Located between Pensacola and Santa Rosa Beach on Florida’s Gulf Coast, Eglin Air Force Base is in an enviable location, with access to the Panhandle’s best beaches, including Destin, Fort Walton Beach, and Panama City Beach.
Eglin AFB was established in 1935 and is home to the 96th Test Wing. The base is named for Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Eglin, who was killed in a plane crash in 1937. Eglin is one of three product centers in the Air Force Materiel Command. The base conducts tests and evaluates armament, navigation, and guidance systems.
Finding an apartment near Eglin Air Force Base will lead you along some of northwest Florida’s most beautiful coastline. This area is also popular with tourists, due to the blue water and white beaches of the Gulf Coast. Consider renting in Gulf Breeze, Pensacola, Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Miramar Beach, Santa Rosa Beach, and Panama City.
On the north side of the base, Crestview and Defuniak Springs are farther inland, roughly a 30 minute drive from the coast. Other communities to consider include Milton, Pace, Gonzalez, and Ferry Pass.
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