Location: Eglin Air Force Base, Florida - 8 miles NW of Fort Walton Beach - 3 miles SW of Niceville - 60 miles E of Pensacola - 65 miles W of Panama City Major Command: Air Force Materiel Command Mission:
The Air Armament Center (AAC) is the host unit at Eglin. AAC pulls every phase in the life cycle of air delivered weapons--from development through sustainment. The Center is responsible for conventional and unconventional weapons systems. The AAC accomplishes its mission through the 96th Air Base Wing and the 46th Test Wing located on Eglin and the 377th Air Base Wing at Kirkland AFB, N.M. Major units based at Eglin include the 53rd Wing, 33rd Fighter Wing, Aeronautical Systems Center, the Navy Joint Service Explosive Ordnance School, 919 Special Operations Wing and Camp Rudder - U.S. Army Ranger Camp.
Active Duty Military: 9470 Civilian Employees: 4038 NAF: 575 Contractors: 2957
Telephone Access: All numbers listed are in the 850 area code, except as indicated:
Eglin: DSN 872-XXXX; COMM 850-882-XXXX; From on base-2-XXXX; Operator/Locator COMM 850-882-1110, or DSN 872-1110.
Eglin Hosp: DSN 875-XXXX; COMM 850-883-XXXX; From on base-3-XXXX.
33 FW: DSN 875-XXXX; COMM 850-883-XXXX; From on base-3-XXXX. Duke/Site C-6: DSN 875-XXXX, COMM 850-883-XXXX; From on base 3-XXXX.
History:
Modern-day Eglin evolved from a distant and honorable past. It began as the Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base, established in 1935. On August 4, 1937, the base was redesignated Eglin Field in honor of Lt Col Frederick I. Eglin, who died in an aircraft crash. Today, Eglin host some 50 associate units representing virtually every major command including the Air Force Operations Command, the U.S. Army with its Ranger Camp, the U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal School and a unit of the Federal Prison System.
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