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Eglin Air Force Base is located about three miles (5
kilometres) south west of Valparaiso in Okaloosa County , Florida .
Wikipedia article: “Eglin Air Force Base”:
Quote from the Wikipedia article:
“Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: VPS,
ICAO: KVPS, FAA LID: VPS) is a United States Air Force base in
western Florida, 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).[2][3] The 96 TW is the test and evaluation center for
Air Force air-delivered weapons, navigation and guidance systems, Command and
Control systems, and Air Force Special Operations Command systems.
Eglin AFB was established 84 years ago in 1935 as the Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base.”
Eglin AFB was established 84 years ago in 1935 as the Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base.”
DOD’s first F-35 Lightning II joint strike
fighter soars past the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline with two F-16 Fighting
Falcon chase aircraft before landing at its new home at Eglin Air Force Base,
Fla., July 14. Its pilot, Lt. Col. Eric Smith, of the 58th Fighter Squadron, is
the first Air Force qualified JSF pilot.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joely Santiago)
(tageo.com photo)