A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 95th Fighter Squadron takes off at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, on March 1, 2024. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force]
Key Takeaways:
Tyndall Air Force Base relocated its F-35 fleet to Nellis AFB to protect them from Hurricane Helene, which made landfall as a Category 4 storm in the Florida Panhandle.
Other bases, including Moody Air Force Base, also evacuated their combat rescue helicopters and attack jets for safety.
Tyndall, still under reconstruction from 2018's Hurricane Michael, has closed to non-mission-essential staff but does not anticipate major disruptions from Helene.
Tyndall Air Force Base has temporarily relocated its F-35 fleet in preparation for Hurricane Helene, which turned into a Category 4 storm as it made landfall on Thursday evening in the Florida Panhandle.
The National Hurricane Center warned that Helene would likely bring heavy rainfall and “devastating hurricane-force winds” inland to north Florida and Georgia on Friday.
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Amelia Walsh is a private pilot who enjoys flying her family’s Columbia 350. She is based in Colorado and loves all things outdoors including skiing, hiking, and camping.
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