Competition makes us better

After a 19-year hiatus, the William Tell air-to-air competition is underway in Savannah, Georgia, where U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Nahom gave a keynote address to more than 100 competitors Sept. 12.

Virtual Flag integrates warfighters for joint operations in INDOPACOM AOR

The Distributed Mission Operations Center located at Kirtland Air Force Base, hosted its joint Virtual Flag exercise Aug. 25-29, 2023.

US facilitates Japan Air Operations Center 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.

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.

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,

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

B-1B Lancers, A-10C Thunderbolts fly aerial integration sortie over Pacific Ocean

Air Force C2 unit supports US-ROK combined exercise

U.S. Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron supported American and Republic of Korea forces during Ulchi Freedom Shield 22, the largest combined exercise in five years at Osan Air Base, ROK, Aug. 15 to Sep. 1.

Air Force experiments to expedite kill chain, improve battle management

The 705th Combat Training Squadron recently hosted the second virtual Tactical Operations Center – Light experiment iteration in their Distributed Mission Operations Center, or DMOC, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.

Air Force units support Navy Valiant Shield exercise

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 505th Command and Control Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and Beale AFB, California, supported the U.S. Navy’s ninth iteration of exercise Valiant Shield 22 last month.