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Around the Air Force: Emerald Warrior Department Level Exercise, Next-Gen Command and Control, New Cyber Office
August 1, 2025 — In this week's look around the Air Force, AFSOC hosts Emerald Warrior 25.2 as part of the DLE series, the TOC-Light capability gets an upgrade with the Major Release 2 prototype, and the DAF creates a new AF/A6 DCS office dedicated to warfighter comms. and cyber systems... MORE

In this week's look around the Air Force, Air Force Special Operations Command hosts Exercise Emerald Warrior 25.2 as part of the Department Level Exercise series, the Tactical Operations Center-Light capability gets an upgrade with the Major Release 2 prototype for agile command and control, and the Department of the Air Force creates a new AF/A6 Deputy Chief of Staff office dedicated to warfighter communications and cyber systems.

Air Force plans to add ‘science’ to the ‘art’ of war
January 23, 2025 — The Air Force continues to advance its efforts to modernize command and control systems through the development of a transformational model for decision advantage, which reveals opportunities to improve warfighters’ ability to make better decisions faster than their adversary. ... MORE

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada (June 28, 2024) – U.S. Air Force Col. Jonathan Zall, Department of the Air Force Advanced Battle Management Cross Functional Team, reviews experiment objectives during the Capstone 24B event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 28, 2024. The 805th CTS, also known as the Shadow Operations Center - Nellis (ShOC-N), executed the first of two Capstone events experimenting with and developing tactics, techniques, and procedures for integrated automation between the operational and tactical command and control including battle management levels, to create competitive advantages for the United States and its allies and partners. (Courtesy Photo by Debora Henley).

AF Secretary details ‘Seven Operational Imperatives,’ how they forge the Future Force
March 3, 2022 — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall discussed how the Air and Space Forces must modernize to meet new, emerging threats and challenges by implementing the Department of the Air Force’s “seven operational imperatives.”... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, speaks at the Air Force Association Warfare Symposium Mar. 3, 2022. Kendal spoke about his one team one fight mantra and his operational imperatives during the symposium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)