The Air Force is continuing its environmental clean-up efforts at Tyndall AFB, Fla., by launching a campaign to remediate an additional 30 contaminated sites there by 2014. Efforts are also underway to clean up 11 former munitions sites there well ahead of the Defense Department’s proposed 2020 goal, according to a USAF release. “The Air Force has an obligation to remove the known contamination which may present an unacceptable risk to human health and the environment,” said Terry Yonkers, USAF’s top official for installations and environmental matters. To date, the service has spent $42.7 million on Tyndall’s clean-up and has already restored 25 contaminated sites, such as old landfills, areas with underground tanks, aircraft crash sites, and old chemical storage areas. Those cleaned-up areas have received Environmental Protection Agency approval. (For more on the cleanup, see EPA Eyes Tyndall from the Daily Report archive.)
Planning an Air Show Is Hard. At Andrews, It’s Even Harder
Sept. 17, 2025
Joint Base Andrews opened its flightline this month to thousands of civilians, exposing a normally restricted airbase that regularly hosts the president and foreign dignitaries to a curious public eager to see current and historic military aircraft up close and in action.
