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  • CSAF, CMSAF visit ShOC-N during Bamboo Eagle 24-3

    U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, right, speaks with Maj. Gen. Christopher Niemi, the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, inside the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, or SHOC-N, during a visit to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 5, 2024 to observe Bamboo Eagle 24-3. The 805th

  • Bamboo Eagle: ‘Upping our game’ for Great Power Competition

    Exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3 integrated U.S. Airmen, Guardians, Sailors, Marines, and allies from Australia and the United Kingdom into a combined force to train for a possible conflict in the era of Great Power Competition. The exercise conducted live-fly operations in the eastern Pacific and a

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • ShOC-N goes under construction

    The 805th Combat Training Squadron, better known as the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis (ShOC-N), began construction on their main facility on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Apr. 8.