Okaloosa County, Florida hosts the largest installation in the Department of Defense; Eglin Air Force Base.  Eglin AFB spans 724 square miles of land area across three counties, 134,000 square miles of overland air space; the host unit, the 96th Test Wing under the Air Force Materiel Command, is the test and evaluation center for the Air Force’s air-delivered weapons, navigation and guidance systems, Command and Control systems, and AF Special Operations Command Systems.  The 96th Test Wing is the operating authority for the Eastern Gulf Test and Training Range (EGTTR; aka Eglin Gulf Test & Training Range).  There are 9 Wing/Wing Equivalents, and 35 associate units on the installation’s Test & Training Complex.  These include Hurlburt Field, Duke Field and the Air Force Special Operations Command Headquarters; the Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate; the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Armament Directorate; the Air Education and Training Command F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Training Center; the U.S. Army 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Camp Simons; the Army 6th Ranger Training Battalion Camp Rudder; the U.S. Space Force 20th Space Surveillance Squadron; the U.S. Navy EOD School; and the U.S. Coast Guard Station Destin.

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