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Vol. 15, No. 4 Serving Southern Arizona’s military community, including Davis-Monthan Air Force Base April 2022 Look for expanded coverage in the digital edition of Desert Lightning News
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Detachment 1 activates at DM under ACC co-lead effort to hone Information Warfare readiness
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Leadership visits, 3 DM hosts HFTC, 4 IRC named in honor, 5 Behind the scenes, 6 and 7
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Heritage FligHt training Course
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By Senior Master Sgt. JAReD MARquiS and 1st Lt.
TeRi BuNCe
Air Combat Command Public Affairs
Air Combat Command stood up a new or- ganization to accelerate information warfare training and research on March 22, 2022, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
This new Information Warfare Training and Research Initiative Detachment, a subordinate unit of the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, will conduct IW training and research events to address the growing importance of operations in the in- formation environment and the electromag- netic spectrum, as they relate to strategic power competition.
The 55th Wing, Detachment 1 will also have operating locations at the 67th Cyber Wing, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, and Offutt AFB.
For the last three years, Air Combat Com- mand, Air Force Research Laboratory, Secre- tary of the Air Force Concepts, Development and Management, and several academic organizations have been experimenting to change the way the Department of the Air Force conducts IW training and research. This resulted in the creation of a hybrid, wing-level organization to connect IW Air- men from multiple locations to accelerate readiness through training and research initiatives through its next phases of devel- opment.
These efforts are, in part, a reflection of recent DAF leadership directives on range modernization, Live-Virtual-Constructive
Col. Jeffrey A. Phillips, 67th Cyberspace Wing commander, Joint Base San Anto- nio-Lackland, Texas, provides opening remarks during the 55th Wing’s Detach- ment 1 Activation Ceremony at Davis- Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, March 22, 2022.
efforts, Information Warfare planning and guidance, and Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority strategies, among others.
The group organized and executed 22 IW-focused events that spanned the globe, bringing together Airmen, Guardians, joint forces and members of academia and in- dustry to rapidly innovate, experiment and accelerate readiness. Integrating elements and capabilities enables the team to re-think traditional training and research models.
The team supports IW experts by design-
Photos by Delanie Stafford
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Col. Kristen Thompson, 55th Wing commander, hands the 55th Wing, Detachment 1 gui- don to Maj. David T. Brown, who assumed command of the detachment March 22, 2022,
at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. This new Infor- mation Warfare Training and Research Initiative Detach- ment, a subordinate unit of the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, will conduct IW training and research events to address the growing importance of operations in the information environment and the electromagnetic spec- trum, as they relate to strate- gic power competition.
ing and building training environments and linking Airmen across the world to enable operators and researchers to experiment, test and train in the information environ- ment and electromagnetic spectrum. This approach does not detract from other or- ganizations who are working these efforts, but rather helps accelerate their work. Ad- ditionally, each event provides IW-focused training and research to support a larger
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Maj. David T. Brown, 55th Wing, Detachment 1 commander, provides remarks upon assuming command of the detachment during an activation ceremony at Davis- Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, March 22, 2022.
