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505th Command and Control Wing
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| Active | 1947–1952; 1965–1973; 1980–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Part of | United States Air Force Warfare Center |
| Garrison/HQ | Hurlburt Field, Florida |
| Motto(s) | Search and Direct |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Air Force Organizational Excellence Award Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Ryan Haydé[1] [2] |
| Insignia | |
| 505th Command and Control Wing emblem (Approved 26 September 1966)[3] |  |
| Patch with early 505th Tactical Control Group emblem |  |
The United States Air Force's 505th Command and Control Wing is organized under the United States Air Force Warfare Center. The wing is dedicated to improving readiness through integrated training, tactics development and operational testing for command and control of air, space and cyberspace. It hosts the Air Force's only Air Operations Center Formal Training Unit at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
The unit was first activated in 1947 under Air Defense Command (ADC) as the 505th Aircraft Control and Warning Group. It controlled radar units in the northwest until inactivating in February 1952, during a general reorganization of ADC.
It was activated again during the Vietnam War in November 1965. It initially commanded both aircraft warning units and forward air control squadrons, but in December 1966, those units were transferred to the 505th Tactical Air Control Group. It continued to manage the airspace over South Vietnam until the American withdrawal in 1973.
- ^ 505CCW Commander Biography: https://www.505ccw.acc.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/3460497/ryan-t-ape-hayde/
- ^ Henley, Debora. "Hayde takes command of Hurlburt's C2 wing". 505CCW. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ Kane, Robert B. (27 March 2012). "Factsheet 505 Command and Control Wing (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 15 December 2015.