Medical Definition of Albumen. Albumen: The white of an egg, the part of the egg from which meringues are made. Albus in Latin is white. Not to be confused with albumin which is the main protein in human blood and the key to the regulation of the osmotic pressure of blood. Search MedTerms:
For San Antonio, the commission recommended joint basing for the three major installations around the city; Fort Sam Houston, Lackland AFB and Randolph AFB. On Aug. 1, 2009, the Air Force activated the 502d ABW to perform the vital joint base support mission. Because of its central location in San Antonio and Bexar County, Texas, the Air Force activated the wing at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.
Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: VPS, ICAO: KVPS, FAA LID: VPS) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 3 miles (5 kilometers) southwest of Valparaiso, Florida 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 systems. Eglin AFB was established in 1935 as the Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base. It is named in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Frederick I. Eglin (1891â1937), who was killed in a crash of his Northrop A-17 pursuit aircraft on a flight from Langley to Maxwell Field, Alabama.