BAY DEFENSE ALLIANCE

The Bay Defense Alliance, formed in 1993, is comprised of an all-volunteer, 30-member board and is organized with Air Force, Navy and US Coast Guard teams dedicated to ensuring the long-term stability of missions at Tyndall AFB, Naval Support Activity Panama City and US Coast Guard Station PC. The Board of Directors includes former senior military and defense civilians, community leaders and economic development partners, including the Bay Economic Development Alliance, Bay County Chamber and Panama City Beaches Chamber of Commerce, Florida State University (Panama City Campus), Gulf Coast State College and the Bay County Board of Commissioners. The BDA partners with the Florida Defense Alliance, an organization comprised of Florida's leading community defense support organizations and leverages local support with defense grant programs provided by the Florida Defense Support Task Force (FDSTF), and Enterprise Florida, Inc. Local installations generate $3.148 billion in GDP,..