air defense of the continental United States. As the CONUS geographical component of the bi-national [[North American Aerospace Defense Command]] and air component of [[United States Northern Command]] (USNORTHCOM), 1 AF also provides airspace surveillance and control and directs all air sovereignty activities for the continental United States.

1 AF primarily consists of [[Active Guard Reserve|Active Guard and Reserve]] (AGR) and [[Air Reserve Technician Program|Air Reserve Technician]] (ART) personnel of the [[Air National Guard]] (ANG), augmented by additional part-time "traditional" [[Air National Guard]] and [[Air Force Reserve]] personnel, as well as active duty personnel of the U.S. Air Force, [[U.S. Navy]], [[U.S. Marine Corps]], [[U.S. Army]], and [[U.S. Coast Guard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.1af.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1636167/total-force-effort-enhances-afnorth-dsca-mission/|title=Total Force effort enhances AFNORTH DSCA mission|date=17 September 2018 }}</ref> Operationally-gained by ACC, 1 AF is the only Numbered Air Force in the Air National Guard and is responsible for all Air National Guard F-15 and F-16 fighter units.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.1af.acc.af.mil/|title=CONR-1AF (AFNORTH) > Home|website=www.1af.acc.af.mil}}</ref>

===53d Weapons Evaluation Group===
The [[53d Weapons Evaluation Group]] (53 WEG), is an [[Air Combat Command]] tenant organization that reports to the [[53d Wing]] (53 WG) at nearby [[Eglin Air Force Base]]. Among its subordinate squadrons at Tyndall, the 53 WEG manages offshore weapons ranges over the eastern Gulf of Mexico (EGOMEX), manages target drone programs ranging from sub-scale target drones to a fleet of [[F-16 Fighting Falcon|QF-16 Fighting Falcon]] Full Scale Aerial Targets (FSAT) based on conversion of older F-16A and F-16C aircraft. The 53 WEG previously managed [[F-4 Phantom II|QF-4 Phantom II]] FSATs, most of which were converted F-4E and F-4G aircraft. The 53 WEG also serves as primary manager for [[William Tell (aerial gunnery competition)|"William Tell"]], a biennial air-to-air weapons and aerial gunnery meet and competition for fighter aircraft held by the United States Air Force during even-numbered years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tyndall.af.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/315006/53rd-weapons-evaluation-group/|title=53rd Weapons Evaluation Group}}</ref>

===Other organizations===

'''125th Student Flight, Florida Air National Guard'''

The 125th Student Flight is a training unit based out of Jacksonville, Florida. Established in 2018, the Tyndall AFB detachment of the 125th serves as a holding unit for Florida Air National Guard trainees. Once enlisted, Air Guardsmen awaiting basic training and tech school will be sent to the Student Flight detachment nearest to their home. The Tyndall detachment is located on a separate compound within the main air base, where instructors teach recruits basic skills and knowledge regarding the Air Force and the Florida Air National Guard.

====337th Air Control Squadron====
The [[337th Air Control Squadron]] (337 ACS) is a Geographically Separate Unit (GSU) of the [[33d Operations Group]], [[33d Fighter Wing]], at [[Eglin AFB]], Florida.  As an [[Air Education and Training Command]] ([[Air Education and Training Command|AETC]]) unit, the 337 ACS conducts Undergraduate Air Battle Manager Training (UABMT) at Tyndall AFB.  All of the Air Force's [[Air Battle Manager]]s are initially trained at Tyndall prior to proceeding to [[Tinker AFB]], Oklahoma for actual positional training in the [[E-3 Sentry]] [[Airborne early warning and control|AWACS]] aircraft or [[Robins AFB]], Georgia for the [[E-8 Joint STARS]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tyndall.af.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/315002/337th-air-control-squadron/|title=337th Air Control Squadron}}</ref>

====Air Force Civil Engineer Center====
Prior to October 2012, Tyndall AFB was home to the [[Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency]] (AFCESA).  Following AFCESA's merger with the [[Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment]] and [[Air Force Real Property Agency]], it was renamed the [[Air Force Civil Engineer Center]] (AFCEC), but AFCEC headquarters remained with the other two previous activities which had relocated from the former [[Brooks AFB]] to [[Lackland AFB]], part of [[Joint Base San Antonio]], Texas.  As a tenant unit at Tyndall, AFCEC is a subordinate unit of the [[Air Force Materiel Command]] ([[Air Force Materiel Command|AFMC]]).  Its activities at Tyndall include the AFCEC Energy Directorate, Operations Directorate and Readiness and Emergency Management Directorate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afcec.af.mil/|title=AFCEC Home|website=www.afcec.af.mil}}</ref>

====Air Force Research Laboratory====
The [[Air Force Research Laboratory]]'s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate at [[Wright-Patterson AFB]], Ohio maintains a research facility at Tyndall as a Geographically Separate Unit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104463/air-force-research-laboratory/|title=Air Force Research Laboratory}}</ref>

== Based units ==
Flying and notable non-flying units based at Tyndall Air Force Base.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tyndall.af.mil/Units/|title=Units|website=Tyndall AFB|publisher=US Air Force|access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref>

Units marked GSU are Geographically Separate Units, which although based at Tyndall are subordinate to a parent unit based at another location.

=== United States Air Force ===
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'''[[Air Combat Command]] (ACC)'''
* [[Fifteenth Air Force]]
** [[325th Fighter Wing]] (Host Wing)
*** Headquarters 325th Fighter Wing
*** 325th Comptroller Squadron
*** [[325th Operations Group]]
**** [[2nd Fighter Training Squadron]] – [[Northrop T-38 Talon|T-38A/B/C Talon]]
**** [[43rd Fighter Squadron]] – [[Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor|F-22A Raptor]]
**** [[95th Fighter Squadron]] – [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II|F-35A Lightning II]]
**** 325th Operations Support Squadron
**** 325th Training Support Squadron
*** 325th Maintenance Group
**** 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
**** 325th Maintenance Squadron
*** 325th Medical Group
**** 325th Aerospace Medicine Squadron
**** 325th Medical Operations Squadron
**** 325th Medical Support Squadron
*** 325th Mission Support Group
**** 325th Civil Engineer Squadron
**** 325th Communications Squadron
**** 325th Contracting Squadron
**** 325th Force Support Squadron
**** 325th Logistics Readiness Squadron
**** 325th Security Forces Squadron
** [[Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers|800th Red Horse Group]]
*** [[Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers|801st Red Horse Squadron]] (GSU)
* [[First Air Force]]
** Headquarters First Air Force
** [[601st Air and Space Operations Center]]
** 702nd Computer Systems Squadron & System Support Facility
** [[Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness Agency|Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness Directorate]]
** [[United States Air Force Rescue Coordination Center|Air Force Rescue Coordination Center]]
* [[United States Air Force Warfare Center|US Air Force Warfare Center]]
** [[53rd Wing]]
*** [[53rd Electronic Warfare Group]]
**** [[16th Electronic Warfare Squadron]]
***** Detachment 1 (GSU)
*** [[53rd Weapons Evaluation Group]] (GSU)
**** 53rd Test Support Squadron
**** 81st Range Control Squadron
**** [[82d Aerial Targets Squadron|82nd Aerial Targets Squadron]] – [[Ryan BQM-34 Firebee|BQM-34 Firebee]], [[Beechcraft MQM-107 Streaker|BQM-167 Streaker]],<br>[[E-9A Widget]], [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon variants#QF-16|QF-16A/C Fighting Falcon]]
**** [[83d Fighter Weapons Squadron|83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron]]
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'''[[Air Education and Training Command]] (AETC)'''
* [[Second Air Force]]
** [[82nd Training Wing]]
*** 982nd Training Group
**** 372nd Training Squadron
***** Detachment 4 (GSU)
* [[Nineteenth Air Force]]
** [[33rd Fighter Wing]]
*** [[33rd Operations Group]]
**** [[337th Air Control Squadron]] (GSU)

'''[[Air Force Materiel Command]] (AFMC)'''
* [[Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center]]
** [[Air Force Civil Engineer Center]] (GSU)
*** Energy Directorate
*** Operations Directorate
*** Readiness and Emergency Management Directorate
* [[Air Force Research Laboratory]]
** Materials and Manufacturing Directorate
*** Research Facility (GSU)

'''[[Air Force Reserve Command]] (AFRC)'''
* [[Tenth Air Force]]
** [[301st Fighter Wing]]
*** [[44th Fighter Group]] (GSU)
**** [[301st Fighter Squadron]] – F-22A Raptor

'''[[Air National Guard]] (ANG)'''
* [[Florida Air National Guard]]
** Headquarters Florida Air National Guard
*** Detachment 1 (GSU)
** 101st Air and Space Operations Group
*** 101st Air Communications Squadron
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== Geography and demographics ==

===Geography===
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the base has a total area of {{convert|37.6|sqkm|order=flip}}.  {{convert|37.5|sqkm|order=flip}} of it is land, and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|order=flip}} of it (0.44%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tyndall AFB CDP, Florida|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=15 March 2012}}</ref>

===Demographics===
{{update section|date=August 2019}}
{{US Census population
| 1970 = 4248
| 1980 = 4542
| 1990 = 4318
| 2000 = 2757
| 2010 = 2994
| 2020 = 139
| footnote = source:<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Tyndall AFB CDP, Florida| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=15 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 |url         = https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html
 |title       = Census of Population and Housing (1790–2000)
 |publisher   = [[U.S. Census Bureau]]
 |access-date  = 17 July 2010
}}</ref>
}}

The base is delineated as the Tyndall AFB [[census-designated place]] (CDP) and recorded a population of 139 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], a 95% reduction in population from 2,994 at the 2010 census.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Tyndall%20AFB%20CDP,%20Florida |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is part of the [[Panama City, Florida metropolitan area]].

As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31}}</ref> 2,757 people, 663 households, and 653 families resided on the base. The population density was 73.1/km{{sup|2}} (189.2/mi<sup>2</sup>). There were 663 housing units at an average density of 17.6/km{{sup|2}} (45.5/mi<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the base was 77.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 14.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], <0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.8% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.3% of the population.

There were 663 households, out of which 81.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 90.8% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 1.4% were non-families. 1.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.57 and the average family size was 3.59.

On the base the population was spread out, with 37.9% under the age of 18, 17.5% from 18 to 24, 42.4% from 25 to 44, 2.1% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.7 males.

The median income for a household in the base was $34,191, and the median income for a family was $33,897. Males had a median income of $25,857 versus $19,821 for females. The per capita income for the base was $11,281. About 3.8% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Accidents and incidents==
* On 25 February 2021, a [[Dassault Mirage F1|Mirage F-1B]] fighter jet of Airborne Tactical Advantage Company ([[Airborne Tactical Advantage Company|ATAC]]) crashed at the base after sliding off one of the base's runways. Both pilots were taken to a Panama City hospital with non-life threatening injuries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/two-air-force-pilots-hospitalized-after-jet-crash-at-florida-base/ar-BB1e1SsS?ocid=msedgntp|title = Two Air Force pilots hospitalized after jet crash at Florida base| website=[[MSN]] }}</ref>

==Education==
[[Bay District Schools]] operates area public schools. Tyndall Academy (also known as Tyndall Elementary School) is a [[K-8 school]] on the base property.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tyndall.bay.k12.fl.us/|title=Home|publisher=Tyndall Academy|access-date=2024-09-10|quote=7800 Tyndall Pkwy, Tyndall AFB, FL 32403}}</ref> The area high school is [[Rutherford High School (Florida)|Rutherford High School]].<ref>"[http://www.bay.k12.fl.us/departments/Portals/21/high/HSschoolzones_small.pdf Bay District Schools High School Attendance Zones] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227155150/http://www.bay.k12.fl.us/departments/Portals/21/high/HSschoolzones_small.pdf |date=2009-02-27 }}." ''[[Bay District Schools]]''. Accessed October 10, 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bay.k12.fl.us/uploads/Parent%20Resource%20Guide%2024-25.docx.pdf|title=2024-25 Parent Resource Guide|publisher=[[Bay District Schools]]|page=6/81|access-date=2024-09-10}}</ref>

Previously Tyndall was elementary only, while Rosenwald Middle School included middle school grades.<ref>"[http://www.bay.k12.fl.us/departments/Portals/21/elementary/ElementarySchools_bpa2.pdf Bay District Schools Elementary School Attendance Zones] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031103749/http://www.bay.k12.fl.us/departments/Portals/21/elementary/ElementarySchools_bpa2.pdf |date=2008-10-31 }}." ''[[Bay District Schools]]''. Accessed October 10, 2008.</ref><ref>"[http://www.bay.k12.fl.us/departments/Portals/21/middle/MiddleSchools_bpa2.pdf Bay District Schools Middle School Attendance Zones] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227155147/http://www.bay.k12.fl.us/departments/Portals/21/middle/MiddleSchools_bpa2.pdf |date=2009-02-27 }}." ''[[Bay District Schools]]''. Accessed October 10, 2008.</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Florida World War II Army Airfields]]
* [[75th Flying Training Wing (World War II)]]
* [[List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations]]

Other U.S. Air Force bases significantly damaged by natural disasters:
* [[Clark Air Base]] – extensive damage by lahars during eruption of Mount Pinatubo (1991)
* [[Homestead Air Reserve Base|Homestead Air Force Base]] – significantly damaged by Hurricane Andrew (1992), a Category 5 at landfall
* [[Shaw Air Force Base]] – significantly damaged by Hurricane Hugo (1989), during which it recorded a 109&nbsp;mph wind gust
* [[Airborne Tactical Advantage Company]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==General references==
* Manning, Thomas A. (2005), ''History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002''.  Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas {{OCLC|71006954|29991467}}
* Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), ''Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy'', Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. {{OCLC|57007862|1050653629}}

==External links==
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* [https://www.tyndall.af.mil/ Tyndall Air Force Base Homepage]
* [http://digital.lib.usf.edu/?T34 University of South Florida Libraries: Tyndall Target] This weekly newsletter was published for personnel of the Army Air Force Flexible Gunnery School during World War II.

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