The Gulf Defender is a newsprint tabloid that is published monthly and distributed on Tyndall Air Force Base to all military personnel living on or off the base. It is also free racked to surrounding communities near the base in Bay and Gulf Counties; distribution is 12,000.The Tyndall Gulf Defender is in the Panama City, FL DMA. The Tyndall Gulf Defender offers ROP and insert advertising opportunities in its daily circulation. Echo Media has direct relationships with over 7,500 newspapers providing tremendous local coverage.