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.
Aliases (4)
Statements (50)
| 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 → |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Eglin Air Force Base, Florida"
this entity surface form: "Eglin Air Force Base (part)"
this entity surface form: "Eglin Air Force Base reservation lands"
this entity surface form: "Eglin Air Force Base complex"