Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, has been on a continuous innovation journey to become the Installation of the Future since Hurricane Michael devastated the installation in 2018.
The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Natural Disaster Recovery Division has been at the forefront of implementing new technologies to reshape the installation into a model of adaptability, efficiency and sustainability for the Department of the Air Force and Department of Defense. Established in 2021 by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, AFCEC’s NDR leads the Tyndall AFB Program Management Office.
For Lowell Usrey, the NDR’s Integration Branch chief, innovation isn’t a destination but a mindset when rebuilding an installation at a cost of approximately $4.9 billion.