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3. Eglin Air Force Base

Eglin AFB Base Guide

Eglin Air Force Base is located in northwest Florida, comprising over 640 square miles. This is a military friendly area and also a major tourist attraction due to the white sand beaches. Eglin is located 60 miles east of Pensacola, FL.

BRAC 2005 is expected to make a major impact on Eglin and the surrounding infrastructure as the overall base population will increase to around 38,000 by 2015. Military Construction will total over $732 million.

Eglin Air Force Base Information

Condition: OperationalYears in Use: 1935–presentControlled by: Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)Current Commander: Brigadier General Mark A. MassaroGarrison: 96th Test Wing, 6th Ranger Training Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (United States)Base Occupants: 96th Test Wing, 6th Ranger Training Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, 20 Space Surveillance Squadron (SPSS), 350 Spectrum Warfare Wing (SWG)Open to the Public: No

Base Location

96 FSS/FSH502 W Van Matre Ave. Bldg 205Suite 1 Bldg 205Eglin AFB, FL 32542

Base Contact Information

Eglin Air Force Base ID/CAC Card Processing

(850) 882-2742

Eglin Air Force Base Information and Referral Services

(850) 882-9060

Eglin Air Force Base Commissary

(850) 609-3172

Eglin Air Force Base Finance Office

(850) 882-5441

Eglin Air Force Base Legal Services/JAG

(850) 882-4612

More Base Details and Info

Learn More About Eglin Air Force Base In the military we’re occasionally fortunate to be stationed somewhere friends and family actually want to visit. Eglin Air Force Base is one of those place. Positioned on Northwest Florida’s pristine Emerald Coast between Pensacola and Panama City, Eglin AFB is the largest Air Force base in the world and lays claim to over 700 acres of diverse terrain including forests of pine trees, swamps, and white sand beaches. Eglin AFB is huge, but the main base area is concentrated near the shores of the Choctawhatchee Bay. The destination city of Destin is across the bay and the waterfront communities of Fort Walton Beach, Valparaiso, and Niceville flank the base on either side. The suburban enclave of Crestview lies farther north and offers a little more breathing room, easier access to Pensacola via Interstate 10, and great proximity to Duke Field.

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