3 Nov 2021

Freedom isn’t free; the story of a POW veteran

Like every veteran, retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Eugene Ramos has a story. He recalled it as “the coldest winter in 100 years.” Ramos was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division as a machine gunner. Their mission was to establish and maintain the lines used to evacuate service members to the coast of the peninsula. From there, combat-worn Soldiers and Marines would board ships and return home to the states.

1 Nov 2021

Test Trifecta: Orange, Emerald, Black Flag combine to enhance large-scale test

For the first time, the three independently executed Large Force Test Events collaborated in real-time for simultaneous execution focusing on securing electronic data sharing across geographically separated battlespaces to enable long range kill chains.

1 Nov 2021

Multi-Domain Warfare students observe real-time C2 of AFSOUTH operations, get a taste of multi-domain operational planning

The Multi-Domain Warfare Officer Initial Skills Training class 21B visited the 612th Air Operations Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, to observe real-time operations, Sept. 27-28. 

28 Oct 2021

Iron sharpens iron; LVMPD trains 99th SFS defenders

Two Airmen assigned to the 99th Security Forces Squadron graduated from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Academy Oct 6.

28 Oct 2021

7th AF exercise receives critical AOC C2 training, preparing for real-world operations

The 705th Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, provided critical Air Operations Center command and control training during the Combined Command Post Training exercise 21-2 at Osan, Air Base, Korea, Aug. 10-26.

27 Oct 2021

AF supports historic Army Warfighter exercise, V Corps becomes America’s forward-deployed corps in Europe

The 505th Command and Control Wing supported the U.S. Army’s Mission Command Training Program resulting in the validation of Victory Corps as a European Command allocated corps headquarters during the execution of Warfighter exercise 22-1 at Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 27-Oct. 5.

26 Oct 2021

84th RADES optimizes TPS-75, AF’s primary ground deployable radar

The Control and Reporting Center team at the 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, evaluated the U.S. Air Force's primary ground deployable radar, the TPS-75 at the Oregon Air National Guard's 116th Air Control Squadron, Camp Rilea, Oregon, Sept. 7 – 24.

25 Oct 2021

Multi-Domain Warfare students learn more about peer threat, JADC2 emerging technologies at Nellis

The Multi-Domain Warfare Officer Initial Skills Training class 21B visited the 805th Combat Training Squadron’s Shadow Operations Center at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, also known as the ShOC-N, to observe the experimentation and incubation of new command and control technologies and development of C2 tactics, techniques, and procedures, Sept. 23-24.

25 Oct 2021

Test Integration: three missions, three views, one goal

The Commanders from the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Air Force Test Center, and U.S. Air Force Warfare Center signed a Tri-Center Integrated Test and Evaluation Memorandum of Understanding that focuses on adopting a unified vision for driving integrated test and evaluation.

22 Oct 2021

F-15EX undergoes operational test mission at Nellis AFB

The F-15EX is undergoing operational test missions paired with F-15Cs and F-15Es at Nellis Air Force Base Oct. 18-25.