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  • 505th CCW Airmen bring forces together in Virtual Flag

    Last week more than 200 people from dozens of units were operating more than 15 types of aircraft for an exercise. If you didn't notice extra people or extra noise, don't be surprised. Through the Distributed Mission Operations Center, or DMOC, here at Kirtland, all the disparate elements that

  • Command and Control Tiger Team works to improve processes

    Command and Control, one of the keystones to modern warfare is getting a boost thanks to the Air Combat Command led Tiger Team. The team, comprised of more than 20 senior leaders from across the Air Force, is responsible for stewardship of the Air Force Theater Control System and brings different

  • AFPC activates 800 number for all Airmen Feb. 22

    Members of the Total Force - regular Air Force, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, civilian and retired Airmen - are on line to have one central phone number for help with their personnel questions starting at 5 p.m. Central Standard Time Feb. 22. Members of the Air Force community should call

  • Orchestrating excellence: 505th Operations Squadron trains behind the scenes

    When a Red Flag exercise is underway, people from across the country and around the world come here just to catch a glimpse of the world's greatest Air Force practicing its tactical capabilities in a controlled environment. But beyond the flash of fighter jets, there's a little-known group of Airmen

  • Air Force Chief of Staff Visits 505th CCW

    The Air Force's top officer had a chance to learn about the heart of command and control when he visited the 505th Command and Control Wing at Hurlburt Field Jan. 9. "It's wonderful to be back here at Hurlburt," said General Schwartz, who has been stationed at the base three times, including a tour

  • 505th Command and Control Airmen help roll out new engines on Joint STARS

    America's combat edge got sharper recently, as the Air Force's first E-8C Joint STARS aircraft to be equipped with new engines was unveiled here Dec. 16. The new Pratt and Whitney JT8D-219 engines will make Joint STARS quieter, more reliable and more effective for the warfighter, and 505th Command