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Feb. 16, 2021
505 CCW Annual Awards Ceremony

The 505th Command and Control Wing, headquartered on Hurlburt Field, Florida, announced their 2020 Annual Awards Ceremony virtually via Zoom on Feb. 11, 2021. The 505th CCW is the U.S. Air Force’s only wing dedicated to operational-level command and control. The wing is made up of a diverse group of
Dec. 9, 2020
Hurlburt graduates third class of multi-domain warfare officers

The 505th Command and Control Wing graduated its third class of the United States Air Force's newest career field, multi-domain warfare officers, also known as "Thirteen Oscars," on November 20 at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Nov. 13, 2020
Agile Flag 21-1 implements Agile Combat Employment

Air Combat Command's 366th Fighter Wing from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, tested its ability to deploy as Air Combat Command’s first lead wing during Agile Flag 21-1, Oct. 21-29.
June 5, 2020
Spitler takes command of Shadow Operations Center-Nellis

Lieutenant Colonel David Spitler became commander of the 805th Combat Training Squadron (CTS), also known as the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis (ShOC-N), during a change of command ceremony, June 5th, on Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada.
June 4, 2020
84th Radar Evaluation Squadron changes command

Lieutenant Colonel Jesse Scott assumed command of the 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron (84 RADES) from Lt. Col. David Pennington during a virtual change of command ceremony at Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah, on June 4, 2020. Colonel Francisco Gallei, commander of the 505th Test & Training Group,
June 2, 2020
Briggs takes command of Det 1, 605 TES

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. --Lieutenant Colonel Dameion Briggs assumed command of Detachment 1, 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron (Det 1, 605 TES) from Lt. Col. Scott Gregg during a virtual change of command ceremony at Tinker Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma, on June 2nd. Lieutenant Colonel Carly
May 1, 2020
505th Command and Control Wing Virtual Town Hall

The 505th Command and Control Wing (CCW) held a Virtual Town Hall on 28 April 2020 on Facebook LIVE. The following is a transcript of the opening remarks by 505 CCW Commander Colonel Richard Dickens along with the questions that were answered during the live event. If you have questions during our
March 26, 2020
Joint All-Domain Command and Control Experimentation, Empowering Airmen to Innovate

Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) experiments by the Air Force's Shadow Operations Center – Nellis (ShOC-N), Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Joint Staff are leading the continued successful development effort to integrate command and control (C2) through all domains which will give U.S.
March 23, 2020
RED FLAG Command and Control, ‘Much More Lethal’

RED FLAG (RF) joint/coalition exercises focus on air, space, and cyber domain integration, maximizing the live, virtual, and constructive capabilities executed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Most are familiar with RF's tactical side (aircraft flying), what they don't realize is that there's even
March 10, 2020
Warfighter Exercise 20-3

The 505th Combat Training Squadron (CTS) facilitated the replication of the appropriate echelons of the Air Operation Center (AOC) for Warfighter Exercise 20-3 (WFX 20-3), an Army exercise running 24-hour operations from 5 – 13 February 2020. The exercise directly trained over 4,000 joint