Air Force stops all new Tyndall rebuilding efforts starting May 1
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"Homeowners and businesses purchase insurance to protect themselves from these kinds of disasters, but that's not an option for the military," Wilson said. "When unavoidable catastrophes strike our facilities, supplemental funding from
Wilson said the work stoppage would prevent new contracts from being started, including new rebuilding efforts. The work stoppage does not apply to contracts already funded for clean-up and repair efforts.
Wilson previously announced the deferral of 61 critical infrastructure projects across 18 states and five overseas locations worth a total of
"The supplemental funding and budget reprogramming requests are about more than just Tyndall and Offutt (AFBs)," Wilson said. "We're robbing other projects to fund minimal recovery efforts because
Wilson warned of more impacts rapidly approaching in the absence of a supplemental appropriation to recover Tyndall and Offutt AFBs. The
"We'll continue to face natural disasters but we can't set the precedent of not rebuilding our bases following a storm like Hurricane Michael," Wilson said. "A natural disaster shouldn't decide whether our communities keep their bases."
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