Chief of staff visits Hurlburt Field Airmen

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  • By Jodi L. Jordan
  • 505th Command and Control Wing Public Affairs
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFNS) --  The Air Force's top officer met Airmen of Hurlburt Field and discussed the importance of command and control to the joint team Jan. 9 here.

General Schwartz spent time with the Airmen of the 505th Command and Control Wing, a unit charged with improving and standardizing tactics, training, testing, exercises, and experimentation for command of air and space power in the joint and coalition environments.

"It's wonderful to be back here at Hurlburt," said General Schwartz, who has been stationed at the base three times, including a tour as the commander of the 16th Special Operations Wing from 1995 to 1997.

Col. Jack Shanahan, the 505th CCW commander, briefed General Schwartz on the wing's unique mission of being the Air Force's only wing dedicated to operational-level command and control. The 505th CCW, made up of only about 900 people, is also the lead agency for integrating command and control processes across the Air Force.

Despite the small size of the 505th CCW, General Schwartz recognized the impact the wing brings to the Air Force mission.

"Our Air Force offers an array of capabilities for our joint team, and the discipline that brings them all together is command and control," General Schwartz said. "When we in the Air Force say 'everybody matters,' well, the 505th CCW exemplifies that."

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