June 17, 2024 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.
Sept. 19, 2023 U.S. facilitates Philippine Air Force AOC, ISR training At the request of the government of the Philippines, the 505th Training Squadron located at Hurlburt Field, Florida, sent a team of U.S. Air Force Air Operations Center Formal Training Unit instructors to Villamor Air Base, Philippines, from Aug. 10-19. The instructors trained twenty-eight members
Aug. 30, 2023 Air Force, Army Battle Labs work with DARPA on ASTARTE, new C2 capability The 805th Combat Training Squadron’s Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, also known as the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System Battle Lab, recently experimented with joint partners that helped evolve a new joint airspace management and joint fires capability at Nellis Air Force Base,
Aug. 24, 2023 Joint and coalition warfighters complete advanced, multi-domain operations integration course At Hurlburt Field, Florida, 22 warfighters from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and Royal Australian Air Force recently completed the Air Force’s Command and Control Warrior Advanced Course, or C2WAC, which taught them how to integrate both kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities available to the
Aug. 15, 2023 505th CCW's change of command season concludes The 505th Command and Control Wing had a very busy summer with nine new detachment, squadron, group, and wing commanders from Beale Air Force Base, California, to Robins AFB, Georgia, all uttering “I assume command,” April – July 2023.
July 25, 2023 Hayde takes command of Hurlburt's C2 wing Col. Ryan Hayde became the commander of the 505th Command and Control Wing during a change of command ceremony in the Commando Hangar at Hurlburt Field, Florida, on July 20, becoming the newest leader responsible for the U.S. Air Force's only wing dedicated to operational-level command and control.
June 5, 2023 US facilitates Japan AOC C2 training Three years in the making, the 505th Training Squadron fulfilled a request by the government of Japan to assist with understanding how an air operations center plans and executes and how to build instructional standards to enable airpower at the operational level of war.
May 24, 2023 ShOC-N to host Industry Day, dynamic targeting focus The 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis, will host an Industry Day focusing on dynamic targeting and kill-chain automation experimentation on June 9, 2023, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
May 11, 2023 AOC FTU reopens for initial qualification training Undertaking the largest modernization of Air Operations Center initial qualification training in the history of the unit, the 505th Training Squadron has reopened its doors for students to attend training.
March 20, 2023 ACC, Kessel Run C2 leaders discuss evolution of air operation centers Command and control experts from Air Combat Command and Air Force Material Command’s Kessel Run discussed the future of the air operations center weapon system during a panel at the 2023 Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium, on March 7, 2023.