Eglin AFB

Valparaiso , Florida

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  Eglin AFB


1935 to present

30° 28' 59.88'' N     86° 31' 59.89'' W
5km SW Valparaiso, Florida, Valparaiso, Florida
ICAO: KVPS IATA: VPS FAA: VPS
Elevation: 87 feet





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  List of units at Eglin AFB




Years Unit
2005-    413 FLTSMH-139A Grey Wolf, HH-60W Jolly Green II, V-22 Osprey, S-65 H-53, S-70 H-60, UH-1N,
1982-    40 FTSUH-1N,
1971/9355 RQSS-70 H-60, S-61 H-3, S-65 H-53,
1971/8839th ARRW,39th ARRW
1962/666th SOSUH-1F Iroquois, UH-1H Iroquois,
1955/6948th RQSS-65 H-53, S-61 H-3, H-43 Huskie, H-43 Huskie, S-55 H-19,



  Eglin AFB News


MH-139A Tests New Rappelling System

MH-139A Tests New Rappelling System

26-Oct-22 - US Air Force 413th Flight Test Squadron (413 FLTS) at Eglin AFB tested the new rappelling system of the Boeing/Leonardo MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter #rappel
MH-139A Grey Wolf First Flight with All-USAF Crew

MH-139A Grey Wolf First Flight with All-USAF Crew

26-Aug-22 - The Leonardo MH-139A Grey Wolf earned its military flight release allowing Air Force-only aircrew to fly it without Boeing contractors. Lt Col Mary Clark of the 413th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin AFB, FL conducted the first flight #GreyWolf
USAF UH-1N Special Ops Wing Water Survival Training

USAF UH-1N Special Ops Wing Water Survival Training

25-Aug-22 - USAF 413th Flight Test Squadron Bell UH-1N helicopter conducted hoist training Sea 2 Sky with 492nd SOW’s Airmen for water survival training #Huey
SMAMD Mine Countermeasure for Fire Scout

SMAMD Mine Countermeasure for Fire Scout

09-Jul-22 - US Navy demonstrated the mine countermeasure (MCM) prototype technology Single-system Multi-mission Airborne Mine Detection (SMAMD) on the MQ-8C Fire Scout helicopter drone at Eglin AFB #SMAMD
Marines AH-1Z Test JAGM Missile

Marines AH-1Z Test JAGM Missile

04-Dec-21 - Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron VMX-1 tested the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) from Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida #JAGM
HH-60W Completed Development Testing

HH-60W Completed Development Testing

16-Apr-21 - US Air Force’s new combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter, the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II completed its developmental test program at Eglin AFB. Started in November 2019 by 413th FLTS having accumulated over 1,100 flight hours with 6 aircraft #JollyGreenII
TIPS-C Drone Interceptor Demo at Eglin AFB

TIPS-C Drone Interceptor Demo at Eglin AFB

25-Mar-21 - Trakka Systems and DroneShield completed a successful demonstration of the TIPS-C (Trakka Interceptor Package Solution) at Eglin AFB for Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) #drones
HH-60W Begins Live-Fire Testing

HH-60W Begins Live-Fire Testing

22-Sep-20 - Future USAF combat search and rescue helicopter (CSAR), the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II, began ground live fire testing at Eglin AFB’s range with GAU-2 (7.62mm M134 minigun gatling) , GAU-18 (.50 M2 Browning) and GAU-21 (.50 M3M) machine guns #LiveFire
First Aerial Refueling for HH-60W Jolly Green II

First Aerial Refueling for HH-60W Jolly Green II

11-Aug-20 - USAF future combat rescue helicopter, the HH-60W Jolly Green II completed its first ever aerial refueling in Florida #AerialRefueling
HH-60W and Apache Flying Together

HH-60W and Apache Flying Together

07-Jun-20 - U.S. Air Force’s newest combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter, the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II currently under developmental test program with the 413th Flight Test Squadron flew for the first time with an Army’s AH-64 Apache #Apache
08-Apr-20 Extreme Weather Trials for HH-60W #ExtremeWeather
20-Feb-20 MH-139 Begins Testing in Florida #testing
08-Jan-20 HH-60W in Anechoic Chamber for Systems Testing #soundproof
25-Sep-14 AH-64E Changes Way Apaches Fight
01-Mar-12 UH-1N Testing Flight Moved to Duke Field
03-Apr-07 S-92 Proves Capability to Deploy Missile Defense Measure




List of aircraft and events at Eglin AFB


By Date | By Serial | By Model

DatesOrg/TypeUnit
1980-oct-16 USAF UH-1N 69-6617

1993-mar-01 MH-60G 82-23689

2002-apr-01 HH-60J 6011 / 163811

2007-sep-07 accident20th SOS HH-53C 69-5794

2008-oct-09 HH-53C 73-1652

2009-jul 40 FTS UH-1N 69-6617
2009-jul-21 HH-53C 73-1652

2010-feb 40 FTS UH-1N 69-6626
2010-nov-07 HH-53C 73-1652

2013 wreckArmy AH-1G 68-17084
2013-jan-23 Bell Helicopter MV-22B N204TR
2013-aug-02 HH-53C 73-1652

2015-dec 55 RQS HH-53C 73-1652

2019-dec-19 USAF MH-139 18-1002

2020-aug 413 FLTS HH-60W 14-14480
2020-aug-17 USAF HH-60W 14-14480
2020-dec USAF HH-60W 14-14482

2022-aug 413 FLTS UH-1N 69-6626
2022-aug-17 413 FLTS MH-139 18-1003



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