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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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