Air Force: Hurricane damage to Tyndall F-22s ‘less than we feared,’ but unknown how many will fly again

Air Force Times: After touring Tyndall Air Force Base Sunday, the Air Force’s top leaders said the F-22s that remained behind when Hurricane Michael struck were not as badly damaged as originally feared.

But more inspections of the advanced fighters still need to be done before the Air Force can tell whether some or all can be repaired and returned to the sky, said Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein, and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright in a statement Sunday evening.

It also remains unclear when the 11,000 Tyndall personnel who were ordered to evacuate a week ago will be able to return.

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