eglin florida: Eglin Air Force Base Units
- 01/12/08 12:01 AM
In the summer of 1977, the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center stood up Detachment 2 at Eglin to meet the growing demand to provide realistic operational testing for new and modified weapon systems. Since then, Detachment 2 has partnered with the warfighter and the developmental test community to provide the most thorough and rigorous operational test programs found anywhere in the world. Read the full fact sheet … (0 comments)
eglin florida: Eglin Air Force Base Units
- 01/11/08 11:59 PM
The Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team (JFIIT) is a subordinate, functional command of U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), tasked with improving the integration, interoperability, and effectiveness of Joint fires. USJFCOM established JFIIT in February 2005 to provide assistance to Joint force commanders and Service headquarters in planning, coordinating, and executing Joint fires at the tactical level. JFIIT's 120-member team is made up of members from all four Services and Department of Defense (DoD) civilians with contractor support.Read the full fact sheet. | Visit the Website … (0 comments)
eglin florida: Eglin Air Force Base Units
- 01/11/08 11:58 PM
The mission of the 20th Space Control Squadron is to detect, track, identify, and report near earth and deep space objects in earth's orbit, and provide space object identification data in support of United States Strategic Command's space control mission. The men and women of the 20th SPCS operate and maintain the AN/FPS-85 radar, the Air Force's only phased-array radar dedicated to tracking earth-orbiting objects. Read the full fact sheet … (0 comments)
eglin florida: Eglin Air Force Base Units
- 01/11/08 11:56 PM
Auxiliary Field Six is the site of Camp James E. Rudder and the home of the Army's 6th Ranger Training Battalion. The 6th RTB conducts the final phase of the U.S. Army Ranger Course. The entire course is 61 days in length and is divided into three phases. Each phase is conducted at different geographical and environmental locations. Its mission at Eglin is to expose Ranger students to a fast-paced, 18 day field training exercise. Read the full fact sheet … (0 comments)
eglin florida: Eglin Air Force Base Units
- 01/11/08 11:55 PM
The 919th Special Operations Wing, located about five miles south of Crestview and 20 miles from Eglin main at Duke Field, is the only special operations wing in the Air Force Reserve Command. In wartime or a contingency, the 919th SOW reports to Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla., its gaining major command. Read the fact sheet | Visit the Web site … (0 comments)
eglin florida: Eglin Air Force Base Units
- 01/11/08 11:54 PM
Headquartered at Eglin AFB, Fla., the Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate (AFRL/MN) develops, demonstrates and transitions science and technology for air-launched munitions for defeating ground fixed, mobile/relocatable, air and space targets to assure pre-eminence of U.S. air and space forces. The directorate conducts basic research, exploratory development, and advanced development and demonstrations. It also participates in programs focused on technology transfer, dual-use technology and small business development. The directorate is dedicated to providing the Air Force with a strong revolutionary and evolutionary technology base upon which future air-delivered munitions can be developed to neutralize potential threats to the United States. … (0 comments)
eglin florida: Eglin Air Force Base Unit
- 01/11/08 11:53 PM
The mission of the 308th Armament Systems Wing is to equip warfighters with strike weapons to fight and win decisively. The wing designs, develops, produces, fields, and sustains a family of air-to-ground munitions, enhancing warfighter capabilities (both U.S. and allies) in defeating a spectrum of enemy targets. Read the full fact sheet … (0 comments)
eglin florida: Eglin Air Force Base Unit
- 01/11/08 11:51 PM
The 53rd Wing is headquartered at Eglin and serves as the Air Force's focal point for operational test and evaluation of armament and avionics, aircrew training devices, chemical defense, aerial reconnaissance improvements, electronic warfare systems, and is responsible for the QF-4 and subscale drone programs. The wing tests every fighter, bomber, unmanned aerial vehicle, and weapon system in the Air Force inventory. Read the full fact sheet | Visit the Web site … (0 comments)
eglin florida: Eglin Air Force Base Units
- 01/11/08 11:50 PM
The 46th Test Wing is the test and evaluation center for Air Force air-delivered weapons, navigation and guidance systems, Command and Control (C2) systems, and Air Force Special Operations Command systems. The Eglin Gulf Test Range provides approximately 130,000 square miles of over water airspace. Read the fact sheet | Visit the Web site … (0 comments)
eglin florida: Eglin Air Force Base Units
- 01/11/08 11:49 PM
The 33rd Fighter Wing "Nomads" is the largest associate unit at Eglin, as well as a premier air-to-air combat unit of Air Combat Command. With two F-15C squadrons and an air control squadron, the wing's mission is to deploy worldwide and provide air superiority and air control. First established as the 33rd Pursuit Group, the wing's contribution to tactical airpower during its 50-year history has been significant with participation in campaigns around the world, while flying various fighter aircraft. Read the full fact sheet | Visit the Web site … (0 comments)
eglin florida: Eglin Air Force Base Units
- 01/11/08 11:47 PM
The mission of the 96th Air Base Wing consists of supporting the Air Armament Center and associate units with traditional military services as well as all the services of a small city, to include civil engineering, personnel, logistics, communications, computer, medical, security, and all other host services. Critical to the success of Eglin's mission, the 96th Air Base Wing provides a myriad of base operating support functions. Read the full fact sheet … (0 comments)
eglin florida: Eglin Air Force Base-Units
- 01/11/08 12:57 PM
The Air Armament Center, headquartered here, is one of four product centers in the Air Force Materiel Command. Serving as the focal point for all Air Force armament, the center is responsible for the development, acquisition, testing, and deployment of all air-delivered weapons. AAC applies advanced technology, engineering and programming efficiencies across the entire superior combat capability to the war fighter. The center plans, directs and conducts test and evaluation of U.S. and allied air armament, navigation and guidance systems, and command and control systems and supports the largest single base mobility commitment in the Air Force. Read the full fact … (0 comments)
In the summer of 1977, the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center stood up Detachment 2 at Eglin to meet the growing demand to provide realistic operational testing for new and modified weapon systems. Since then, Detachment 2 has partnered with the warfighter and the developmental test community to provide the most thorough and rigorous operational test programs found anywhere in the world.
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