News

June 16, 2022
Botardo takes command of 505th CS

The 505th Communications Squadron welcomed Lt. Col. Alex Botardo and said farewell to Lt. Col. Veronica Williams during a change of command ceremony, Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 10.
June 8, 2022
DMOC brings next generation C2 to life

The 705th Combat Training Squadron recently executed a virtual Tactical Operations Center – Light experiment in their Distributed Mission Operations Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The experiment was designed to provide an initial assessment of the functions and manning required to
June 6, 2022
Joint and coalition warfighters test tactical expertise during Navy FST-J exercise

Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron and 926th Operations Group, Detachment 1, Hurlburt Field, Florida, supported the U.S. Navy Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint exercise, or FST-J.
June 2, 2022
ShOC-N battle lab hosts distributed command and control event

The 805th Combat Training Squadron’s Shadow Operations Center – Nellis, or ShOC-N, is the U.S. Air Force’s premier battle lab supporting the development, advancement, and maturation of key technologies and capabilities designed to compress the kill-chain for joint and coalition warfighters..
May 16, 2022
Hurlburt provides critical Lead Wing C2 expertise to 366th FW

The 705th Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, provided critical command and control expertise and training for the 366th Fighter Wing’s execution of their Lead Wing exercise, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Apr. 13-14.
May 9, 2022
DAF hosts congressional delegation for ABMS update, E-7 orientation

Department of the Air Force leaders hosted a congressional delegation at Nellis Air Force Base, May 6, for an update on the base’s Advanced Battle Management System initiatives and an orientation of the E-7 Wedgetail.
May 6, 2022
Hurlburt squadron supports largest U.S. Africa Command exercise

Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, supported the command post exercise African Lion 22, the “premiere joint multi-national exercise in the AFRICOM area of responsibility,” according to U.S. Army Maj. James Guglielmi, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force,
April 26, 2022
Air Force identifies Boeing E-7 as solution to replace the E-3 capability

Based on market research, the Department of the Air Force has decided to replace a portion of the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System fleet with the E-7 Wedgetail, which is produced by The Boeing Company.
April 26, 2022
Air Force leads a new era in air component training through BLUE FLAG exercises

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 defend against escalating
April 25, 2022
The Blueprint: Roadmap to Enlisted Force Development

The Blueprint serves as a foundational document to link enlisted development - from entry to departure. This new document is one of 28 Enlisted Force Development Action Plan (EFD-AP) objectives focused on developing tomorrow’s enlisted Airmen … today.