Eglin Air Force Base Assigned under the 96th Test Wing and Air Force Materiel Com- mand, Eglin AFB spans D S I across three coun es and is a joint service O – S R – W installa on suppor ng C , F , USA Air Force, Army and Navy test and training units and hosts major organiza ons for numerous development programs, opera onal units, military schools, and various federal agencies. The largest military base in the Department of Defense, Eglin hosts the 2018 L S Joint Gulf of Mexico Range Complex.
Duke Field Advocating for Duke Field, Auxiliary Eglin Air Force Base, Field 3, is home to the Hurlburt Field, Duke Field & 919th Special Opera- ons Wing (SOW), the NAS Whiting Field only special opera ons unit in the Air Force Reserve. The 919th SOW reports to the Air Force Reserve Command’s Tenth Air Force in peace me, and becomes part of AFSOC at Hurlburt Field if mobilized for conflict.
Hurlburt Field Hurlburt Field, Auxiliary Field 9, is headquarters for Air Force Special Oper- a ons Command. The command's special opera- ons forces (SOF) are highly trained, rapidly deployable Airmen, conduc ng global special opera ons missions ranging from Sponsored by precision applica on of firepower to infiltra on, exfiltra- on, resupply and refueling of SOF opera onal elements. The Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County, Florida NAS Whiting Field Whi ng Field is home to Training Air Wing Five con- Post Office Box 4097 sis ng of two primary air- Fort Walton Beach, FL 32549 In Support of fields and 13 Outlying Land- USA ing Fields. NASWF trains Navy, Marine Corps, Coast 850-362-6467 Guard and interna onal 800-995-7374 student aviators in primary and intermediate phases of www.florida-edc.org fixed wing avia on, and advanced helicopter training. [email protected] NASWF is the busiest Naval air complex in the world. February 2018 Summary
Defense Support Initiatives Areas of Interest Eglin Gulf Test & Training Range
The Economic Development Council of • Air Armament Enterprise The EGTTR connects test & training ranges Okaloosa County (EDC) originated the Defense • Major Range and Test Facility Base Support and capabilities across the eastern Gulf of Mexi- Support Initiatives (DSI) committee in 1996 to co extending from Key West to NW Florida. It support local military installations and missions, • Eglin’s Test & Training Center (ETTC) includes 180,000 square miles of DoD controlled and their resultant economic impact. The DSI • Military Mission Line Permanent Sustainment air-space, as well as 724 square miles of adja- leverages community leadership and expertise • Development Test & Evaluation Infrastructure cent land ranges, 3,200 square miles of airspace from across a three-county region of Northwest • NexGen Funding Support over adjacent land, 17 miles of shoreline access, Florida; Okaloosa - Santa Rosa - Walton Coun- • Gulf Range Enhancement Plan Funding interconnected radars and 2 launch areas. The ties housing Eglin Air Force Base. training area supports simultaneous maritime, air • NAS Whiting Field and land training exercises. Due to its tremen- • Readiness & Environmental Protection Integration dous capabilities, the EGTTR complex is an inte- • Fixed Wing Training Runway MILCON gral part of DoD’s Major Range & Test Facility The 2017 Florida Defense Base and its Training Resources Strategy. Handbook reports the annual • Air Force Research Laboratory / RW Joint (multi-service) basing and test and train- economic impact of the Military • Advanced Munitions Complex MILCON ing usage are of paramount importance in instal- presence in Santa Rosa, Okaloosa • Virtual Warfare Munitions Facility Support lations’ missions capabilities. Air, land and sea and Walton Counties exceeds test and training areas associated with the $11,178,000,000 ; accounting for • Mission Support EGTTR can host large, complex joint exercises. more than 87,500 jobs in the three • 96th Cyberspace Infrastructure Funding The NWDFC, consisting of 3 organizations, counties . • 505 CCW Cyberwarfare Capabilities Funding brings together collaborative efforts to protect
• 20 SCS Power Infrastructure Funding and sustain NW Florida installations, missions
• FL Strategic Intermodal Military Access Priority and the Gulf Test & Training Range.
• Public-Public Public-Private Partnerships 1) Bay Defense Alliance • Streamline Enhanced Use Lease Process 2) Pensacola Chamber of Commerce • Underutilized Parcel Pre-Qualification 3) Tri-County Defense Support Initiatives Northwest Florida Defense Coalition • DoD Contract Services • Adequate RDT&E Contracts Funding Initiated in 2005, the Northwest Florida • Best Value Contract Approach Defense Coalition is a five-county partnership focused on preserving and enhancing Northwest Florida’s contribution to national defense. The Coalition advocates for the region’s 7 military installations, missions, and community related needs supporting the installations. In 2017, these installations represented an annual economic impact exceeding $22 Billion. The NWFDC facilitates synergistic collaboration Supporting our Warfighters between the communities associated with each northwest Florida installation and their missions.