Hurlbert Field, Florida
Located in Okaloosa County
Hurlburt Field is the base of operations for the 16th Special Operations Wing. Their motto is, “Any Time...Any Place". As key players in such military contingencies as the capture of Manuel Noriega in Panama, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Provide Hope in Somalia, Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti and operations Deny Flight and Joint Endeavor in the former Yugoslavia, the airmen of the 16th SOW have proven their motto to be true.
Hurlburt Field has 680 military family housing units located on the main base, across U.S. Highway 98 and five miles north east of the main base. To obtain an advanced housing application, go to your local housing office with a copy of your orders. Upon arrival to Hurlburt Field, visit the housing office for assistance. Housing waiting list is 10 to 24 months.
All eligible personnel may apply for housing at either Hurlburt Field or Eglin AFB, which is located 11 miles away.
Hurlburt is part of the city of Fort Walton Beach, which is home to approximately 22,000 people, was first created and chartered as a municipality in 1937. Though Fort Walton Beach is a relatively young city, its history actually goes back thousands of years.
There were pirates, the most notorious being Billy Bowlegs between 1500 - 1800, and there was a Civil War encampment. In the early days Fort Walton was known both as Brooks Landing when John Thomas Brooks and his family settled here in 1868 and Camp Walton for the Civil War encampment by the Walton Guards. It was renamed Fort Walton when a Civil War cannon was discovered in 1932 and excavated from an Indian mound in the present downtown area on Santa Rosa Sound.
Tourists, resort hotels, and the waterfront have been a part of Fort Walton Beach since its earliest days. Tourists came from the North, Midwest, and Southeast to spend months at a time at several of these full-service, American plan hotels on the shores of the Santa Rosa Sound.
In the last two decades, growth in Fort Walton Beach has slowed, and today the City looks towards innovative and exciting ways to bring the spirit of yesterday into the plans of today and tomorrow. Activities continue on the banks of the Santa Rosa Sound, and every June, the notorious Billy Bowlegs returns for a fortnight of merriment and fun. The City sponsors quarterly Sunday in the Park events at the spot where there was once an over-the-water pavilion. In 1997, Fort Walton Beach was honored to be named by Money magazine as #10 Best Place to Live among the 300 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S.A.
A subtropical climate with mild southern winds and few weather extremes make the Fort Walton Beach area ideal for year round living or visiting. Winters are mild with January and February cooler. Some winters the temperature drops below the 50 to 70 degree norm. According to the National Weather Service, the ideal months to visit the area are April and October. Also there are 343 days of sunshine per year. Summer temperatures average 70 to 92 degrees and the gulf waters average 80 degrees.
Downtown Fort Walton Beach enjoys many lovely boutiques, exclusive dress shops, book stores, antique stores, novelty shops and a variety of fine restaurants. Everyone's shopping needs can be met in the area. From an indoor mall housing over 100 stores, to open area shopping centers, and mega-product stores, Fort Walton Beach has it all. Whatever your shopping needs are, the Greater Fort Walton Beach area can accommodate your desires.
Whether you’re looking for housing on base, or looking for housing in the city, you are sure to find something that will fit and suit your needs. Fort Walton Beach is a paradise, definitely one that anybody could get used to!
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