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  • Ralphie takes command of 605th TES

    Lt. Col. Brad “Ralphie” Short took command of the 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron from Lt. Col. Leslie “Nilla” Woll during a change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 14.

  • Jones takes command of 705th CTS, DMOC

    Lt. Col. David “Locker” Jones took command of the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, from Lt. Col. Michael “Strafe” Butler, during a change of command ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, June 18.

  • Andrews takes command of 605th TES, Detachment 1

    During a formal ceremony, Lt. Col. Matthew “Mandrews” Andrews took command of the 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Detachment 1, from Lt. Col. Katherine “Katy” Maier, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 25.

  • Bamboo Eagle 24-3: USAFWC’s Approach To Great Power Competition

    The U.S. Air Force Warfare Center began the second iteration of exercise Bamboo Eagle on Aug. 2, marking the beginning of an eight-day exercise spanning various locations across the western United States, designated sea and airspace in the eastern Pacific, and several virtual and constructive

  • 505th CCW 2Q 2024 Award Winners

    Col. Ryan Hayde, 505th Command and Control Wing commander and Senior Master Sgt. Gabriel Beck, 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron senior enlisted leader, hosted the wing’s second quarter awards ceremony. The wing announced the winners for the second quarter of 2024 at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug.

  • Air Force examines emerging tactics during Bamboo Eagle

    More than 10,000 personnel from the Department of Defense, the United Kingdom, and Australia participated in exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3, a combat-representative exercise including operational test and evaluation experts from the 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron. The OT&E experts’ mission was to