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  • HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- 505th Command and Control Wing commanders and other attendees pose for a picture during the Commander's Conference here Aug. 25-27. The theme of the conference was "C2 for the Future; Looking Forward and Leading the Way." The group discussed the wing's core missions and strategic planning to align the wing missions and objectives with Air Combat Command and U.S. Air Force Warfare Center goals and tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Keith Keel)

    505th CCW commanders 'look to the future'

    The 505th Command and Control Wing held their biannual Commander's Conference here from Aug. 25 through the 27. The theme was "C2 for the Future; Looking Forward and Leading the Way." "The goal of the conference was to bring the leadership of the 505th together to focus on our core missions of testing, tactics, and training command and control

  • Wing congratulates newest staff sergeants

    Congratulations to the 505th Command and Control Wing members selected for promotion to staff sergeant: - Senior Airman Zayra Blandon-Blavarro ("Z"), 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla. - Senior Airman Joshua Engels, 505th Combat Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
  • Col. Douglas P. Anderson

    Anderson takes reins of 505th Operations Group

    The 505th Operations Group welcomed their new commander August 13 at Nellis Air Force Base. Col. Douglas P. Anderson took command from Col. Patrick J. Raglow during a change of command ceremony. The 505 OG provides education and training to future operational and tactical operators and leaders of the U.S. Air Force, along with joint and allied
  • KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. -- Maj. Mike Shepherd, pilot and operations flight commander with the 64th Aggressor Squadron, uses a simulator to fly an SU-27 Soviet plane against an Air National Guard unit at the Distributed Missions Operation Center at Kirtland Air Force Base. The major was taking part in VIRTUAL FLAG 09-3 facilitated by the 705th Combat Training Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Noel Getlin)

    Virtual Flag 09-3 prepares warfighters for deployment

    More than 380 military personnel from 21 locations in the United States and abroad, and 14 types of aircraft participated in Virtual Flag 09-3 from June 29 to July 2 at the Distributed Missions Operation Center here. The five-day exercise provided live, virtual and constructive integrated training for the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, and Reserve
  • Talisman Saber 09

    505th CCW supports U.S., Australian TALISMAN SABER 09 exercise

    Members of the 505th Command and Control Wing weren't visible in Australia during the combined U.S., Australian military exercise TALISMAN SABER 09. But 88 Wing members played a major role supporting the large-scale exercise and most did it from here. "We're like the man behind the curtain in the 'The Wizard of Oz,'" said several exercise
  • HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- An image of Col. Kevin W. Dunleavy is seen on a plaque. The plaque will be placed in the Col. Kevin W. Dunleavy Room, which was dedicated during a ceremony July 16 at the 505th Command and Control Headquarters Building 90005. (U.S. Air Force photo/Keith Keel)

    505th Command and Control Wing dedicates room to pioneer

    Friends, family and colleagues gathered July 16 at a ceremony for the dedication of the Col. Kevin W. Dunleavy Room at the 505th Command and Control Wing Headquarters, Building 90005. During the ceremony, the Wing unveiled a plaque, shadowbox and a flag flown in Colonel Dunleavy's honor, all of which will remain in the room. Mrs. Linda Dunleavy was
  • HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Brig. Gen. Ted Kresge, commander of the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, listens to a briefing given by Col. Michael Kingele, director, Army Joint Support Team, during Kresge's visit to the 505th Command and Control Wing. (U.S. Air Force/Noel Getlin)

    New Warfare Center commander visits 505th CCW

    Brig. Gen. Ted Kresge would agree command and control is not the easiest concept to wrap your arms around. During a recent two-week visit to the Emerald Coast, his first since taking command of the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center in May, the general spent one week with leaders from the 505th Command and Control Wing here. "What I learned is that I
  • HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Airman 1st Class Nadia Katana bottle-feeds a kitten that was cut out of a wall June 22 in Bldg. 90005. Members of the 505th Command and Control Wing cared for the litter of four until they were turned over June 23 to a wildlife refuge until they can be adopted. (Keith Keel/U.S. Air Force)

    Airmen rescue kittens trapped in wall

    The 505th Command and Control Wing may not be known for search and rescue, but when a litter of kittens was trapped in a wall, wing members knew just what to do. Bruce Chappell heard a cat early June 22 as he sat at his desk in Building 90005, but he couldn't tell where the sound was coming from. "My first thought was it was a cell phone ringer or

  • 505 CCW congratulates newest technical sergeants selectees

    Congratulations to the following 505th Command and Control Wing staff sergeants selected for promotion to technical sergeants.84th RADESIvan BizaDavid Blaylock505th Training SquadronRonald BustosKevin  Davis505th Wing StaffJeannette Holland705th Combat Training SquadronKristin Elrod
  • The Air Force wide 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign has ran annually since the late 1960's and was developed to counter the traditional increase in AF mishaps and fatalities that occur during the summer months.

    Safety highlighted at 505th CCW event

    People from the 505th Command and Control Wing took time recently to combat the Air Force's traditional increase in accidents and injuries during the summer months. Team 505th kicked off the 2009 "101 Critical Days of Summer" safety campaign May 21 with briefings and a cookout at the marina here. The "101 Critical Days of Summer" safety campaign is
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