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Sept. 19, 2023
U.S. facilitates Philippine Air Force AOC, ISR training

At the request of the government of the Philippines, the 505th Training Squadron located at Hurlburt Field, Florida, sent a team of U.S. Air Force Air Operations Center Formal Training Unit instructors to Villamor Air Base, Philippines, from Aug. 10-19. The instructors trained twenty-eight members
Sept. 12, 2023
Virtual Flag integrates warfighters for joint operations in INDOPACOM AOR

The Distributed Mission Operations Center located at Kirtland Air Force Base, hosted its joint Virtual Flag exercise Aug. 25-29, 2023.
Sept. 5, 2023
NORAD, FAA long-range radar back in operation after catastrophic failure in Nevada

The Common Air Route Surveillance Radar, or CARSR, at Battle Mountain, Nevada, suffered a catastrophic failure on Dec. 27, 2022, when snow accumulation caused the protective dome to collapse onto the antennas within. This radar supports several agencies and feeds into the overall National Airspace
Aug. 30, 2023
Air Force, Army Battle Labs work with DARPA on ASTARTE, new C2 capability

The 805th Combat Training Squadron’s Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, also known as the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System Battle Lab, recently experimented with joint partners that helped evolve a new joint airspace management and joint fires capability at Nellis Air Force Base,
Aug. 25, 2023
505th CCW 2Q 2023 Award Winners

Col. Ryan Hayde, 505th Command and Control Wing commander kicked off the wing’s second quarter awards ceremony from Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, then handed off hosting duties to Col. Michael Lake, 505th CCW deputy commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Bridget Bruhn, 505th CCW command chief, at
Aug. 24, 2023
Joint and coalition warfighters complete advanced, multi-domain operations integration course

At Hurlburt Field, Florida, 22 warfighters from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and Royal Australian Air Force recently completed the Air Force’s Command and Control Warrior Advanced Course, or C2WAC, which taught them how to integrate both kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities available to the
Aug. 22, 2023
Clark shines as moderator of 34th Annual Joint Women's Leadership Symposium’s Character and Courage panel

The 34th Annual Joint Women's Leadership Symposium gathered influential voices and inspiring leaders from all branches of the military with 5,000 servicewomen present, last month, at San Diego, California.
Aug. 15, 2023
505th CCW's change of command season concludes

The 505th Command and Control Wing had a very busy summer with nine new detachment, squadron, group, and wing commanders from Beale Air Force Base, California, to Robins AFB, Georgia, all uttering “I assume command,” April – July 2023.
July 27, 2023
AOC FTU hosts ACC Joint Airspace Conference ‘23

In conjunction with Air Combat Command Personnel Recovery and Joint Integration Division, the 505th Training Squadron hosted the Joint Airspace Conference June 27-28 at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The conference, which addressed current and relevant joint and combatant command airspace issues and
July 25, 2023
Hayde takes command of Hurlburt's C2 wing

Col. Ryan Hayde became the commander of the 505th Command and Control Wing during a change of command ceremony in the Commando Hangar at Hurlburt Field, Florida, on July 20, becoming the newest leader responsible for the U.S. Air Force's only wing dedicated to operational-level command and control.