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In the early 1970s, the Navy decided to close Ellyson due to conflicts with civilian air traffic from nearby [[Pensacola Regional Airport]]. Ellyson Field was closed on [[December 28]], [[1973]], and helicopter training was relocated to NAS [[Whiting Field]] in Santa Rosa County. The Naval Education & Training Program Development Center used Ellyson until it relocated to [[Saufley Field]] in [[1979]], at which time Ellyson Field was declared surplus.<ref name="Seigfried" /> In [[1983]], the [[University of West Florida]] leased the former bachelor officers' quarters (BOQ) and converted the building to student housing.<ref>[http://143.88.66.88/Buildings.htm UWF Buildings]</ref> | In the early 1970s, the Navy decided to close Ellyson due to conflicts with civilian air traffic from nearby [[Pensacola Regional Airport]]. Ellyson Field was closed on [[December 28]], [[1973]], and helicopter training was relocated to NAS [[Whiting Field]] in Santa Rosa County. The Naval Education & Training Program Development Center used Ellyson until it relocated to [[Saufley Field]] in [[1979]], at which time Ellyson Field was declared surplus.<ref name="Seigfried" /> In [[1983]], the [[University of West Florida]] leased the former bachelor officers' quarters (BOQ) and converted the building to student housing.<ref>[http://143.88.66.88/Buildings.htm UWF Buildings]</ref> | ||
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