THOMAS DRIVE PAVING PROJECT OK’D LOCAL | A3 PANAMA CITY LOCAL & STATE | A3 SHARKY’S REPLACES ICONIC GIANT SHARK Thursday, August 8, 2019 www.newsherald.com @The_News_Herald facebook.com/panamacitynewsherald 75¢ Offi cials confi rm Tyndall’s future Vice President Pence, remains slated to become the withstand 180-mph winds from Hurricane Michael, that ‘Base of the future’ acting USAF secretary home of three F-35 fighter jet and making it resistant to the service was recommend- say hurricane-ravaged squadrons, likely sometime in storm surge. ing supplemental federal Tyndall was all but leveled base could host three 2023. F-35 operations at nearby disaster funding be used to by Hurricane Michael F-35 squadrons by 2023 Tyndall was all but leveled Eglin AFB, which trains pilots rebuild the base for the Air in October. Plans for when Hurricane Michael and maintenance personnel Force’s next three squad- rebuilding the base are By Jim Thompson roared ashore across the for the fighter jet, won’t be rons of F-35s, each of which predicated on making it 315-4445 | @Jimtnwfdn eastern end of the Florida affected by plans for Tyndall could comprise as many as 24 the “base of the future”
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