Reorganization enhances C2 testing, tactics, training

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nadia Katana, left, and Master Sgt. Thomas Javis, furl the 505th Distributed Warfare Group guidon during an Inactivation Ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., June 10, 2011. Officials from the 505th Command and Control Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla., inactivated the group for a reorganization that will enhance command and control testing, tactics development and training for Air Force, joint and coalition warfighters. The 505th Combat Training Squadron, at Hurlburt Field and represented by Airman Katana, and 705th Combat Training Squadron, at Kirtland AFB and represented by Sergeant Javis, will be aligned under the wing's 505th Training Group, Hurlburt Field, and 505th Test and Evaluation Group, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. In the background are Col. Mustafa R. Koprucu, 505th CCW commander, and Col. William A. Reese, 505th DWG commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Elizabeth Martinez/Released)

Colonel Koprucu assumes command of 505th CCW

Col. Mustafa "Kujo" Koprucu, new 505th Command and Control Wing commander, makes an address following his assumption of command here May 3. The wing's former vice commander, Colonel Koprucu replaces Col. Edward McKinzie who is slated to become executive officer for U.S. Army Gen. Carter F. Ham at U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Keith Keel)

Holocaust stories recalled all end with 'Never Again'

U.S. Air Force Col. Mustafa Koprucu, Commander of the 505th Command and Control Wing, presents guest speakers Dr. Lori Ripps, Joseph Callewaert and Herman Snyder with gifts during the Holocaust Remembrance ceremony, Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 5, 2011. The ceremony shed light on the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews by the Nazi regime. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Caitlin O'Neil-McKeown)

Holocaust stories recalled all end with 'Never Again'

Dr. Lori Ripps, child of Holocaust survivor, speaks during the Holocaust remembrance ceremony, Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 5, 2011. Doctor Ripps is the second child of Leon and Molly Gross, both Holocaust survivors from Poland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Caitlin O'Neil-McKeown)

New warfare center commander, chief visit Hurlburt, Eglin

U.S. Air Warfare Center Command Chief CMSgt. Robert Sealey, greets 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron members in the squadron's Heritage Room during a visit to Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 16. Chief Sealey and USAWC Commander Maj. Gen. Bill Hyatt, both new to their positions, received immersion briefings and facility tours of the 505th CCW at Hurlburt Field and 53rd Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The center oversees operations of both wings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Dowell)

New warfare center commander, chief visit Hurlburt, Eglin

TSgt. Nathan Sandler, front left, briefs U.S. Air Warfare Center Commander Maj. Gen. Bill Hyatt about various tactical air control party equipment the 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron is testing. Sergeant Sandler is a TACP and administers operational system tests for his fellow Airmen who will use the equipment in the field. General Hyatt and Command Chief CMSgt. Robert Sealey, both new to their positions, received immersion briefings and facility tours Dec. 16 of the 505th CCW at Hurlburt Field, Fla., and 53rd Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The center oversees operations of both wings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Dowell)