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Air Force TOC-L enhances joint force C2

Col. Frank Biancardi II, Advanced Battle Management System Cross Functional Team deputy director, discusses daily successes and failures during an end of day meeting with operators at multiple experiment locations for Project Convergence Capstone 5, at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, March 11, 2025. The Advanced Battle Management System Cross-Function Team is leading the planning, management, and execution of Air Force support to PC-C5. The Air Force Futures Directorate creates the Air Force's strategy across multiple time epochs, develops the corresponding force design, and advocates for the necessary requirements to ensure the Air Force possesses the capabilities to deter and defeat, if required, strategic competitors. (Official Air Force Photo by Morgan Brown)
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Air Force TOC-L enhances joint force C2

Tech. Sgt. Peyton Shaffer, non-commissioned officer for the 752 Operational Support Squadron weapons and tactics, answers a call from operators at the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during Project Convergence Capstone 5 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, March 10, 2025. The TOC-L integrates data from multiple sources to create a synchronized air picture, improving the speed and accuracy of command and control. (Official Air Force Photo by Morgan Brown).
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Air Force TOC-L enhances joint force C2

Col. Freddie Robinson, the Joint Air Component Coordination Element team director for the 186th Air Operations Group, facilitates communication with the Combined Joint Task Force and 1st Lt. Kaitlin Volk, an air battle manager, during Project Convergence Capstone 5 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, March 13, 2025. For the experiment, the JACCE was imbedded with the Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps to assist with doctrinal, technical and communication challenges between the CJTF and the TOC-L system. The JACCE team was the authoritative liaison of the Joint Force Air Component Commander and represented the JFACC at the CJTF. (Official Air Force Photo by Morgan Brown)
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Air Force TOC-L enhances joint force C2

Tech. Sgt. Peyton Shaffer briefs Maj. Lauren Davis on mission threads during a vulnerability window, or vul, at Project Convergence Capstone 5 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, March 10, 2025. Shaffer, a weapons and tactics NCO with the 752nd Operational Support Squadron, is operating within the PC-C5 experiment. Davis, an air battle manager with the 224th Air Defense Sector supporting the ABMS Program Office, is evaluating the functionality of the Tactical Operations Center-Light system. (Official Air Force Photo by Morgan Brown)
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Tinker Talks Podcast: Chief Christopher Gradel, 72nd Air Base Wing Command Chief

Chief Christopher Gradel, Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 72nd Air Base Wing, is the latest guest on the Tinker Talks Podcast.
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Edwards showcases readiness to AFMC commander

Lonnie Dierkson, 412th Communications Squadron, REDCORE operations lead cyber defense operator, demonstrates his team's counter-cyber-attack capabilities on Edwards Air Force Base, California, recently. The Research, Development, Test & Enterprise Defensive Cyber Operations Response Element (REDCORE) provides continuous cyber defense for 412th Test Wing and Air Force Test Center assets on Edwards (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem).
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BESPIN Hosts Transformative Defense Exercise - AGILE SABER

Alvin Burse, Program Executive Officer and Director of Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, provided opening remarks during the AGILE SABER kick off on April 7
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A KC-46A assigned to the 418th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base positions to refuel a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail in the airspace near Edwards. Aircrews from the USAF, RAAF, and Royal Air Force worked together to rapidly certify this enhanced combat capability for the RAAF E-7A fleet. The trilateral test also allowed the United Kingdom and United States Air Force to gain early test experience ahead of their anticipated fielding of E-7 aircraft variants. (Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales)
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Finding doctrine in the desert

Col. Frank Biancardi II, deputy director for Advance Battle Management System Cross Functional Team, discusses the progress of the tactical operations center-light with Mark Phillips, during Project Convergence Capstone 5 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, March 11, 2025. Phillips, as the deputy for Joint Force Integration, Joint Staff, provides collaboration and integration of joint force development and design by identifying future concepts that address emerging, future joint operational challenges and required capabilities. (Official Air Force photo by Morgan Brown)
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Finding doctrine in the desert

First Lt. Kaitlin Volk, an air battle manager, runs a vul, vulnerability window, during Project Convergence Capstone 5 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, March 11, 2025. As an air battle manager, Volk acts as an “offensive coordinator” of air combat, strategizing and directing air operations by providing command and control capabilities to air, ground and sea units. (Official Air Force photo by Morgan Brown)
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Finding doctrine in the desert

Tech. Sgt. Timothy Keefer reviews information provided to him by the air battle manager during Project Convergence Capstone 5 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, March 10, 2025. Keefer, a weapons and tactics flight chief for the 752nd Operations Support Squadron, participated in the event as an advanced Joint Interface Control Center operator. An AJOC is responsible for troubleshooting and configuring joint tactical data links, ensuring a smooth exchange of information while maintaining a common tactical picture for all participating forces in the experiment. (Official Air Force photo by Morgan Brown)
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Richardson visits Hanscom AFB

Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, and AFMC Command Chief Master Sgt. James Fitch speak with members of the workforce during a ‘Junior Tier’ meeting at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., April 23. During his two-day visit, Richardson met with Hanscom AFB program executive offices and the 66th Air Base Group, and recognized Team Hanscom personnel for exceptional performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)
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Richardson visits Hanscom AFB

James McClure, 66th Air Base Group Ready Airman Training manager, speaks with Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, left, commander of Air Force Materiel Command commander, and AFMC Command Chief Master Sgt. James Fitch during a tour of Camp Patriot at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., April 23. During his two-day visit, Richardson met with Hanscom AFB program executive offices and the 66th Air Base Group, and recognized Team Hanscom personnel for exceptional performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)
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Richardson visits Hanscom AFB

Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, presents a coin to Lt. Col. Paula Reele, Cyber and Networks Advance IT materiel leader, following a briefing at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., April 22. During his two-day visit, Richardson met with Hanscom AFB program executive offices and the 66th Air Base Group, and recognized Team Hanscom personnel for exceptional performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)
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Richardson visits Hanscom AFB

Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, from left to right, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, AFMC Command Chief Master Sgt. James Fitch, Maj. Gen. Anthony Genatempo, program executive officer for Cyber and Networks, and Maj. Roz Chromy, aide-de-camp to the AFMC commander, head to a Cyber and Networks mission briefing at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., April 22. During his two-day visit, Richardson met with Hanscom AFB program executive offices and the 66th Air Base Group, and recognized Team Hanscom personnel for exceptional performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)
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Richardson visits Hanscom AFB

Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, is welcomed by Col. Jorge Jimenez, installation commander, on the flight line at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., April 22. During his two-day visit, Richardson met with Hanscom AFB program executive offices and the 66th Air Base Group, and recognized Team Hanscom ersonnel for exceptional performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)
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Master Sgt. Trevor Clark, 88th Test and Evaluation Squadron pararescueman, leaps from an HH-60W Jolly Green II during a combat arms demonstration at the 2025 Aviation Nation Air Show at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., April 5, 2025. The CAD demonstrated dynamic displays of skill, tactics and small arms proficiency — educating, engaging and inspiring both Airmen and the public. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jose Miguel Tamondong)
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Aerial networking capability completes flight testing at Emerald Flag 25-1

Big Safari’s Couger aircraft used during Common Tactical Edge Network flight testing at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Olushino Bolden Jr.)
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Air Force personnel learn to advance innovation through startup collaboration

2nd Lt. Ben Steinberg, a program manager with the Force Protection Division, Electronic Systems Directorate, along with other Banshee Innovation Training Program participants, listen to a presentation on small business collaboration at the NEXUS Center in Lincoln, Mass., April 9. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Olushino Bolden Jr)
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Air Force personnel learn to advance innovation through startup collaboration

Col. William Collins, deputy program executive officer, Electronic Systems Directorate, offers his perspective on the value of innovation training to Banshee Innovation Training participants at the NEXUS Center in Lincoln, Mass., April 9. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Olushino Bolden Jr)
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