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COMACC visits 505th CCW, the center of operational C2 excellence

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Aarron Cornine, 505th Combat Training Squadron commander, rt, and Lt. Col. Veronica Williams, 505th Communications Squadron commander, welcome Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, to the home of BLUE FLAG. COMACC learned about the 505th Combat Training Squadron's current support to USAF and joint exercises and upcoming BLUE FLAG exercises which have evolved from a tactical command and control exercise to a realistic and dynamic replication of real-world pacing challenges. (U.S. Air F

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COMACC visits 505th CCW, the center of operational C2 excellence

Mr. T.W. Beagle, 705th Training Squadron, right, welcomes U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, left, to the 505th Command and Control Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 27, 2022. Beagle updated COMACC on the new initiative establishing a new Air Component Senior Leadership Course focused on equipping joint and coalition O-6 leaders to operate across the Air Component functions, thereby removing structural barriers between component-level staffs and Air Operations Centers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ms. Deb Henley)

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COMACC visits 505th CCW, the center of operational C2 excellence

U.S. Air Force Col. Aaron Gibney, 505th Combat Training Group commander, left, briefs Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, right, at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 27, 2022. Gibney discussed the 505th Combat Training Squadron's current support to USAF and joint exercises and upcoming BLUE FLAG exercises which have evolved from a tactical command and control exercise to a realistic and dynamic replication of real-world pacing challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Keith Keel)

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COMACC visits 505th CCW, the center of operational C2 excellence

Mr. Allan Tuttle, 505th Training Squadron, left, briefs USAF Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, right, at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 27, 2022. The 505th TRS is modernizing operational command and control training courses by introducing their students to peer-competitor conflict and the emerging C2 concepts needed to prevail in a large-scale conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Keel)

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COMACC visits 505th Command and Control Wing

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Christianson, commander of 705th Training Squadron, left, and Mr. Dan Gifford, chief advanced programs, 505th Command and Control Wing, center, brief U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, right, about the APs’ building modernization efforts to enable the wing's expanding missions at Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 6, 2021. The 705th TRS serves as the focal point for advanced Air Operations Centers and Air Force Force’s education and C2 process improvement. Gen. Kelly met the current class of multi-domain warfare officer students (13O), during the AP tour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Keith Keel)

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COMACC visits 505th Command and Control Wing

U.S. Air Force Col. Richard Dickens, commander of 505th Command and Control Wing, center, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Cornelious Thompson, command chief of 505th Command and Control Wing, right, welcome U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, to the 505th CCW campus for his first visit to the 505th CCW on Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 6, 2021. The 505th CCW is the U.S Air Force's only wing dedicated to the Air Force’s core mission of command and control. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Keith Keel)

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COMACC visits 505th Training Squadron, gateway to the AOC

U.S. Space Force Capt. Erica Materkowski, assistant director of operations, 505th Training Squadron, right, briefs U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, center, on the squadron’s mission is to train joint and coalition warfighters on command and control processes and systems used to employ air, space, and cyber at the operational level of war for geographic Air Operations Centers and OCs at Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 6, 2021. The 505th TRS is designated as the AOC FTU for the Department of Defense; the squadron executes 14 initial qualification courses for the AN/USQ-163 weapon system, awarding a basic qualification status to nearly 1,600 graduates over six iterations annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Keith Keel)

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COMACC visits 605th Test & Evaluation Squadron

U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Jeremy Archuleta, operations test manager, tactical air control party system, 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron, right, briefs U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, center, U.S. Air Force Col. Richard Dickens, commander of 505th Command and Control Wing, left, on testing Joint Terminal Air Controllers and Air Support Operations Centers systems for voice and digitally-aided close air support operations at Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 6, 2021. The 605th TES conducts operational tests, including cybersecurity assessments, as well as tactics development and evaluation of upgrades to systems. Cybersecurity assessments are intended to identify the capabilities, limitations, and vulnerabilities of the system in the presence of realistic threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Keith Keel)

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COMACC visits ops floor during Warfighter Exercise 21-4, multinational exercise

“Mr. Milt Waddell, chief combat operations, air operations center-replication cell lead contractor, right, and Mr. Lance Harwell, 505th Command and Control Wing, Detachment 1 Liaison Officer, Det 1 Lead Warfighter Exercise 21-4 planner, left, take a short break from U.S. Army WFX 21-4 to meet U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, center, during his visit to the 505th Command and Control Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 6, 2021. The 505th Combat Training Squadron’s professional control force and pilot role players provide the fidelity and physical representation of tactical units and systems that enable realism and human interactions across the full spectrum of military operations, including high fidelity and responsive command and control, deliberate or dynamic strike, close air support, intelligence collections, and reporting, air mobility, personnel recovery, and combat search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Keith Keel)

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COMACC visits Shadow Operations Center-Nellis during Bamboo Eagle 24-3

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Shawn Finney, 805th Combat Training Squadron commander, right, welcomes Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of Air Combat Command, left, to the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, during exercise Bambo Eagle 24-3 execution, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 4, 2024. Wilsbach traveled to the ShOC-N to observe Bamboo Eagle 24-3 execution, a live-fly and a simultaneous live, virtual, and constructive exercise, which tackled issues involving distributed command and control, communications degradation, logistics and sustainment challenges, and tyranny of distance. (Photo cropped to focus on subjects) (U.S. Air Force photo by Deb Henley)

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Combat search and rescue returns to ACC

A combat rescue officer communicates with a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crew during a joint U.S. and Dutch mass casualty exercise Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. Administrative control for select active-duty Air Force combat search and rescue assets from is moving from Air Force Special Operations Command back to Air Combat Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christina D. Ponte)

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Combat skills training

Second Lt. J.T. Hawk (left) and Master Sgt. William Peterson respond to a "hostile" threat in combat skills training at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., on Tuesday, May 9, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

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Combined Air and Space Operations Center at Nellis (CAOC-N) AFB, Nev.

A Combat Operations Division team processes information for exploitation and prosecution of dynamic and time sensitive targets at the Combined Air and Space Operations Center at Nellis (CAOC-N) AFB, Nev., during a recent Red Flag exercise. The CAOC-N is operated by the 505th Operations Squadron, a geographically separated unit of the 505th Command and Control Wing at Hurlburt Field.

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Combined Air and Space Operations Senior Staff Course Emblem

The Combined Air and Space Operations Senior Staff Course is a senior professional military training program designed to prepare allied O-6s and key O-5s for key senior leadership responsibilities in a multi-national Air Component headquarters. at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 23, 2023. (Graphic by U.S. Air Force)

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Combined US, coalition force increase combat effectiveness during Indo-Pacific Virtual Flag exercise

Royal Australian Air Force/Space members stand in front of the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, during exercise Virtual Flag Coalition at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Nov. 3, 2023. Exercise VF:C serves as a train as you fight exercise by integrating the full spectrum of air, land, surface, space, and cyber warfighters in a virtual battlespace in joint and coalition environments; forces from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada participated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ms. Deb Henley)

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Combined US, coalition force increase combat effectiveness during Indo-Pacific Virtual Flag exercise

Royal Canadian Air Force/Space members from 7th Space Operations Squadron sit in front of the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, during exercise Virtual Flag Coalition at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Nov. 3, 2023. Exercise VF:C serves as a train as you fight exercise by integrating the full spectrum of air, land, surface, space, and cyber warfighters in a virtual battlespace in joint and coalition environments; forces from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada participated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ms. Deb Henley)

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Combined US, coalition force increase combat effectiveness during Indo-Pacific Virtual Flag exercise

A U.S. Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle Soldier, 15th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas, participates in Virtual Flag: Coalition 24 at the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 23 – Nov. 3, 2023. Exercise VF:C serves as a train as you fight exercise by integrating the full spectrum of air, land, surface, space, and cyber warfighters in a virtual battlespace in joint and coalition environments; forces from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada participated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ms. Deb Henley)

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Combined US, coalition force increase combat effectiveness during Indo-Pacific Virtual Flag exercise

Royal Air Force joint terminal attack controllers train in the Joint Terminal Control Training Rehearsal System, a 270-degree dome simulator during exercise Virtual Flag: Coalition at the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Nov. 1, 2023. Exercise VF:C serves as a train as you fight exercise by integrating the full spectrum of air, land, surface, space, and cyber warfighters in a virtual battlespace in joint and coalition environments; forces from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada participated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ms. Deb Henley)

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Combined US, coalition force increase combat effectiveness during Indo-Pacific Virtual Flag exercise

United Kingdom Space Command members from Royal Air Force High Wycombe stand in front of the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, during exercise Virtual Flag Coalition at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Nov. 3, 2023. Exercise VF:C serves as a train as you fight exercise by integrating the full spectrum of air, land, surface, space, and cyber warfighters in a virtual battlespace in joint and coalition environments; forces from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada participated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ms. Deb Henley)

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Combined US, coalition force increase combat effectiveness during Indo-Pacific Virtual Flag exercise

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Green, Utah Army National Guard adjutant general, stands with 65th Field Artillery Brigade Soldiers, in front of the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, during exercise Virtual Flag Coalition at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Nov. 1, 2023. Exercise VF:C serves as a train as you fight exercise by integrating the full spectrum of air, land, surface, space, and cyber warfighters in a virtual battlespace in joint and coalition environments; forces from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada participated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ms. Deb Henley)

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