Hurlburt Field, FL

Hurlburt Field is a United States Air Force base located in Okaloosa County, Florida, immediately west of Mary Esther. Hurlburt Field is part of the greater Eglin Air Force Base reservation and is home to Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, the 1st Special Operations Wing, the USAF Special Operations School and the Air Combat Command's 505th Command and Control Wing. Hurlburt Field was named for First Lieutenant Donald Wilson Hurlburt, who died in a crash at Eglin. Hurlburt Field was redesignated the 4751st Air Defense Missile Wing on 15 January 1958 and discontinued on 1 July 1962 when Tactical Air Command took over the field.

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Hurlburt Field makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Hurlburt Field is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. The installation is nearly 6,700 acres and employs nearly 8,000 military personnel. This facility is assigned a three-letter location identifier of HRT by the Federal Aviation Administration, but it does not have an International Air Transport Association airport code. The 4751st Air Defense Wing was organized at Hurlburt on 1 October 1957.