New reef project at Tyndall AFB aims to protect against storms

On October 21, 2024, a groundbreaking project began at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to build a special kind of oyster reef that could protect the base from future storms. This new reef, which combines both man-made materials and living oysters, is part of an innovative effort funded by the U.S. Department of Defense's Reef Defense program. The project is one of several coastal resiliency projects Tyndall is working to execute, and it is designed to help reduce the damage caused by coastal flooding, erosion and hurricanes.