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
Beane Air Force Base Beane Air Force Base Beane Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located near Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean Sea. It is now the site of Hewanorra International Airport. The base was probably named for James Beane, a US Army Air Force World War I flying ace. Beane Field was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force during World War II. Construction was completed on 15 Nov. 1942, with a mission to defend the Panama Canal. The 5th Bombardment Squadron (9th Bombardment Group) and 59th Bombardment Squadron