DSI Committee Members DSI Priority Topics Defense Support Initiatives Tri-County Military Affairs Committees Retired Military Personnel Military Mission Line Defense Contractors The Economic Development Council of Okaloosa Sustainment of Moratorium Protection Tri-County Commissioners County (EDC) originated the Defense Support Eglin Complex Ex Officio Initiatives (DSI) committee in 1996 to support Eglin Gulf Test & Training Range Okaloosa EDC Management Defense Support Initiatives local military installations and missions, and their Gulf Range Enhancement Plan resultant economic impact. The DSI leverages Electronic Warfare Infrastructure Assets community leadership and expertise from across a Hypersonic Development 2020 three-county region of Northwest Florida; Okaloosa Test Facilities and Range Infrastructure — Santa Rosa — Walton Counties housing Eglin Air Force Base. Eglin Test & Training Complex NexGen Facility Repair by Replacement Legislative Weapons Technology Integration Center Major Range & Test Facility Base BOEM Gulf of Mexico OCS Region Blocks and The Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB) is Active Leases by Planning Area Summary a designated set of Department of Defense (DoD) January 3 2017 facilities, ranges, and their associated workforce Sponsored by that provide the foundation, or base, for the The complexity of future warfare drives The Economic Development Council Nation’s Test and Evaluation (T&E) capabilities of Okaloosa County, Florida the need for more advanced weapon deemed critical to maintaining our Nation’s military systems that can operate at the speed superiority. Concurrently, the MRTFB supports Post Office Box 4097 the development of rapid response solutions Fort Walton Beach, FL 32549 necessary; adapt to situations in a to technology related issues experienced by USA complex, multi‑domain environment; warfighters engaged in conflict. The MRTFB is 850-362-6467 and, perform multiple roles while regarded as a “national asset” consisting of Army, The GRE enables enhanced instrumentation 800-995-7374 executing its primary mission. Navy, and Air Force test ranges—one of which is capabilities for current and future generations [email protected] managed by the 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force of aircraft and munitions’ testing and Base, Florida; the Eglin Gulf Test & Training Range training — securing our military superiority. www.florida-edc.org Santa Rosa — Okaloosa — Walton Counties, Florida (EGTTR; aka Eastern Gulf Test & Training Range). Eglin Air Force Base With seven military installations Duke Field Tri‑County Economic Impact $11.3 Billion in Northwest Florida, the annual Total Defense $4.4 Billion Economic Impact economic impact of the military Spending presence in the region is over Jobs 99,000 Santa Rosa Okaloosa Walton $22.5 Billion, according to the 2020 Source: Florida Defense Fact Book January 2020 Florida Defense Factbook. The Duke Field NAS x Whiting Field tri‑county area of Okaloosa, Santa Eglin AFB Hurlburt Eglin Gulf Test & Field x Rosa and Walton Counties offers over $11.3 Billion in economic impact. Training Range The EGTTR provides military range capabilities across the eastern Gulf; from NW FL to Key West. It includes Assigned under the 96th Test Wing and Air Force 180,000 square miles of DoD Duke Field is home to the 919th Special Operations Materiel Command, Eglin AFB is the test and Wing (SOW), the only special operations unit in the Air Hurlburt controlled air-space, 724 square evaluation center for Air Force air-delivered weapons, Field miles of adjacent land ranges, Force Reserve. The 919th SOW reports to the Air Force navigation systems, and Command and Control 3,200 square miles of airspace Reserve Command’s Tenth Air Force in peacetime, and systems. The Eglin complex supports Air Force, Army over adjacent land, 17 miles of Gulf becomes part of AFSOC at Hurlburt Field if mobilized and Navy combat ready forces while delivering full Utah Test and for conflict. White Sands Training Range shoreline, inter-connected radars spectrum support to DoD. The largest military base in Missile Range to track test/training assets, and the Department of Defense, Eglin hosts the Eastern designated launch areas. Due to Gulf Test & Training Range. its tremendous capabilities, it is an integral part of DoD’s MRTFB and Military Training Resources Strategy. Hurlburt Field Mission Multi-service basing and test Naval Air Station Whiting Field Line and training utilization are of paramount importance in mission Nevada capabilities. Air, land and sea test Test and and training areas associated Training Range with the EGTTR can host large Naval Air Weapons and complex joint exercises Station China Lake simultaneously. Eglin AFB, in northwestern Florida, Barry M. is one of ten Air Force Materiel Goldwater Range Command (AFMC) host bases. As a critical part of the MRTFB, Eglin’s primary functions are to support Hurlburt Field is headquarters for Air Force Special research, development, testing, Whiting Field is home to Training Air Wing Five Operations Command. The command’s special and evaluation of conventional consisting of 2 primary airfields and 12 Outlying operations forces (SOF) are highly trained, rapidly weapons and electronic systems Landing Fields. NASWF trains Navy, Marine Corps, deployable Airmen, conducting global special and warfare, and to support multi- Coast Guard and international aviators in primary operations missions. Air Warfare Center 505th service air and ground training and intermediate phases of fixed wing aviation, and Command & Control Wing is dedicated to improving of operational units. Protection advanced helicopter training. NASWF is the busiest readiness for command & control of Air, Space & and enhancement of the EGTTR Naval air complex in the world. 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