Aug. 4, 2025 Mission proven: 55th Wing wraps Talon Shield with combat-ready precision In the final hours of Exercise Talon Shield, conducted under the umbrella of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, the U.S. Air Force’s 55th Wing concluded a historic deployment alongside the Royal Australian Air Force’s 10 Squadron and 92 Wing. The result was a demonstration of coalition precision, rapid
July 31, 2025 Allied eyes on the fight: U.S. and Australian ground C2 team powers the kill chain at TS25 On a dusty northern Australian airfield, deep in the heart of Exercise Talisman Saber 2025, a small but powerful coalition team is proving that command and control doesn't just happen in the sky. From the ground, a combined U.S. and Australian Battle Management Command and Control element is
July 1, 2025 55th Wing Airmen Deploy to Australia for Talon Shield, Advancing Agile Combat Readiness with Allied Partners Air Combat Command kicks off Talon Shield, an exercise involving rapid deployment with the Deployable Combat Wing model.
Aug. 27, 2024 First ACC EA-37B delivered to Davis-Monthan AFB Air Combat Command received its first EA-37B Compass Call, aircraft 19-5591, for pilot training Aug. 23, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
March 7, 2024 Bamboo Eagle, first-ever US, UK, AUS C2-driven, live-fly, simultaneous LVC exercise Airmen from the 505th Command and Control Wing at Hurlburt Field, Nellis Air Force Base, and Kirtland AFB executed the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center's first-ever C2-driven, live-fly and simultaneous live, virtual, and constructive exercise Bamboo Eagle for more than 3,000 U.S. service members and
Nov. 14, 2023 EC-37B Mission Design Series designation change to EA-37B Air Combat Command’s EC-37B has been redesignated to become the EA-37B effective October 27, 2023.
Oct. 12, 2023 Det 4 provides a data analysis capability for ACC units Air Combat Command's Detachment 4 supports commanders and warfighters across ACC's Numbered Air Forces, Air Operations Centers, Wings, and levels below the Wing to deliver decision dominance through data analytics. Det 4's mission is to execute operational analysis by transforming data into decision
June 27, 2023 Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION phase 2, Alaska Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION phase 2, an arctic based Agile Combat Employment exercise, took place June 10-13, 2023, providing the 55th and 35th Combat Communications Squadrons, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and 52nd Network Warfare Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, the
April 17, 2023 William Tell competition resumes after 19 years The Air Force’s first William Tell air-to-air competition in almost 20 years takes flight at the Air Dominance Center, Savanah, Georgia, from September 11-15, 2023
Oct. 4, 2022 Team Offutt celebrates runway reopening Dozens of current and former members of Team Offutt gathered at Offutt Air Force Base to celebrate the reopening of the runway during a special event Sept. 30, 2022.
Sept. 15, 2022 Hurlburt Wing takes ACE C2 to the next level for Lead Wings For almost a decade, U.S. defense officials have deemed the return of great-power competition to be the most significant challenge to U.S. national security. As a result, the Department of Defense's leadership is taking bigger and bolder steps to maintain the U.S. military and technological edge
Aug. 15, 2022 55th Wing’s A-Staff in final planning stages The 55th Wing is closing in on its final planning stages for its A-Staff stand-up with Initial Operational Capability scheduled for Oct. 1, 2022.
April 29, 2022 Air Combat Command Announces 2022 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Air Combat Command announced the recipients of ACC's 2022 Outstanding Airmen of the Year, First Sergeant of the Year Award, Officer of the Year Award, and the Civilian of the Year Award here April 28, 2022.
April 11, 2022 ACC Sword Athena tackles readiness barriers Volunteers from across Air Combat Command came together to identify, tackle and propose solutions to female- and family-centric barriers to readiness during the third annual Sword Athena topic development workshop Mar. 28 - Apr. 1. This year’s theme was “Building Leaders Armed for Action.”
March 22, 2022 ACC co-leads effort to hone Information Warfare readiness Air Combat Command stood up a new organization to accelerate information warfare training and research on March 22, 2022, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
March 7, 2022 ACC accepting ideas for solutions to female- and family-centric readiness issues Air Combat Command Airmen have until March 18 to submit their ideas to help solve female- and family-centric readiness as part of the command’s 2022 Sword Athena program.The Sword Athena program is focused on reducing barriers to readiness for female service members and improving the lives of
March 7, 2022 ACC medics support deployments to civilian hospitals and care facilities ACC has deployed 88 medics from 5 bases across the command to work alongside other military departments and federal agencies as a part of the nation’s pandemic response. In December 2021, the U.S. Secretary of Defense approved a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for military
Feb. 11, 2022 ACC highlights 30 years of combat air power On June 1, 1992, the U.S. Air Force’s Tactical Air Command and Strategic Air Command major commands combined to form Air Combat Command. The establishment of ACC followed the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, and marked a post-Cold War shift from preparing for large-scale peer conflict to readying
Jan. 20, 2022 Air Combat Command Names Lead Wings The commander of Air Combat Command has designated five units as Lead Wings as part of the combat air force’s transition to the service’s new force generation model.
July 27, 2021 ACC leadership team visits Team Offutt Air Combat Command’s leadership team saw how the Airmen of the 55th Wing and 557th Weather Wing play a crucial role in the defense of the nation during a visit to Offutt Air Force Base July 20-22, 2021.