May 20, 2025 Airspace Mission Planning Division welcomes new leader The Airspace Mission Planning Division’s leadership recently changed hands during a ceremony at the Hanscom Minuteman Commons, here, May 6, 2025.
April 30, 2025 Air Force TOC-L enhances joint force C2 The Air Force experimented with the Tactical Operations Center-Light to improve multi-service command and control during Project Convergence Capstone 5, held here, the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and other locations from February through April. TOC-L, managed by
April 28, 2025 Finding doctrine in the desert - How the Air Force is shaping the future of the joint force fight All too easily lost in the thunder and adrenaline of a live-fire military exercise are the doctrinal teachings that linger long after the dust has settled, the circular error probables have been calculated, and the equipment has been flown back to home stations. Col. Frank Biancardi II, Air Force’s
April 24, 2025 Aerial networking capability completes flight testing at Emerald Flag 25-1 A U.S. Air Force aerial networking capability recently completed flight testing here prior to exercise Emerald Flag 25-1 this month.The Department of the Air Force Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management partnered with industry, federally funded research
April 15, 2025 Air Force, Army shaping the future of C2, together The Air Force is demonstrating its commitment to joint warfighting capabilities, integrating airpower into a vast network of sensors and shooters during Project Convergence Capstone 5, a large-scale military modernization experiment held amidst the desolate California desert, the Shadow Operations
April 3, 2025 From keyboards to rucksacks: An Air Force acquisition officer’s journey through the Army Ranger Course Capt. Daniel Webber boasts a trait rarely associated with Air Force acquisitions officers – he’s lethal. Since 2015, of the 150 Airmen who started the Army’s Ranger Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, only 84 graduated and earned the right to wear the coveted Ranger Tab. Webber joined the microcosm of
March 27, 2025 Advanced Battle Management System: victory through distributed connectivity As sophisticated technology assumes greater prominence on the modern battlefield, ensuring force connectivity and managing complex information flows is becoming increasingly determinative of engagement outcomes. The Department of the Air Force’s answer to this networking challenge is the Advanced
March 13, 2025 C2ISR delivers decision advantage through data On the modern battlefield, decision advantage is the key to decisive victory or deterrence. For the Department of the Air Force, the ability to gain that edge can be summed up in one word – data. Command, Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Division’s senior materiel leader
March 5, 2025 Airspace Mission Planning Division delivers decision advantage Fighters in dogfights, bombers prosecuting targets, or tactical air drops in hostile environments – no matter the mission, on the modern battlefield data is fundamental to air superiority. At the cutting edge of this arena is the Airspace Mission Planning Division led by Col. Louis Duncan, its
March 3, 2025 TOC-L use at CJTF-HOA marks first ABMS operational deployment The Department of the Air Force’s BATTLE NETWORK met a new milestone recently when Airmen used the Tactical Operations Center-Light Major Release 1 protype capability as part of an operational deployment. Airmen from the 606th Air Control Squadron deployed from Aviano Air Base, Italy, with the TOC-L