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  • Lt. Col. Hesse to assume command of 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron

    Lt. Col. Michael S. Hesse will assume command of the 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron during a change of command ceremony May 9, 2014 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. As commander, he will lead the 140-member unit which is responsible for the operational test and evaluation of all command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems
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    505th CCW Annual Award winners announced

    Congratulations to the following 2013 Annual Award winners under the 505th Combat Control Wing.505th Combat Control Wing Airman of the YearSrA Christopher A. Briseno, Nellis AFB, Nev.505th Combat Control Wing NCO of the YearTSgt Anne M. Kirby, Hurlburt Field, Fla.505th Combat Control Wing SNCO of the YearMSgt Jason E. Miller, Hurlburt Field,
  • An AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missile explodes on a target during a Handheld Laser Marker Tactics Development and Evaluation project Dec. 12, 2013, at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev. The LA-10u/PEQ handheld laser marker sends out a pulse repetition frequency code which is synchronized with the munition and guides it to an intended target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Lancaster)

    Handheld laser marker project team targets improvements

    The handheld laser marker tactics development and evaluation project team of 14 people from the 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Naval Special Warfare Group Four, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story Virginia Beach, Va. and the 422nd TES conducted a test from Dec. 9 through 13, to collect data on the
  • Greg Sprang, 505th Training Squadron program analyst, monitors multiple screens during a test Nov. 21, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The test is focused on building tactics, techniques and procedures to defend or work around degraded operations in an Air Operations Center. The test kicked off Nov. 18 and is expected to run until the end of the fiscal year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airmen 1st Class Timothy Young)

    Testing helps develop new tactics, techniques and procedures

    The 505th Test Squadron utilizes Combined Air Operations Center-Nellis to host varying types of testing, tactics development and advanced AOC training. The 505th TS's latest test, which started Nov 18, was AOC Operations in a Cyber Denied Environment.This test was aimed at building tactics, techniques and procedures for operating an AOC in a
  • 131107-F-HG907-016 Col. Matthew Smith (left), 505th Test and Evaluation Group commander, greets Maj. Gen. Kevin McLaughlin, 24th Air Force commander, outside the Combined Air Operations Center during Cyber Flag 14-1, Nov. 7, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Cyber Flag is a tactical training exercise for cyber teams across the services as well as coalition partners in support of national and theater objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Lancaster)

    Honing cyber skills: 24th Airmen stay on their game with cyber exercises

    The men and women of 24th Air Force are sharpening their skill sets in cyber warfare through exercises aimed at achieving training objectives for different combatant commands. The exercises are nearly year round as determined by U.S. Cyber Command, taking place throughout the United States and around the world. "Everybody wants cyber in all their
  • Chief Master Sgt. Richard Parsons, Air Combat Command command chief, left, and Tech. Sgt. Cory Weiher, 823rd RED HORSE Squadron knowledge operations section chief, eat breakfast at the Riptide Dining Facility on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 6, 2013. Several other ACC Airmen stationed here and at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., joined Parsons for breakfast. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jeff Parkinson)

    ACC command chief visits Hurlburt

    Chief Master Sgt. Richard Parsons, Air Combat Command command chief, visited several ACC units at the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit hangar here Nov 6.Parsons spoke to Airmen from the 823rd RED HORSE Squadron and 505th Command and Control Wing. Service members from the 53rd Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., also attended.Parsons thanked Airmen

  • DMOC for Space takes training virtual

    Unbeknownst to many at Schriever, there is an organization on base that trains and educates American warfighters on space effects and capabilities.The Distributed Mission Operations Center for Space is located inside the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, but it has worldwide reach on a daily basis. Officially, the unit conducts advanced training,

  • 505th TEG more than just testing, evaluation

    Don't be confused by the name. The 505th Test and Evaluation Group does more than just testing and evaluation.The focus of the 505th TEG is not on one particular mission set. Tasks the group completes range from distributing mission operations, virtual training, radar evaluation, operational-level training and integrating tests. "To say that we
  • U.S. and Republic of Korea Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors, work together at the Korean Air Simulation Center during Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2013 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 22, 2013. The annual exercise, conducted by the ROK and U.S. Combined Forces Command, runs through Aug. 30. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

    505th CTS participates in Korean exercise

    More than 20 members from the 505th Combat Training Squadron participated in Ulchi Freedom Guardian Aug.16 through 29 at Osan Air Base, Repulic of Korea. The annual exercise focused on close-air support operations through computer-generated scenarios. The main objective of the exercise was to oppose and overcome potential threats through onscreen
  • U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Toby, 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron air weapons officer, works alongside Cmdr. Mike Reed, U.S. Navy Third Fleet liaison officer, from a simulated E-8C Joint STARS operator workstation during Coalition Virtual Flag 13-4, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Sept. 18, 2013. Exercise planners and aviators from the 116th and 461st Air Control wings, participated in the virtual exercise along with units from 23 different locations worldwide including Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Reed spent the week with JSTARS operators to learn more about how the Navy can benefit from the command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities of the Joint STARS platform. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Roger Parsons/Released) (Portions of the photo have been blurred and the full name of the aviator has been withheld for security purposes)

    JSTARS trains in worldwide exercise from the comfort of home

    Team JSTARS spent the week participating in a worldwide training exercise without a single E-8C Joint STARS aircraft leaving the ground.During the weeklong exercise,known as Coalition Virtual Flag 13-4, aviators from the 461st Air Control Wing and exercise planners from the 116th Air Control Wing, put their skills to the test in a large virtual
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