Eglin AFB
The base serves United States Air Force.
The 96th Air Base Wing of the Air Force Materiel Command, and more than 45 associate units are based at the base.
The base covers 724 square miles of reservation and 97,963 square miles of water ranges
The base has 8500 military & 4500 civilians.
The base serve as the focal point for all Air Force armaments, the center is responsible for the development, acquisition, testing, deployment and sustainment of all air-delivered weapons.
The base was built in 1933.
The base has been named in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Frederick I. Eglin of the United States Army Air Corps, who was killed in 1937 in an aircraft accident.
As of the census of 2000, there are 8,082 people, 2,302 households, and 2,262 families residing on the base. The racial makeup of the base is 71.79% White, 14.82% Black or African American, 0.48% Native American, 2.96% Asian, 0.38% Pacific Islander, 4.23% from other races, and 5.33% from two or more races. 11.19% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Col Dean R clemons is the current commander of the base.