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June 15, 2023
Gossett takes command of the AOC FTU

The 505th Training Squadron, the Air Force’s gateway to global air operations centers, said farewell to their commander, Lt. Col. Kari “Cougar” Mott, and welcomed Lt. Col. Jason “Chappy” Gossett, during a change of command ceremony, at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 12.
June 12, 2023
AF hosts humanitarian aid disaster relief training exercise for AOCs, historic first FAA participation

505th Combat Training Squadron Airmen executed a Regional Air Movement Coordination Center exercise to test the capabilities of air operations centers and train two air component specialty teams to respond to a humanitarian aid/disaster relief, or HA/DR, operations at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 15
June 8, 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 30, 2023
AOC FTU augments Austere Challenge 2023

The 505th Training Squadron sent air operations center subject matter experts to Ramstein Air Base to support U.S. European Command’s execution of exercise Austere Challenge 2023 from May 5 - 12 to practice coordinating a response to a fictional major crisis.
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
Air Force incorporates Agile Combat Employment in Red Flag 23-1

As flying units from around the globe converged at Nellis Air Force Base for Red Flag 23-1, the 505th Command and Control Wing welcomed the 355th Wing’s Command and Control Force Element, or C2FE, from Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, to execute as the first Lead Wing C2FE in a Tier 1 Large Force
Feb. 24, 2023
BLUE FLAG exercise prepares Pacific Air Forces for pacing challenge

Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, executed exercise BLUE FLAG, which tested Pacific Air Forces' ability to prevail in conflict against a strategic competitor as well as the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command air component's ability to ensure command, control,
Feb. 15, 2023
705th Training Squadron implements Kessel Run's C2IMERA

The 505th Command and Control Wing’s 705th Training Squadron incorporated a Kessel Run application into the curriculum of their Lead Wing Command and Control Course, or LWC2C, this past January. The LWC2C is an Air Combat Command Lead Wing leadership training course for distributed operations in
Feb. 13, 2023
Air Force Battle Lab accelerates battle management for PACAF, ABMS CFT and ACC

The 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis, hosted its second annual ShOC Flag event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 5-9. The event’s primary purpose was to analyze decision-making in a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command scenario to gather insights into
Dec. 27, 2022
AF supports joint exercise to modernize tactical C2 capabilities

The 505th Command and Control Wing supported the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center’s assessment of forward edge battle management command and control capabilities to advance the Department of Defense’s Joint All Domain Command and Control, or JADC2, concept during exercise Project