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The mission of the 805th Combat Training Squadron is to establish and sustain an operationally relevant experimental environment, facilitating data-driven feedback and integration in order to shape Command and Control capability against a pacing threat.







 

 

ShOC Events

  • December 2024 - Capstone 24B Experimentation Event

ShOC News

Members of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference pose for a group photo in front of the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis during the programs 93rd iteration tour at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 26, 2022. The ShOC-N is Air Combat Command’s focal point for experimentation, rapid development, and test support to Joint All-Domain Command and Control. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makenna Gott)
A Royal Canadian Air Force member talks to experiment participants during the Tactical Operations Center-enabled Control Reporting Center experiment at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 8, 2023. The 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis, executed their annual Capstone event by experimenting with and developing tactics, techniques, and procedures for integrated two-way kill-chain automation between the operational and tactical command and control including battle management levels, to create competitive advantages for the United States and its allies and partners. (The image has been altered by removing badges for security purposes and cropped to focus on the subject.) (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Keel)
A United States Air Force Weapons School Student, Air Combat Command Airmen and Five Eye alliance and coalition partners participate in the Transformational Modeling for Battle Management experiment, using an artificial intelligence-enabled technology, known as “Match Effectors” at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 6, 2023. The 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis, executed their annual Capstone event by experimenting with and developing tactics, techniques, and procedures for integrated two-way kill-chain automation between the operational and tactical command and control including battle management levels, to create competitive advantages for the United States and its allies and partners. (The image has been altered by removing badges for security purposes and cropped to focus on the subject.) (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Keel)
The 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis, in partnership with the Command, Control, and Communications Battle Management Operational Response Team office deployed Wi-Fi on the combat operations floor for the first time during the ShOC-N Capstone Event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 4, 2023. During the experiment, the team utilized the ORT’s Mobile Solution tablets employing Commercial Solutions for Classified, or CfSC, infrastructure which allowed for mobile solutions for command and control warriors. (This image has been altered by removing badges for security purposes and cropped to focus on the subject.) (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Keel)
U.S., Coalition and Five Eye alliance partners experiment with Air Combat Command’s Tactical Operations Center-enabled Control Reporting Center during the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis’ Capstone event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 8, 2023. The 805th Combat Training Squadron experimented with and developed tactics, techniques, and procedures for integrated two-way kill-chain automation between the operational and tactical command and control including battle management levels, to create competitive advantages for the United States and its allies and partners. (The image has been altered by removing badges for security purposes, cable color changed from red to black, and cropped to focus on the subject.) (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Keel)
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Curtis Bass, USAF Warfare Center vice commander, center, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeffery Valenzia, director of Joint Force Integration and head of the cross-functional team, left, Lt. Col. John Ohlund, 805th Combat Training Squadron commander, right, interact at the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis Flag event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 8, 2022. The ShOC-N Flag event instrumented battle management functions and processes, and operators interacting with software and data; the instrumentation “package” is an in-house built software start-up designed to influence future requirements for the Advanced Battle Management System, or ABMS, instrumentation at the battle lab. (Image cropped to emphasize subjects and security badge removed for security reasons) (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Keel)
Members of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference experience the 6th Combat Training Squadron's state-of-the-art JTAC simulation facility during the programs 93rd iteration tour at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 26, 2022. The mission of the 6 CTS is to train and educate joint fires integrators for today's and tomorrow's battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makenna Gott)