Eglin Air Force Base
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Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in the western Florida Panhandle, located about three miles southwest of Valparaiso in Okaloosa County.
The host unit at Eglin is the 96th Test Wing. Wikipedia
Population: 2,759 (2022)
Code: VPS
Built: 1935 (as the Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base)
Coordinates: 30°29′22″N 86°32′32″W / 30.48944°N 86.54222°W
Elevation: 25.6 metres (84 ft) AMSL
Garrison: 96th Test Wing; 6th Ranger Training Battalion; 7th Special Forces Group (United States)
In use: 1935–present