(25 Oct 2018) Vice President Mike Pence says a Tyndall Air Force base in Florida, which was heavily damaged by Hurricane Michael, will be rebuilt.
Pence and his wife Karen toured the base Thursday.
The vice president told reporters, "Our commitment is, working very closely with Congressman Dunn and other leaders on Capitol Hill, President Trump and I are committed to provide the resources necessary to rebuild Tyndall Air Force Base so that it can continue to be a vital and critical part of our national defense."
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson visited the base after the monster storm.
The Florida Democrat said that older buildings on the base were demolished, while newer structures are in need of substantial repair.
He also said that some of the hangars were damaged severely.
After Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida in 1992 an air force base in Homestead was closed due to substantial damage.
But Nelson, who sits on the Senate Armed Forces Committee, said that fears that Tyndall will close are in his opinion "unfounded."
He said that Tyndall is in a strategic location for its training missions.
The base was home to some of the nation's most advanced fighter jets but Nelson said he could not comment on how many planes were on the base during the storm or how many were damaged.
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