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vol. 3, no. 17 Serving Southern Nevada’s military community, including Nellis, Creech and NTTR August 16, 2019
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805th Combat Training Squadron;
Nellis’ newest squadron
by Airman 1st Class “We support the combat op- Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Jeremy Wentworth Air Force photograph by
Jeremy Wentworth erations division that focuses Airman 1st Class Jeremy Wentworth
on the execution of war,†said Lt. Col. Julie “Spaz†Sposito-Salceies, 505th Test Squadron commander,
Nellis AFB, Nev. Sposito-Salceies. “We also have stands behind her desk July 26, 2019, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. A member of the Royal Australian
liaison officers and specialty The 505th TS is responsible for software development, operational Air Force looks at her monitor
The operations center sits in teams; we’re talking about 200 relevance assessment, and tactics, techniques and procedures during a warfare simulation at
a large room, filled with rows of joint/coalition warfighters in development for the future of war. the Combined Air Operations
computers, displaying a simu- one room working tactics at the Center-Nellis July 26, 2019, at Nellis
lated combat scenario. same time.†Air Force Base, Nev. The CAOC-N
serves as the headquarters for
Above different areas in the After being asked by the Air warfare simulation.
room are signs designating who Force to become a center for
sits where. Cyber, Space and combat innovation, the 505th TS guy and a ground operator, they it. It’s low bandwidth so it really programming, we want all the
Judge Advocate are just a few of mission expanded again. need to be able to work together, works well for the operators in experts to be beside us at all times.
the stations in the dark room. and there’s not really an efficient the field.†I might not have them stationed
Illuminating the area in the front “In August of 2017, we stood way to do it right now. We’re here, but I can bring them over as
are projector screens displaying up the Shadow Operations Cen- designing an infrastructure for With the squadron’s increase needed. All career fields, all DOD,
real aircraft positioning, weather ter-Nellis (ShOC-N),†said Sposi- them to all work together and get in duties, the unit was due for a all coalition forces, I welcome
maps and other intel sources. to-Salceies. “We stood up as a the mission done.†name change. The 505th TS, as them all to this squadron.â€
Announcements over the in- software development capability. of Aug. 1, 2019, is now the 805th
tercom can be heard of major Now, we have coders, analysts, One of the first issues the Combat Training Squadron with As the future of warfare tech-
developments such as a fallen engineers and an entire squad squadron was presented was the same mission of software nology increases, Nellis AFB re-
aircraft or incoming opposition. of operators (pilots and special communication issues during development, operational rel- mains at the center of warfighter
operations Airmen) working in operations with people with dif- evance assessment and tactics, innovation. While pilots train
While the aircraft might be one area.†ferent security clearances. techniques, and procedures de- and hone their skills, the 805th
the muscle, this is the brain of velopment, Sposito-Salceies said. Combat Training Squadron
Red Flag. This close-knit relationship “Traditionally, if you’re in a works to ensure innovation on
allows the squadron to skip most top-secret vault, I’m in a secret Sposito-Salceies wants to the battlefield doesn’t slow down.
Red Flag is the premiere train- of the hurdles encountered in area, and we have a ground increase the number of Airmen
ing exercise for pilots to receive traditional innovation. operator on a cell phone, it’d be from the operational side of the “I want to get every bit of
combat training in a safe and very hard to talk to each other,†Air Force in the squadron. capability we can get for the Air
realistic environment. While “We have coders building an said Sposito-Salceies. “What our Force and the Joint Force†said
pilots garner most of the atten- application, and right next to new tool allows us to do is all be “I’ve been trying to get a Sur- Sposito-Salceies. “When you
tion, the 505th Testing Squadron them are the operators who will in the same chatroom. The data vival, Evasion, Resistance and experiment for the future of
implements operational/tactical be using it,†said Sposito-Salceies. gets tagged, so you won’t see any- Escape instructor stationed here war, you need to have a taste of
warfare, experimentation and “The operator can tell them in thing unless you’re cleared to see or to have as a liaison,†said everything.â€
training, and future programs real-time what does and does not Sposito-Salceies. “When we’re
and systems to be used during work. That means, as soon as the
exercises. application is done, it’s ready for
experimentation/assessment.â€
Lt. Col. Julie “Spaz†Sposito-
Salceies, 505th TS commander, The 505th TS was tasked once
leads the unit in the ever-evolv- more with creating a new Air
ing mission at the Combined Air Force process.
Operations Center-Nellis.
“We were tasked with stand-
The unit began as an experi- ing up the multi-domain op-
mentation unit. Eventually, the erations center in January,†said
squadron was shut down, but Sposito-Salceies. “It’s different
potential was seen in the unit from an air operations center. It’s
and it was reactivated with a new a building or a process. We’re ac-
mission with the same squadron tually still trying to figure it out.
name. If we have a space guy, a cyber
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