defense intel AFWERX Fuses Talent for Tyndall Rebuild by: Veronica Kemeny, AFIMSC Public Affairs Support Contractor
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yndall leadership has their eye on June for the AFWERX Fusion event in Las Vegas, Nevada -- an event that will pave the way for the Base of the Future.
The Air Force Innovation Hub, known as AFWERX, is bringing more than 200 Industry partners and military service members together to bring innovative ideas to the forefront at the Las Vegas Convention Center. There have been several challenge definition workshops leading up to the AFWERX Fusion event that brought industry, academia, civic and military leaders together to define a series of challenges for industry to address when building the Base of the Future.
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Management Office. “Out of this final workshop the new Tyndall Rebuild Accommodations Village, also known as #TRAV, was born. This will likely end up being a hybrid solution for the TRAV. We definitely want to have part of it on the 29,000 acres of Tyndall property housing these workers.” Several civic leaders including members of the Military Affairs Committee, Bay Defense Alliance, and U.S. Congressman Neal Dunn’s office participated in the workshop. “I was honored to be a part of the final AFWERX workshop,” said Stacie Galbreath, Councilwoman for Parker. “The program brought together a creative output that will surely assist the military in mak-
“The team specifically looked at where to house 2,000 construction
ing the best decisions for project TRAV. I am looking forward to the
workers that will be building the multi-billion dollar base,” said Brig.
potential economic boost to the city of Parker with the influx of
Gen. Patrice Melancon, executive director of the Tyndall Program
construction workers that will be housed on Tyndall.”
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