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 pan handle, Tyndall Air Force Base is vital to the economy of Panama City & entire Region of West Florida

MISSION OF THE

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

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 (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

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1 4 F E E T From Masterplan Concept to Design Implementation

Integrate man-made & natural system together within master plan for sustainable & resilience

RELIC DUNES RELIC DUNES

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