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  • 505th Combat Training Squadron welcomes new leader

    The squadron responsible for high-fidelity synthetic operating environment simulations and world-class exercise control recently welcomed a new leader in a ceremony here May 13. Lt. Col. James Sheedy assumed command of the 505th Combat Training Squadron from Lt. Col. Gregory DeFore in a ceremony officiated by Col. John Horner, commander of the
  • Lt Col Emile L. Hazeur, Jr.

    New leader takes reins at 505th Training Squadron

    A ceremony here May 15 recognized new leadership at the 505th Training Squadron, the Air Force's only squadron charged with integrating evolving command and control concepts into formal training for Air and Space Operations Center personnel. Lt. Col. Emile Hazeur, a veteran Air Force intelligence officer, took command of the unit from Lt. Col. Mark

  • 505th Command and Control Airmen spread their wings in Army country

    Although widely known for its prison, Fort Leavenworth is the U.S. Army's intellectual center for training, doctrine and professional military education. Many of the Army's top leaders attend various schools at this historic campus. But deep inside Army territory, there stands a converted cavalry stable with some unlikely tenants - the Airmen of
  • Members of the 505th Command and Control Wing at Hurlburt Field help clean up the grounds at the Air Force Enlisted Village during a volunteer project recently. Team 505th participates in several organized outreach programs for the local community, including Adopt-A-County Road and Meals on Wheels.

    Team 505th volunteers at the Air Force Enlisted Village

  • Col. Edward McKinzie, commander of the 505th Command and Control Wing at Hurlburt Field, presents his first Commander's Coin to his son, Connor, during the change of command ceremony here April 17. Maj. Gen. Stephen Hoog, commander of the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base, officiated at the ceremony.

    Col. McKinzie assumes command of 505th CCW

    The Air Force's 505th Command and Control Wing here welcomed a new commander at a change of command ceremony here April l7. Col. Edward "Tank" McKinzie, formerly the Wing's vice commander, took command of the more than 800-person organization from Col. John N.T. Shanahan, who leaves Hurlburt Field to command the 55th Wing at Offutt AFB, Neb. The
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    505th Training Squadron transforms instruction

    How teachers teach and how students learn has changed dramatically over the last several years. At the 505th Command and Control Wing, one training squadron is changing, too. Leaders at the 505th Training Squadron's Formal Training Unit recently announced how they're transforming instruction to meet the needs of joint and coalition warfighters

  • Media Advisory: 505th CCW Change of Command Scheduled for April 17

    The 505th Command and Control Wing here will welcome a new commander at a change of command ceremony April l7 at 1:30 p.m. Col. John N.T. Shanahan, the current commander of the 505th CCW, will relinquish command of the Wing to Col. Edward "Tank" McKinzie, who currently serves as the Wing's vice commander. Colonel Shanahan leaves the 505th CCW and
  • Lt. Gen. Gary North, 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central commander, hands the 504th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group guidon to Col. James Thomas as he assumes command of the unit at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, March 30. The colonel is the first commander of the group that leads more than 125 air liaison officers, tactical air controls and combat weather Airmen assigned to the 717th Air Support Operations Squadron, 817th ASOS and 917th Combat Weather Squadrons deployed throughout Afghanistan.

    Former 505th CCW officer takes command of new combat unit in Afghanistan

    A former 505th Command and Control Wing officer took command of the 504th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group during an assumption of command ceremony at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, March 30. Col. James Thomas took hold of the 504th EASOG guidon from Lt. Gen. Gary North, 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central commander, in front of
  • Shown is T-3, the E8-C Joint STARS test aircraft used by the JSTARS Test Force, which includes Airmen from the 505th Command and Control Wing’s 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron’s Detachment 2. New engines were unveiled on T-3 at a ceremony Dec. 16 in Melbourne, Fla. The new engines will make the aircraft quieter, more reliable and more effective for the warfighter. Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Tom McKenzie, 116th Public Affairs.

    505th Command and Control Wing unit helps expand JSTARS capabilities

    Bad guys take note: the JSTARS aircraft, known as "Eyes in the Sky," will soon have eyes scanning water as well as land, looking for moving targets. Members of the 505th Command and Control Wing's Detachment 2 here recently completed an important early evaluation of a new capability for the E-8C JSTARS aircraft. JSTARS, which stands for Joint
  • Members of the 706th Fighter Squadron Detachment 1, Hurlburt Field, Fla., wait with a new banner at the Northwest Florida Regional Airport to welcome home Lt. Col. Jim Marshall from his six-month tour in Iraq. Colonel Marshall and 706th FS, Det 1 reservists are fully integrated into regular Air Force operations at Hurlburt Field. The welcome home banner is planned to be erected in the airport lobby. "The civilian-military ties in the Fort Walton Beach area are exceptional, and this banner is merely one example of the extraordinary support the local community here gives its military population" said Lt. Col. Patrick Ryan, 706th FS, Det 1 commander.

    505th Reservists first to use welcome home banner at local airport

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