With 100 miles of white sandy beaches & beautiful emerald waters, the Northwest Florida Panhandle is one of Florida's best kept secret vacation destinations, -- even for those of us that live here year round. And soon, military members may have a new option on where to stay should they choose Fort Walton Beach to unwind.  Eglin AFB is in the works to enter into a long-term lease agreement with a private developer to provide first-class, affordable resort accommodations to our military members and their families. The resort would be located on Okaloosa Island at Test Area A-5, 17 acres directly adjacent to the west side of the Sheraton Four Points hotel.                                                                                                                             The view fr... 02/07/2009