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Aug. 28, 2025
Epperson takes charge of the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center

Brigadier Gen. David C. Epperson took command of the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center from Maj. Gen. Christopher J. Niemi during a change of command ceremony Aug. 28 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.General Adrian L. Spain, commander of Air Combat Command, presided over the event.Niemi assumed command
Aug. 20, 2025
SF-WTIC graduates forge tactical excellence at Nellis

Class 25-A of the Security Forces Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course, or SF-WTIC, graduated Aug. 8 at Nellis Air Force Base after 18 weeks of rigorous training designed to produce expert tacticians and integrators for the Security Forces career field.SF-WTIC develops weapons and tactics
Aug. 19, 2025
Forging the Fight Together: Synchronizing Joint Operations in Bamboo Eagle 25-3

Bamboo Eagle 25-3 pushed the boundaries of 21st-century mission command, leveraging the Distributed Mission Operations Center, or DMOC, to forge agile, resilient leaders. In a synthetic battlespace, the joint force rehearsed decentralized execution and empowered decision-making to achieve decision
Aug. 19, 2025
99th FSS Fast Pass: virtual check-in enhances ID card service

Customers visiting the Nellis Military Personnel Flight for ID or Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) services have a new web based option.The 99th Force Support Squadron is implementing FSS Fast Pass, a web-based check-in and queuing system designed to reduce crowding, improve
Aug. 15, 2025
AMMOS: Sharpening the edge of combat logistics

Since 2003, the Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Operations School, or AMMOS, has provided graduate-level education to equip Airmen with the skills to solve complex sortie generation issues, maintain aircraft fleet health and enhance unit readiness.Located at Nellis Air Force Base, AMMOS is
Aug. 10, 2025
Bamboo Eagle 25-3: Honing C2 concepts through combat-representative scenarios

The U.S. Air Force Warfare Center recently concluded Bamboo Eagle 25-3, wrapping up a series of training events designed to test command and control concepts in a combat-representative environment.
Aug. 5, 2025
BE 25-3 kicks off final phase in USAF’s first-in-a-generation DLE

The U.S. Air Force kicked off Bamboo Eagle 25-3— Air Combat Command’s premier advanced training exercise designed to enhance multi-domain combat readiness and agility in a contested environment.
Aug. 1, 2025
Dyess B-1s sharpen combat readiness during Red Flag-Nellis 25-3

Airmen and B-1B Lancers from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, recently wrapped up a dynamic showing supporting Red Flag-Nellis 25-3, the U.S. Air Force’s premier combat training event held at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 21–31.
July 11, 2025
Air Force Battle Lab advances the kill chain with AI, C2 Innovation

The 805th Combat Training Squadron, or Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, completed another major experiment of 2025, advancing key priorities in human-machine teaming, data convergence, and emerging technologies to sharpen U.S. Air Force and command and control capabilities, Nellis Air Force Base,
July 9, 2025
505th Combat Training Group welcomes new commander

The U.S. Air Force’s 505th Combat Training Group, responsible for executing combat-focused command and control training and operational-level exercises, welcomed new leadership today as Col. Terry “Val” Hjerpe assumed command from Col. Robert “Slip” Smith during a formal change of command ceremony