U.S. Air Force Airmen and members of the Royal Air Force participate in the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis Capstone (ShOC-N) experiment event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 17-21, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Nesbitt) (Documents blurred for security purposes.)
“This integration revealed new insights on how AI and machine learning can support diverse tactics and align exercises with [Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control] goals,” 805th…
Then-Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey, Department of the Air Force Integrating Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Command Control Communications and Battlefield Management (C3BM) provides an overview of the progress being made to stand up the directorate to the audience at the 9th Annual Life Cycle Industry Days (LCID) in Dayton, Ohio, July 30, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Varhegyi)
As program executive officer for command, control, communications and battle management, he's played a leading role in the development of the DAF Battle Network.
Katie Arrington conducts a speaking and Q&A session during Virtual Engagement for COMDEF 2020, September 29, 2020, in the Pentagon. (DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard)
The IBM logo at the headquarters of IBM Germany in the Highlight Towers in Parkstadt Schwabing in Munich (Bavaria). (Photo by Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Military service members assigned to the 7th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Bliss, Texas, and 729th Air Control Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, conduct warfare operations at the Tactical Operations Center-Light (TOC-L) on Oct. 14, 2022, during Project Convergence 22 experimentation at March Air Reserve Base, California. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brenda Salgado)
A rendering of what someone using the new Project Overmatch capability known as Maven would look like. A unified tactical display that provides insight on vessels across the world, the Maven program overlays real-time ship readiness and sustainment data right at the user’s fingertips by utilizing artificial intelligence. It was created by Project Overmatch and Palantir in collaboration. (Image found on DVIDS as stock photo courtesy of Palantir)
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron and U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron fly in formation above U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships in the Pacific Ocean in support of Valiant Shield 2024, June 7, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keegan Putman)
The so-called "Mission Network-as-a-Service" effort will be a key part of realizing the Pentagon's vision for Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control, according to Katie Arrington.
The 805th Combat Training Squadron and members of industry gather to participate in the second Decision Advantage Sprint for Human-Machine Teaming wargame in July 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Debora Henley.)
The Air Force's second Decision Advantage Sprint for Human-Machine Teaming wargame focused on testing AI-enabled microservices for "match effectors" tasks.
An air battle manager participants in the 805th Combat Training Squadron’s second Decision Advantage Sprint for Human-Machine Teaming wargame in July 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Debora Henley.)
"We’re physically … stressing the battle managers into making decisions, and then having companies observe what they’re doing and then trying to develop microservices that improve the…
