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    TAFB supports DoD Summer Reading Program

    The Tyndall Air Force Base library participated in the Department of Defense’s Summer Reading Program June 3 – July 21, 2019.

  • Tyndall, School District Address Lead Concerns at School

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – In coordination with Tyndall Elementary School and the Bay District School Superintendent’s office, a joint press conference was held at Tyndall Elementary School, 4 P.M. today addressing possible exposure to un-remediated soil at the school.
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    RHS trains CES community at Silver Flag

    Airmen from across the Civil Engineering community come for a 10-day course in rapid airfield damage recovery and bare base operations at Silver Flag and Tyndall Air Force Base. The Airmen learn an array of skills from the Red Horse cadre, and put all of the knowledge to use during an exercise known as OPERATION SILVER STEED at the end of the course.
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    Tyndall AFB Holds First Prescribed Burn Since Michael

    The first prescribed fire since Hurricane Michael took place on area of the base adjacent to Silver Flag training site here, July 19, 2019.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Thomas Knight, 325th Maintenance Squadron stockpile surveillance crew chief, shows Col. Brian Laidlaw, 325th Fighter Wing commander, how munitions are organized at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, July 17, 2019.

    In the shoes of an ammo troop

    A Tyndall Air Force Base Airman from the 325th Maintenance Squadron displayed his daily duties to the 325th Fighter Wing commander, here, July 17, 2019. As part of the Airman Shadow Program, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Thomas Knight, 325th MXS stockpile surveillance crew chief, showcased part of the munitions flight mission to Col. Brian Laidlaw, 325th FW commander.
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    Tyndall AFB leads way in authorizing shorts on flight line

    Chief Master Sgt. Brent Salvadori, 325th Maintenance Group (MXG) superintendent, devised a way over the past 18 months to keep Airmen comfortable in the heat, without sacrificing mission accomplishment. The 325th MXG Airmen are officially approved to wear shorts on the flight line when the temperature exceeds 80 degrees outside of a climate controlled area.
  • A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from Tyndall Air Force Base refuels via hot pits at Eglin AFB, Florida, July 2, 2019.

    It ain’t musical chairs—It’s hot seats

    U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor pilots from the 43rd Fighter Squadron out of Tyndall Air Force Base swapped the ‘hot seat’ to increase sorties at Eglin AFB, Florida, July 2, 2019. ‘Hot seats’, where a pilot gives control of the jet to another pilot, and ‘hot pits’, Pantograph Fueling Stations, gave the pilots more training time in the air. 
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    Tyndall AFB & Bay County Renew 77 Year Partnership

    Members of the local community, including commanders, commissioners and mayors, attended the ceremony to witness the signing of the memorandum. The agreement brings together the Bay County and Tyndall Air Force for support in the wake of Hurricane Michael serving as a renewal of the 77 year partnership between Tyndall Air Force Base and Bay County.
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    Back to school at Tyndall AFB Education Center

    Gulf Coast State College (GCSC) kicked off their first class since Hurricane Michael on Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, June 20, 2019. Tyndall AFB and GCSC have a partnership which allows students to attain a Community College of the Air Force certification and other associates and/or bachelors degrees.
  • Military Working Dog Sunny, 325th Security Forces Squadron, listens to his handler’s commands, June 20, 2019, on Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. MWDs and their handlers have had to use makeshift exercise environments to stay up to date on training since Hurricane Michael destroyed their training facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bailee A. Darbasie)

    325th SFS MWD: Strengthened through adversity

    In October of 2018, Tyndall Air Force Base and the surrounding community were ravaged by a Category 5 hurricane. Anticipating the extreme danger and destruction awaiting the base, Tyndall personnel were evacuated and scattered across the southeast looking for safe haven. They waited for the storm to pass, not knowing what they would return to, or if they’d be able to return at all.
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