Sept. 15, 2021 VCSAF Visits the SHOC-N Battlelab The Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Gen. David Allvin, visited the 505th Command and Control Wing’s Howard Hughes Operations, or H2O, facility in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, Aug. 28.
Aug. 27, 2021 Air Force declares TACP mobile communications system ‘combat ready’ The U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command recently declared the initial operational capability for the tactical air control party mobile communications system Block 2 system ‘combat ready’ at the recommendation of the 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Aug. 13, 2021 505th Command and Control Wing Supports Navy Large Scale Exercise 21 U.S. Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron and the 505th Communications Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., are supporting the U.S. Navy Large Scale Exercise 21 – the biggest U.S. Navy exercise in a generation, according to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday, July 28 - August 16.
Aug. 3, 2021 Nellis Aggressor Nation, F-35 pilots ‘punish’ blue air to develop unstoppable force During Red Flag-Nellis 21-3, blue air participants will for the first time go head-to-head with F-35 Lightning II aggressor pilots, making already daunting training scenarios all that more difficult to successfully overcome.
July 20, 2021 505th Command and Control Wing welcomes new commander The 505th Command and Control Wing bid farewell to Col. Richard Dickens and welcomed Col. Frederick “Trey” Coleman in a change of command ceremony on July 16 at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
June 28, 2021 New USAFWC commander’s first visit to 505th CCW After assuming command of the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, not five days ago, Maj. Gen. Case Cunningham's first visit was to the U.S. Air Force's only wing dedicated to the core mission of command and control.
June 18, 2021 Cunningham returns to Nellis to take command of U.S. Air Force Warfare Center Maj. Gen. Case Cunningham took command of the United States Air Force Warfare Center from Maj. Gen. Charles Corcoran in the Thunderbirds Hangar June 18, 2021.
April 13, 2021 Nellis graduates first ever TACP FTU; advancing special warfare Staff Sgt. Nathan Fox and Airman 1st Class William Simmons, two Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) journeymen from the 6th Combat Training Squadron at Nellis, graduated from the Air Force’s first-ever TACP Formal Training Unit (FTU) April 8, 2021.
Dec. 11, 2020 Nellis celebrates newest U.S. Air Force Weapons School grads Gen. Jeff Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, addresses graduates during the U.S. Air Force Weapons School graduation at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 10, 2020. Harrigian graduated from the USAFWS in 1995 and today is responsible for the air and missile
Dec. 9, 2020 Hurlburt graduates third class of multi-domain warfare officers The 505th Command and Control Wing graduated its third class of the United States Air Force's newest career field, multi-domain warfare officers, also known as "Thirteen Oscars," on November 20 at Hurlburt Field, Florida.