News - Tag 505th Command and Control Wing

Nov. 24, 2020
Coalition VIRTUAL FLAG: joint and coalition partners train as they fight

The 705th Combat Training Squadron, home of Air Combat Command's Distributed Mission Operations Center, recently hosted one of the world's largest virtual air combat exercises at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. Coalition VIRTUAL FLAG 21‑1 ran at distributed locations across the globe, October
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.
Nov. 12, 2020
KC-46 tests command and control during ABMS onramp 3

The 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Detachment 1 from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, participated in the most recent Advanced Battle Management System onramp experiment during exercise Valiant Shield at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, September 15-25, 2020.
Oct. 29, 2020
605 TES, Det 1 provides tactical command and control during Astral Knight

The 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), Detachment 1, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, recently participated in Astral Knight 20, a U.S. Air Forces Europe (USAFE)-led integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise in Germany and Poland.
Oct. 19, 2020
Hurlburt Cyber Warfare Airman Featured in DoD Recruiting Magazine

FUTURES Magazine, an annual Department of Defense publication highlighting the lives of military service members, shadowed an Airman from the 505th Command and Control Wing headquartered on Hurlburt Field, Florida, on and off-duty over two days.
Sept. 22, 2020
Advanced Battle Management System OnRamp #2, Accelerating Data-Sharing and Decision-Making

The 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis (ShOC-N) participated in the most recent Air Force Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Onramp #2 exercise Aug. 31 - Sept. 3, 2020.
Sept. 21, 2020
605 TES Testing Effort Crucial to Ensure ABMS, Real-time to Any Shooter and Any Sensor

The Advanced Battle Management System Onramp #2, one of the most extensive joint experiments in recent history with the participation of all the services, including the U.S. Coast Guard, 35 military platforms, 70 industry teams, 65 government teams, spanning 30 geographic locations and four national
Sept. 15, 2020
505th Command and Control Wing Welcomes New Vice Commander

For the members of the 505th Command and Control Wing (CCW) and its 14 geographically separated units, a new face is visible as part of the wing's command team.U.S. Air Force Colonel Karl Weinbrecht, 505th Command and Control Wing vice commander, took the position to develop the Air Operations
June 12, 2020
505th Communications Squadron holds modified change of command ceremony

On Friday, June 12th, due to COVID-19 precautions, the 505th Communications Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, released a prerecorded change of command ceremony. The outgoing commander, Maj. Gilberto Perez, relinquished command to Lt. Col. Veronica Williams. The ceremony was presided over by Col.
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