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Sept. 10, 2024
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
Aug. 21, 2024
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.
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.
June 14, 2024
Lusardi takes command of 505th CS

The 505th Communications Squadron welcomed Maj. Crystal Lusardi and said farewell to Lt. Col. Alex Botardo, during a change of command ceremony, Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 14.
June 13, 2024
First ever Lead Wing Command and Control Course taught at Travis

Nearly 20 members of leadership across Travis participated in the Lead Wing Command and Control Course, or LWC2C, hosted by the 705th Training Squadron, assigned to Hurlburt Field, Florida, at Travis AFB May 14-17, 2024.
May 28, 2024
505th CCW 1Q 2024 Award Winners

Col. Ryan Hayde, 505th Command and Control Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Bridget Bruhn, 505th CCW command chief, hosted the wing’s first quarter awards ceremony. The wing announced the winners for the first quarter of 2024 at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 23.
April 26, 2024
UK, AUS, and US warfighters complete premier, multi-domain operations integration course

Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force Reserve Command and U.S. Air National Guard warfighters recently graduated the U.S. Air Force’s premier operational-level command and control course designed to advance the operational-level planning expertise of experienced
March 7, 2024
Bamboo Eagle, first-ever US, UK, AUS C2-driven, live-fly, simultaneous LVC exercise

Airmen from the 505th Command and Control Wing at Hurlburt Field, Nellis Air Force Base, and Kirtland AFB executed the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center's first-ever C2-driven, live-fly and simultaneous live, virtual, and constructive exercise Bamboo Eagle for more than 3,000 U.S. service members and
Feb. 25, 2024
505th CCW 2023 Annual Award Winners

The 505th Command and Control Wing, headquartered on Hurlburt Field, Florida, hosted the 505th CCW’s 2023 Annual Awards Banquet on Feb. 23, 2024.
Dec. 7, 2023
Combined US, coalition force increase combat effectiveness during Indo-Pacific Virtual Flag exercise

For the first time in the fourteen-year history of the Virtual Flag: Coalition exercise, integrated forces from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada fought against a peer adversary in a virtual Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. To increase combat effectiveness, the combined