Description
Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in the western Florida panhandle, located about three miles southwest of Valparaiso in Okaloosa County.
The host unit at Eglin is the 96th Test Wing (formerly the 96th Air Base Wing). The 96 TW is the test and evaluation center for Air Force air-delivered weapons, navigation and guidance systems, command and control systems, and Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) systems.
Eglin AFB was established 90 years ago in 1935 as the Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base. It is named in honor of Lt. Col. Frederick I. Eglin (1891–1937), who was killed in a crash of his Northrop A-17 attack aircraft on a flight from Langley to Maxwell Field, Alabama.
The Eglin AFB coin features the official USAF emblem on the obverse surrounded bye a transparent enamel burst, with the reverse featuring a detailed 3D F-35 Lightning fighter above a detailed transparent enamel rendition of Florida, with the bases Test Wing and Base Wing emblems on display.
Each coin measures 1.75 inches (44mm) in diameter.
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