Florida, United States · North America
Eglin Air Force Base sits on the route: 10 minutes from Ocean City.
Eglin Air Force Base is a town located in Florida, United States. With a population of 2,274, it is an important destination in North America.
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Eglin Air Force Base (IATA: VPS, ICAO: KVPS, FAA LID: VPS) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in the western Florida panhandle, located about three miles (5 km) southwest of Valparaiso in Okaloosa County.
The host unit at Eglin is the 96th Test Wing (formerly the 96th Air Base Wing). The 96 TW is the test andRead more
evaluation center for Air Force air-delivered weapons, navigation and guidance systems, command and control systems, and Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) systems.
Eglin AFB was established 91 years ago in 1935 as the Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base. It is named in honor of Lt. Col. Frederick I. Eglin (1891–1937), who was killed in a crash of his Northrop A-17 attack aircraft on a flight from Langley to Maxwell Field, Alabama.
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Eglin Air Force Base is located in Florida, United States, North America. The coordinates are 30.4591 latitude, -86.5503 longitude.
Eglin Air Force Base has a population of approximately 2,274 people, making it a town in United States.
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