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A soldier stands guard at the damaged entrance to Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, in the aftermath of hurricane Michael. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Air Force Can't Start Storm Repair Projects at Tyndall Due to Funding Gap

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson on Tuesday said the service has been forced to postpone rebuilding efforts.

Airmen from the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron drain flood-water from a launch facility near Bowbells, N.D., March 29, 2017. The electromechanical team technicians measured rising water levels and relocated water, snow and mud away from critical 91st MW assets. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)

Military Leaders Face Off Against a Rising Enemy: The Weather

Navy and Air Force leaders told lawmakers that rising sea levels, fires and storms affect personnel at home as and at work.

This photo from Offutt Air Force Base's official Facebook page shows damage caused by lightning strikes to one of the base's runways. Facebook photo

Lightning Strikes Hit Runway of Already Damaged Offutt Air Force Base

Lightning strikes during a severe storm Wednesday night damaged the runway at Offutt Air Force Base.

A tree collapsed outside Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, during Hurricane Florence, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 15, 2018. Hurricane Florence impacted MCB Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River with periods of strong winds, heavy rains, flooding of urban and low lying areas, flash floods and coastal storm surges. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Isaiah Gomez)

Congress Comes Up With $400 Million for Camp Lejeune Storm Repairs

In total, Camp Lejeune needs $3.5 billion in repairs and reconstruction, Commandant Gen. Robert Neller said.

U.S. Airmen and Soldiers unload clothing from a C-130J Hercules assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, at the airport in Beria, Mozambique, March 29, 2019. (U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Chris Hibben)

US Military Delivers 125 Tons of Food to Cyclone-Ravaged Mozambique

The U.S. military has delivered 125 tons of food to areas of Mozambique struggling to recover from Cyclone Idai.

Airmen launch an RC-135 Rivet Joint in response to threats of flooding near Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, on March 16, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Rachelle Blake)

RC-135 Reconnaissance Aircraft Return to Offutt as Flood Recovery Continues

Floodwaters submerged part of the base earlier this month.

Members of the 449th Air Expeditionary Group supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa load supplies, personnel and equipment onto a C-130J Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, on March 26, 2019, for the Defense Department’s relief effort in the Republic of Mozambique and surrounding areas following Cyclone Idai. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Grimes)

US Military Assessing How It Can Help Mozambique in Wake of Cyclone

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa is moving in to support relief agencies.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Keith Thompson, 55th Security Forces Squadron, checks Identification at the remodeled and expanded Strategic Command Gate on Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., March 5, 2013. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger)

Air Force May Ground Some Bombers, Cut Flight Hours to Fund Base Repairs

The Air Force has already deferred 61 projects in the U.S. and overseas to find repair money.

People are rescued by boat after being stranded by Cyclone Idai on March 22, 2019 in Buzi, Mozambique. (Photo by Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images)

AFRICOM to Respond to Cyclone Disaster in Mozambique

Troops are on the ground assessing the scope of the growing humanitarian crisis.

Contracted deploy a spill containment boom around the Offutt Air Force Base fuel storage area as a precautionary measure March 18, 2019 following flooding of the southeast portion of the base. (U.S. Air Force/Delanie Stafford)

Repairs to Tyndall, Offutt May Delay Funding for Air Force Base Upgrades

Unforeseen storms that have slammed two Air Force bases in six months may force the service to dip into next year's budget.

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The Marine Corps insignia is visible behind Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller as he takes questions from reporters at the unveiling of the Iraq and Afghanistan campaign engravings on the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima), Nov. 21, 2017, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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