Air Force to begin Tyndall AFB F-22 damage assessment this week

By Courtney Albon / October 18, 2018 at 4:59 PM
The Air Force expects the F-22 Raptors left behind at Tyndall Air Force Base, FL, during Hurricane Michael to all be repairable, but officials are still waiting to conduct thorough assessments of the jets. Those assessments should begin this week, according to Air Force spokesman Brig. Gen. Ed Thomas, who briefed reporters at the Pentagon Tuesday on base recovery efforts. Thomas was joined by Brig. Gen. John Allen, the Air Force's director of civil engineers, and Maj. Gen. Andrew Toth,...

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