Eglin Air Force Base

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Eglin Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation known for weapons development, testing, and training operations along the Gulf Coast.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Air Force base
military installation
branch United States Air Force
controlledBy Air Force Materiel Command
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
environment coastal
forest
establishedAs Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base
FAAcode VPS
garrison 96th Test Wing
hasFeature extensive airspace
large test ranges
overwater test areas in the Gulf of Mexico
hasRole test and evaluation center
training base
weapons development center
hasRunwaySurface asphalt
concrete
hasTenant 33rd Fighter Wing
53rd Wing
7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Air Force Research Laboratory
surface form: "Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate"

U.S. Army Ranger training units
hosts joint training activities
multiservice exercises
operational F-35 Lightning II units
hostUnit 96th Test Wing
IATAcode VPS
ICAOcode KVPS
locatedIn Florida
Okaloosa County, Florida
locatedOn Gulf Coast of the United States
namedAfter Frederick I. Eglin
nearCity Fort Walton Beach
surface form: "Fort Walton Beach, Florida"

Niceville, Florida
Shalimar, Florida
surface form: "Valparaiso, Florida"
operator United States Air Force
partOf Air Force Materiel Command
primaryFunction training operations
weapons development
weapons testing
usedBy United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
U.S. Special Operations Command
surface form: "United States Special Operations Command"
usedFor air-to-ground weapons testing
aircraft armament testing
flight test and evaluation
guided weapons testing
special operations training

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Blackwater Bay adjacentTo Eglin Air Force Base
Shalimar, Florida adjacentTo Eglin Air Force Base
U.S. Army Ranger School campus Eglin Air Force Base
this entity surface form: "Eglin Air Force Base, Florida"
Florida Panhandle contains Eglin Air Force Base
Okaloosa County, Florida contains Eglin Air Force Base
Shalimar, Florida economyLinkedTo Eglin Air Force Base
this entity surface form: "Eglin Air Force Base (part)"
Choctawhatchee Bay hasNearbyProtectedArea Eglin Air Force Base
this entity surface form: "Eglin Air Force Base reservation lands"
Northwest Florida Regional Airport locatedAt Eglin Air Force Base
Choctaw Beach, Florida locatedNear Eglin Air Force Base
Niceville, Florida locatedNear Eglin Air Force Base
Crestview, Florida near Eglin Air Force Base
Fort Walton Beach near Eglin Air Force Base
Navarre, Florida near Eglin Air Force Base
Okaloosa Island nearbyMilitaryInstallation Eglin Air Force Base
Air Force Test Center operatesAt Eglin Air Force Base
Hurlburt Field partOf Eglin Air Force Base
this entity surface form: "Eglin Air Force Base complex"