defenseuptodate.com -There are 59 Air Force Bases active in the United States until 2022. Eglin Air Force Base is one of the most well-known Air Force bases in the United States (Eglin AFB). Besides of it, Eglin Air Force is the largest Air Force Base in the world today.
The Eglin Air Force Base (Eglin AFB) location is in western Florida. The Air Force Base is used to test and evaluate the U.S. Airforce Aircraft. Many Future Aircraft programs of the U.S. Air Force will take this place.
Eglin AFB has more than 640 square miles of land. In this place, U.S. Air Force takes the command and control systems of the 96th Test Wing. Eglin AFB apart from being a military base is also famous as a tourist location. Many foreign tourists like to visit here, because of the white sand beaches at Eglin AFB.
This Air Force Base was opened in 1935, formerly known as Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base. Then the United States gave an award to Lt. Col. Frederick I. Eglin, who died in the crash of his Northrop A-17 attack aircraft en route from Langley to Maxwell Field, Alabama by changing the name of this Air Force Base to Eglin AFB.