WPAFB officials held press conference at 4 p.m. to address the damage. 2 NEWS streamed the conference in the video player above.
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Wright-Patterson Air Force Base sustained significant damage after Wednesday’s severe weather.
According to the base, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s Restoration Hangar 4, Gate 22B, which is the gate off I-675, and multiple buildings on Area B had strong damage after a suspected tornado touched down on Wednesday morning.
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The damage is being assessed throughout the base by the 88th Civil Engineer Group, first responders and base safety personnel.
“Our initial assessment from this morning’s storm is the damage is isolated to the southern side of Area B. Our initial focus right now is on safety and damage assessment,” said Col. Travis Pond, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander. “I can’t speak highly enough about our security forces, Fire Department and civil engineer Airmen for their quick response and hard work to assess damage and determine a path forward for restoring operations as quickly as possible.”
After a temporary closure, Gate 22B and Gate 19B are back to regular operations.