[deport]

Take as many grains of salt as you need but here is one answer/excuse.

The F-22s left behind could not fly for either mechanical or safety reasons,
said a spokeswoman, who also said all the hangars on base were damaged.

http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pages/2018/October%202018/Tyndall-F-22s-Left-Behind-Before-Michael-Hit-Possibly-Damaged-Beyond-Repair.aspx

[LonePalm]

The Navy gets in on the act too. At the entrance to Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, there is the sail of the USS George Bancroft (SSBN-643).

WWG1WGA

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[wita]

Thanks for including the only factual link in the thread.

It will be interesting to see if anyone takes the hit for having to leave four F-22’s to the fate of the storm. Pretty expensive decision, with really no recourse due to what can and can’t fly. Frankly, IMHO Tyndall looks like it should be abandoned and save the inordinate cost of rebuilding. Especially since the scenario could be repeated short of storm hardening all of the hangers.

[A strike]

How come you can say ‘spokeswoman’ but not spokesman?