History of Eglin Air Force Base engine." On 31 October 1992, the first U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III to deploy to a base outside of California completed a 4.2-hour, flight to Eglin Air Force Base. The third production aircraft flew from Edwards AFB to the Florida base where it underwent pressurization and temperature control tests inside the climatic test facility. The tests were expected to last five to six months, after which it was to return to the flight test program at Edwards. On 25 March 1993, the 55th Special Operations Squadron, equipped with Sikorsky MH-60 Black Hawks, was reassigned from Eglin Main
Afonsos Air Force Base Subordinated to the command of the 2nd Air Force (II FAe), which is dedicated to Search and Rescue, Rotorary Wings, and Maritime Patrol: Subordinated to the command of the 5th Air Force (V FAe), which is dedicated to Transport Aviation: Additionally, the "Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial dos Afonsos" (BINFAE-AF), an Infantry Battalion of the Brazilian Air Force that guards the Base, and the "Esquadrão Aeroterrestre de Salvamento" (EAS), known as Pára-SAR, specialized in Rescue missions are also based at Afonsos Air Force Base. The base is located approximately 30 km from Rio de Janeiro downtown in the district