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  • 605th TES completes Phase II of TACP CASS upgrade testing

    The 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron, from the 505th Command and Control Wing at Hurlburt Field, Fla., completed the second of three phases for an upgraded version of the Tactical Air Control Party Close Air Support System (TACP CASS) version 1.4.2 on Dec. 20. TACP CASS is special software on a ruggedized tactical computer with embedded GPS
  • HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Royal Australian Air Force Wing Commander Geoffrey Shambrook works at his desk recently at the 505th Training Group. Wing Commander Shambrook was attached to the group, part of the 505th Command and Control Wing, for three years as an exchange officer. He returns to his native Australia this month. (Photo by Keith Keel/U.S. Air Force)

    Wing bids hail, farewell to Aussie exchange officers

    The 505th Command and Control Wing bids a fond farewell and congratulations on a job well done as their Australian exchange officer Wing Commander Geoffrey Shambrook returns to his native Australia and passes the mantle to fellow Aussie Wing Commander Mark Thompson.Wing Commander Shambrook, who has been in the Royal Australian Air Force for nearly
  • KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE -- Col. William Reese, left, commander of the 505th Distributed Warfare Group, presents the 705th Combat Training Squadron guidon to new commander Lt. Col. Dan Pepper during the squadron change of command ceremony Dec. 21. The squadron, which facilitates the Distributed Mission Operations Center, reports to the 505th Command and Control Wing at Hurlburt Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Lt. Col. Pepper takes reins of 705th Combat Training Squadron

    The squadron responsible for U.S. Air Force's Distributed Mission Operations Center and who ensure linkages with remote sites around the world welcomed their new commander, Lt. Col. Dan Pepper, in a ceremony Dec. 21. Colonel Pepper, former 705th Combat Training Squadron operations officer, took command from Lt. Col. Troy Molendyke during a ceremony
  • KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Col. William Reese, 505th Distributed Warfare Group commander, Lt. Gen. William Rew, Air Combat Command vice commander, and Lt. Col. Troy Molendyke, 705th Combat Training Squadron commander, pose for a photo during General Rew's visit Dec. 7. The general shared his vision for adapting the Distributed Mission Operations Center to accommodate degraded environment training. (Air Force photo)

    ACC vice commander sees new vision for DMOC in training tomorrow’s warfighters

    The Air Combat Command vice commander said ACC must adjust the way it exercises, trains and tests to prepare for tomorrow's fight during his visit to the 505th Distributed Warfare Group here Dec. 7."Part of preparing for tomorrow's fight includes operating in degraded environments," Lt. Gen. William J. Rew said. "In the future, our fighting force
  • HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Air liaison officers Second Lt. Michael Brittner (from left), Capt. Matthew McMurtry and 2nd Lt. Brandon Pinto, talk with Maj. Steven Glendenning, 505th Training Squadron manager of the Joint Air Operations Command and Control Course on Dec. 11. The ALOs are three of 15 in the first class of career ALOs and were attending the JAOC2C as part of their training requirements for the new 13L career field. They graduated Dec. 17. (Air Force photo by Keith Keel)

    First career ALOs receive training in joint air and space operations at 505th CCW

    The first class of new career air liaison officers (ALOs) will graduate from the 13-day joint air and space operations course at the 505th Command and Control Wing on Dec. 17th. While the 505th CCW's Joint Air and Space Operations Center Command and Control Course (JAOC2C) has trained Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, Special Operations and coalition
  • HURLBURT FIELD -- Col. Edward McKinzie, 505th Command and Control Wing commander, introduces Tom Rice, the 505th CCW honorary commander, during a staff meeting Nov. 12. Mr. Rice is a U.S. Army veteran and owner of Magnolia Grill in Fort Walton Beach. He will be invited to participate in many of the wing's events in the upcoming year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Keel)

    Wing welcomes local benefactor as honorary commander

    The 505th Command and Control Wing welcomed local restaurateur Tom Rice as its new honorary commander Nov. 12.The retired Army first sergeant and owner of Magnolia Grill has been serving U.S. warfighters for years through his philanthropic endeavors, and looks forward to the new position. "Once a first sergeant, always a first sergeant," said the
  • KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Lt. Col. Brynt Query, senior exercise director for the 705th Combat Training Squadron, and Maj. Michele Boyko, 705th CTS and exercise director for Coalition Virtual Flag 09-4, compare data during the exercise Sept. 18 at the Distributed Mission Operations Center. Coalition Virtual Flag 09-4 was the first ever exercise to integrate four coalition forces and air assets, and U.S. joint forces in a virtual air battle spanning operational- and tactical-level warfare. (Air Force photo by Ken Moore)

    Coalition sims challenge Virtual Flag technicians

    The time it takes to execute an exercise the magnitude of Coalition Virtual Flag can only be measured in years. The virtual exercise entails connecting networks and simulators from 25 sites spanning the globe and four countries. "This is a culmination of 10 years worth of effort," said Lt. Col. Brynt "Woody" Query, senior exercise director for the
  • KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the United Kingdom and Canada work on a scenario at the Joint Close Air Support Simulator at the Distributed Mission Operations Center on Sept. 23. JTACs from all four countries were at the DMOC to train together on two separate simulators during Coalition Virtual Flag 09-4. Another JTAC participated in the exercise on a sim in Canada. (Air Force photo by Ken Moore)

    U.S. JTACs train with counterparts from three nations for first time

    A British pilot on a target run was instructed by Canadian Joint Terminal Attack Party controllers to look for a back end loader. The pilot was stumped. In Great Britain, the vehicle is called a digger; in America it's commonly known as a backhoe. Luckily, this was only an exercise. "You want to identify those kinds of things before you go
  • FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. - Senior Airman Grace Blazado and Staff Sgt. Terrance Walker, both from the 505 Communications Squadron, 505th Command and Control Wing, unpack computers members of the squadron prepared to donate to Max Bruner Junior Middle School. The Airmen, who also volunteered to work on the computers on weekends, set up four of the nine computers in the school's study room. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)

    505th Communications Squadron delivers computers to school

    Judging from the smile on John Spolski's face, the Max Bruner Junior Middle School principal, one would have thought it was Christmas morning. Instead of Santa Claus, two Airmen from the 505th Communications Squadron came bearing gifts in the form of computers. On Oct 16th, Staff Sgt. Terrance Walker and Senior Airman Grace Blazado delivered nine
  • KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States work on the Joint Close Air Support simulator during the ground-breaking Coalition Virtual Flag exercise at the Distributed Mission Operations Center on Sept. 24. The exercise brought the four coalition forces together for the first time in a large-scale virtual exercise simulating elements in a Theater Air Control System. Twenty-five remote locations participated in the warfighter exercise. From the back are Flight Lieutenant Matt Jupp, 601 TACP, United Kingdom; Warrant Officer Darcy Cyr, Canadian Forces Army JTAC, Air, Land Integration Cell; Squadron Leader Harvey Reynolds, Royal Australian Air Force, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Guidry, U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ken Moore) KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- JTACS from The name of the Aussie JTAC in the photo is Squadron Leader Harvey Reynolds. -SSgt Andrew Guidry is the US JTAC full name

    Coalition Virtual Flag exercise spans four countries, 17 time zones

    When hostilities broke out between the Heartland and Eureka, warfighters from four allied countries went into combat alongside each other utilizing combined air assets. While the scenario was fictitious, coalition and U.S. forces working together in combat is realistic. This recent ground-breaking multinational exercise encompassed more than 400
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