Eglin Air Force Base, the world's largest military reservation, along with Duke Field and Hurlburt Field, have an immense total economic impact on Okaloosa County and Fort Walton Beach. The total economic impact of DoD activity in Okaloosa County is $5 billion. Hurlburt and Eglin together employ 23,000+ military and civilian workers. In addition, these facilities attract numerous high and mid-tech industries, and the skilled workers (and their families) that are needed to keep them operational. Reductions in personnel and operations by the military are not anticipated to occur in Northwest Florida. Click for an overview:
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