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  • QF-16 delivered to Hurricane ravaged Tyndall AFB

    The recent delivery of a QF-16 from Boeing to the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron marks an important milestone on the road to Tyndall AFB’s recovery.The QF-16 enables live fire weapons testing in the Joint Gulf Range Complex, which is made up of 180,000 square miles that stretches from Key West to

  • Flood of support

    Airmen from the 49th Wing and 635th Materiel Maintenance Group, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M, assisted with airlift efforts in response to the devastation of Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., by Hurricane Michael starting October 12.“Our team has dedicated over 7,000 man-hours defining the

  • Tyndall participates in 2018 Month of the Military Child

    When someone raises their right hand and swears the oath of enlistment, they are understanding that sacrifices will be made while in the military. Those who often pay the biggest price, however, are the children of those service members.

  • Tyndall selects Military Youth of the Year

    The Department of Defense and the Boys & Girls Club of America partnered in 2003 to sponsor the Military Youth of the Year competition. The competition recognizes a club member who has served on a U.S. military installation and has overcome enormous odds and demonstrated exceptional character and

  • Staying smart and safe during spring break

    As the weather warms and the sunny days become more frequent, it becomes clear that spring is fast approaching. Nearby, Panama City Beach and Panama City become spring break destinations for many young people across the nation.

  • Thunderbolts light up the sky during Checkered Flag 18-1

    The 366th Fighter Wing “Gunfighters” from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, deployed assets to participate in the large-scale aerial exercise Checkered Flag 18-1 and Combat Archer, a Weapons System Evaluation Program at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 6-17. The 366th FW sent approximately 240

  • QF-16s help F-35 JOTT plan for future testing

    Three QF-16s descended on Edwards recently to aid the F-35 Joint Operational Test Team with test planning.The QF-16 is a full-scale aerial target that has been modified to be flown with a pilot in the cockpit for training and also without a pilot as a target for live missile testing. The unique jets

  • Flight of the Thunderbirds

    The last time they met he was a young man, focused and lean, part of a precision team. After three decades they were once again reunited. Though he saw his former teammate as if it were only yesterday.Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Dale Cooke, a former U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron