TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE THE AIR FORCE OF FUTURE – RESILIENT BY DESIGN
GEODESING SUMMIT 2020
William CHUNG Eduardo RENDON Located at the tip of the Florida pan handle, Tyndall Air Force Base is vital to the economy of Panama City & entire Emerald Coast Region of West Florida
MISSION OF THE AIR BASE
T-38 Talon
QF-16 Unmanned Full Scale Aerial Target Drone
E-9 Widget
BQM-167 Sub-Scale Aerial Target Drone MU-2 Future Mission
F-22 F-35 Stealth Air Superiority Fighter Stealth Multi-Role Combat Aircraft Nickname ‘Raptor’ Nickname ‘Lighting 2’ 5th Generation Single-Seat, Twin- 5th Generation Single-Seat, Single- MQ-9 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle Engine Engine Nickname ‘Reaper’ Drone HURRICANE MICHAEL
On 10 October 2018, Tyndall AFB was impacted by Category 5 (CAT 5) Hurricane Michael, the strongest sustained wind‐speed hurricane to hit the continental United States (US) in over 25 years. Storm surge to 9 to 14 feet at Mexico Beach
155 MPH Category 5 (250km/h) Max. Sustained Winds Hurricane Tyndall AFB HANGAR 5, TYNDALL AFB - BEFORE HURRICANE MICHAEL HANGAR 5, TYNDALL AFB – AFTER HURRICANE MICHAEL HANGAR 5, TYNDALL AFB – AFTER HURRICANE MICHAEL 95 % STRUCTURES AFFECTED 50 % STRUCTURES DEMOLISHED
Mexico Beach, Florida 7,400 acres of Slash Pines cleared LANDFALLING CAT FIVES Labor Day Storm 1935 Camille 1969 Andrew 1992 Michael 2018
Labor Day : Fatalities 485 - max speed: 183mhp Camille: Fatalities 259 - max speed: 174mph Andrew: Fatalities 65 - max speed: 174 mph Michael: Fatalities 36 - max speed: 162mph RESILIENCY, SUSTAINABILITY & SMART B e c o m i n g C o n n e c te d
B e c o m i n g I n c l u s i v e
B e c o m i n g Competitive
B e c o m i n g S a v e
B e c o m i n g Resourceful
STORM SURGE – HURRICANE CAT 5 DEVELOPMENT AREAS
1 9 F E E T
1 4 F E E T From Masterplan Concept to Design Implementation
Integrate man-made & natural system together within master plan for sustainable & resilience
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LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS B U S N I A N T E U S R S E | B A A S S E U D S U A L LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS B U BUSINESS AS USUAL S I Mostly Grass N E Low intervention S S Minimal Revegetation A S Same Expectations
U Longleaf Pine S U A L LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS
NATURE - BASED N A Swamp/Black Tupelo T Bald Cypress U High intervention L i v e O a k s R E | Maximum Revegetation B A S Better Expectations E Longleaf Pine D TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE 32.5 °C Land Surface Temperature (April 2019)
18.1 °C
Highest Temperature: 90.5 ° F Average Temperature: 75.9 °F 31.0 °C Land Surface Temperature (Nature - Based )
18.1 °C
Highest Temperature: 87.8 ° F Average Temperature: 74.3 °F - Keep the conversation going
- Track the rebuilding process
- Deliver to the stakeholders Tyndall will perform at its best
More resilient to extreme weather
People will feel more connected to nature