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FACT SHEETS

  • 505th Combat Training Group

    The 505th Combat Training Group’s mission is to expertly and professionally conduct operational assessments/experimentation, develop advanced tactics, and train warfighters for multi-domain integration.  They accomplish their mission by being the Combat Air Forces’ recognized experts on integrating,

  • 505th Combat Training Squadron

    The 505th Combat Training Squadron (CTS) located at Hurlburt, Field, Florida, reports to the 505th Combat Training Group at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada. The 505 CTS is home to the BLUE FLAG exercise program, U.S. Air Force (AF) professional control force (PCF), and is the premier provider of

  • 505th Command and Control Wing History

    The 505th Command and Control Wing started in the Army Air Corps just after World War II. At that time, the 505 CCW was known as the 505th Aircraft Control and Warning Group and was activated in 1947 with assignment to the Fourth Air Force and later the 25th Air Division (Defense). The 505 ACWG was

  • 805th Combat Training Squadron, ShOC-N

    The 805th Combat Training Squadron (CTS) also known as Shadow Operations Center – Nellis (ShOC-N) located at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada, reports to the 505th Combat Training Group headquartered at Nellis AFB, Nevada.  The ShOC-N is Air Combat Command’s (ACC) focal point for experimentation,

  • VIRTUAL FLAG & Coalition VIRTUAL FLAG Exercises

    The VIRTUAL FLAG exercise program is a Commander Air Combat Command-sponsored event that provides operational and tactical warfighters a virtual, theater-level, joint combat environment in which to train.  The 705th Combat Training Squadron’s Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC) located at