Eglin Air Force Base is the centerpiece in our area and has been an important military base for decades. In addition to being the center for testing the latest aircraft and weapons and being a home for Air Force and Army special operations, Eglin has been a movie star. Movies have been filmed at Eglin since the 1940s. Films as diverse as 1949's Twelve O'Clock High and 1964's Dr. Strangelove were filmed in part at Eglin. Many movies have featured units and personnel from Eglin as well. Dr. Robert Kane will tell the story of Eglin's cinematic history!
During his 27 years in the Air Force, Dr. Kane held a variety of information management, personnel management, and education positions. After retiring from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel, Dr. Kane taught public school in Montgomery, Alabama before becoming the staff historian at the Air Armament Center, Eglin Air Force Base and then the Air Force Historical Research Center, Maxwell Air Force Base. Dr. Kane has been the Air University Director of History, Maxwell Air Force Base since December 2010. Heritage Park & Cultural Center is located at 139 Miracle Strip Parkway SE.
The presentation will be at the Indian Temple Mound Museum on Friday February 27, 2015 and begin at 6:00pm. For further information, please contact Museum Programming Coordinator Michael Weech at 833-9595 or mweech@fwb.org.
The City of Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park & Cultural Center is a community outreach division of the City and is committed to providing area historical educational programming.
